Metro Weekly

Food

  • No Tex, Just Mex

    By on September 29, 2004

    Nearly three years ago Andale arrived in Washington and changed how we think about Mexican cuisine. This isn't a place to come in search of...

  • Morning Delights

    By on September 1, 2004

    Forget about brunch. Brunch is a Sunday thing, a group-of-friends-catching-up thing, a chance to sit and watch the weekend world go by. This is about...

  • Italian Medley

    By on August 25, 2004

    If Washington were full of good, moderately priced restaurants, a new Italian osteria on the site of the late Janus Theater might be easy to...

  • Ria World

    By on July 21, 2004

    It's always a challenge to design a restaurant for a hotel that doesn't look and feel like a hotel restaurant, a term laden with baggage....

  • Doggone Terrific

    By on July 14, 2004

    It's not just your imagination -- Silver Spring does indeed keep getting better and better. And while most everyone knows about the lovingly restored AFI...

  • Bulgarian Bust

    By on July 7, 2004

    It was only a matter of time until every eastern European nation's cuisine showed up in Washington. And in August of last year, Bulgaria got...

  • Dumpling Delights

    By on May 26, 2004

    Anyone who's been to Bangkok knows that often the most interesting and delicious place to eat is in the streets. Exquisite flavors and aromas emanate...

  • Match Makers

    By on May 12, 2004

    Spring is definitely here. People are on the streets, the trees are budding green, and bursts of color brighten the ground. May is flirting with...

  • Fired Up

    By on April 21, 2004

    Amazing things are happening to downtown dining, notably last year's roll-out in Chinatown of another addition to an ever-growing list of popular new eateries near...

  • Buzz Worthy

    By on March 17, 2004

    There's a buzz around town about Rice, the new Thai sensation that recently debuted on 14th Street. For the most part, the kudos are deserved,...

  • Marinated Bliss

    By on February 18, 2004

    Even those who dine out rarely are likely to have experienced the near-ubiquitous tapas. But far fewer have had the pleasure of trying the Middle...

  • Welcome Wagon

    By on February 11, 2004

    The rebirth of the commercial area around Logan Circle has been brisk in the last few years. Following the path cleared by the opening of...

  • Gallic Goodness

    By on January 7, 2004

    French cuisine isn't as much a national standard as an amalgam of regional specialties crowded under an umbrella of Gallic diversity. Perhaps none of those...

  • Local Hero

    By on December 31, 2003

    It's nice to discover a neighborhood restaurant that serves well-prepared food at reasonable prices without the pretension that so often surrounds tonier places. Despite an...

  • Dishing It Out

    By on November 19, 2003

    Photos by Todd Franson A wondrous thing happened last spring in Foggy Bottom at the River Inn. The Foggy Bottom Café, which had fallen to...