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Sweet Surprise: Discovering Currants
Currants once couldn't be cultivated in parts of the U.S. A risotto makes the author realize what he was missing.
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Currants once couldn't be cultivated in parts of the U.S. A risotto makes the author realize what he was missing.
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Just two things wrong with black-tie dinners: the food and the clothes. But there's always the company.
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The author reviews the newest addition to chef Charlie Trotter's menu: non-alcoholic cocktails.
The author wonders if he crossed a line when he blogged about eating dinner with a celebrity friend and considers what experiences--if any--authors should refrain from writing about. Is anything ever "off the record" in the Internet age?
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When a favorite restaurant falls short on expectations, it can be extremely disappointing. CityZen was once the best restaurant in Washington, D.C. How did it lose its mojo? A loyal fan gives Eric Ziebold's spot another shot.
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Feeling sated was a rarity for most people in human history. So why not feel grateful that you can eat for the pleasure of taste? Take a moment to give thanks for your meal--you'll enhance the food and the communal experience.
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Tea is hot these days. But it's more than a political prop. Yunnan leaves in China are intense, but with delicate, smoky flavors. And they inspire the author to look for tea that's just as good here.
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Take Founding Farmers, a hip locavore spot in D.C., for example. The eco-friendly ethos is great; the food is not. Can't we get a great restaurant that pleases both LEED and Michelin?
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The North African sausage of ground beef and lamb is hot right now, popping up on menus -- it might even be this year's passion fruit. But which culinary capital does it better, New York or Washington? In a by-no-means scientific taste-test, the two cities duke it out.
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Who, you might ask, had the brilliant idea of opening a food store and restaurant dedicated to selling salumi on the Upper West Side of New York in the midst of the second worst recession in a century? The Ambassador of Italian cuisine and a top Hollywood designer.
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