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Discussions about restaurants in the New York Times
The data start in 1880 and run through 2013. Based on my visual reading of the chart, discussion of Chinese restaurants appears to have peaked in the 1940s (!). German restaurants are the biggest loser over time, with plunges during … Continue reading
Posted in Books, General remarks
Tagged Krishnendu Ray, The Ethnic Restaurateur
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Evergreen Korean Cuisine, or Sang Rok Soo
Evergreen Korean Cuisine, or Sang Rok Soo, in the Lotte Plaza supermarket in the Ravensworth Shopping Center, Facebook, 5204 Port Royal Road, also facing Braddock Road, Springfield, VA, 571-395-8083 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Ylp] (Other locations: … Continue reading
Posted in Korean, Springfield, Virginia
Tagged bibim-bap, bibimbap, Bul-Gogi, Evergreen Korean Cuisine, kimchee fried rice, Korean, Korean soup, Lotte Plaza, Sang Rok Soo
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Tacqueria Habanero
Tacqueria Habanero, web site, 3710 14th St., Washington, DC, 202-722-7700 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google+ | WaPo | Ylp] This place is pretty good, Washington now has a tacqueria it doesn’t have to feel ashamed of. … Continue reading
Posted in Adams Morgan/Mount Pleasant, DC, Mexican
Tagged Habanero, mole, Puebla, tacos, tacos tinga poblana, Tacqueria, Tacqueria Habanero
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New edition of Tyler Cowen’s ethnic dining guide
Here is the one file, print it all out version, just revised. Here is the blog version, which is easier to follow in bits and pieces, looks nicer, works better, and accepts comments. Here are the links on Twitter. The … Continue reading
Posted in General remarks
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*Land of Fish and Rice: Recipes from the Culinary Heart of China*
That will be the new Fuchsia Dunlop book, due out in October, July in the UK, self-recommending. Her work is far more than recipes, but rather an extended meditation on food, history, culture and many other things. She is one … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged Fuchsia Dunlop
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Takumi
Takumi, web site, 310 S. Washington Blvd., Falls Church, VA, Rt.29, just west of Rt.7, 703-241-1128. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | NoVA Mag | Ylp | Don Rockwell] This is the best sushi place around, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Favorites, Falls Church/Seven Corners, Sushi, Virginia
Tagged Falls Church, Kaz Sushi Bistro, sushi, Takumi
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Bad Saint
Bad Saint, web site, 3226 11th Street NW, Washington, DC, closed Tuesday, no phone. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | Washingtonian | TripAdvisor | City Paper | Ylp] No reservations, get there well before 5:30 when … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia Heights/Howard University, DC, Filipino
Tagged Bad Saint, Bronzino, clams, Columbia Heights, Filipino
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Yu Zhou Café
Yu Zhou Café, web site, 576 N Frederick Ave, Gaithersburg, MD, 301-330-9808 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | TripAdvisor | Ylp] This is a strange but also excellent place. The clientele is Latino and Chinese, and … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese, Maryland, Rockville/Gaithersburg
Tagged Chinese, Dan Dan noodles, fish, Gaithersburg, Hot and Sour Wontons, Sichuan, Yu Zhou Café
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Soju Sarang
Soju Sarang, web site, 4231 Markham St, Annandale, VA, 703-256-3565, open late usually until 2 am (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | TripAdvisor | Ylp] Mostly sushi and sashimi, plus some stranger Korean soups and stews, … Continue reading