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Diya

Posted on 2014/12/07 by .

Diya, web site, 2070 Chain Bridge Road, Vienna, VA, 703-970-7500 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [zabihah | Ylp | Don Rockwell | Gayot] This is in that camera-shaped building near Tysons Corner on Rt. 123. They serve … Continue reading →

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Hunan Taste

Posted on 2014/11/30 by .

Hunan Taste, web site, 10160 Fairfax Blvd., Fairfax, VA, 703-877-0988 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | Ylp] Update July, 2016: CLOSED This is real Hunan food! I’ll be producing a full review, but on my first … Continue reading →

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Khan Kabob

Posted on 2014/11/28 by .

Khan Kabob, 4229 Lafayette Center Drive, Chantilly, VA, a bit past Dulles, 703-817-1200 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | WaPo | Washingtonian | zabihah | Ylp | Don Rockwell] Awesome stuff, the best bread around, excellent … Continue reading →

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The Partisan

Posted on 2014/11/23 by .

The Partisan, web site, 709 D Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-524-5322 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Zagat | WaPo | Washingtonian | City Paper | Ylp | Don Rockwell] You could argue for putting this one under … Continue reading →

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Ris

Posted on 2014/11/15 by .

Ris, web site, 2275 L Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-730-2500 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Zagat | WaPo | Washingtonian | City Paper | Ylp | Don Rockwell | Gayot] I went here one evening after a … Continue reading →

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Solo dining markets in everything

Posted on 2014/11/15 by .

A new pop-up restaurant in Amsterdam, which bills itself as the world’s first for solo eaters, aims to remove the social stigma of forking dinner without a companion. In fact, there isn’t a two-top in the joint. …”The taste of … Continue reading →

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Where to eat in Hong Kong

Posted on 2014/10/12 by .

Anywhere near downtown virtually all of the good places are quite expensive. The good news is that there are many of them and they are quite fine indeed. Two I can recommend are Mott 32 and Ye Shanghai, near Central … Continue reading →

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The true competition has arrived, just ask the Thai Delicious Committee

Posted on 2014/09/29 by .

Hopscotching the globe as Thailand’s prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra repeatedly encountered a distressing problem: bad Thai food. Too often, she found, the meals she sampled at Thai restaurants abroad were unworthy of the name, too bland to be called genuine … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong bleg

Posted on 2014/09/27 by .

You know the drill, I have been there before but not in a long time. Your assistance is much appreciated and I thank you all in advance… Originally posted on Marginal Revolution – click to see comments and suggestions. Related … Continue reading →

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How to make beer a natural monopoly?

Posted on 2014/09/27 by .

Bruges is trying something different: The Belgian city of Bruges has approved plans to build a pipeline which will funnel beer underneath its famous cobbled streets. Locals and politicians were fed up with huge lorries clattering through the cobbled streets … Continue reading →

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