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Sisters Thai, The Living Room Café

Posted on 2013/08/06 by .

Sisters Thai, The Living Room Café, web site 1, web site 2, 4004 University Drive, Fairfax, VA, 703-267-9619 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | NoVA Mag | Don Rockwell | Yelp] It doesn’t even try to … Continue reading →

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Eating in Bangalore

Posted on 2013/07/25 by .

Many of the useful MR reader recommendations here. I’ll recommend the Muslim food stalls along Cockburn Road, especially during Ramadan. First-rate for haleem is Hotel Fanoos (the attached restaurant) in Richmondtown, near the Hosur Water Tank. The Chinese restaurant in … Continue reading →

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Why does South Indian food taste better when you eat it with your fingers?

Posted on 2013/07/24 by .

I can think of three reasons. First, there is a placebo effect. For the Westerner/outsider, eating with your fingers seems exotic. For (many, not all) South Asians, eating with your fingers brings back memories of family and comfort foods. Second, … Continue reading →

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How to frame your food decisions

Posted on 2013/07/20 by .

According to research published this spring, people make healthier menu choices when calories are listed beside each item – but they make even better choices when they’re told how far they’d have to walk to burn off the calories consumed. … Continue reading →

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The Red Hen

Posted on 2013/07/07 by .

The Red Hen, web site, 1822 1st Street NW, Washington, DC, 202-525-3021, closed for lunch. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | WaPo | Washingtonian | City Paper | Don Rockwell | Yelp] Excellent food, sometimes called … Continue reading →

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Elephant Jumps

Posted on 2013/06/30 by .

Elephant Jumps, web site, Thai food in Merrifield, 8110 A Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, VA, 22042, 703-942-6600, in the Yorktowne Center, more on Gallows than Route 50. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | WaPo | Don … Continue reading →

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New Orleans Cajun Seafood

Posted on 2013/06/29 by .

New Orleans Cajun Seafood, web site and here, too, 6168 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, VA, in Willston Shopping Center across from Mark’s Duck House, 703-536-2288 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Don Rockwell | Yelp] Run by Vietnamese … Continue reading →

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Is there a case against small plates on restaurant menus?

Posted on 2013/06/29 by .

That is the current rage in the DC dining scene, namely that you can more easily order lots of “small plates” rather than a big plate with steak and spinach. Neil Irwin makes the case against that practice here, Matt … Continue reading →

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Panda Gourmet

Posted on 2013/06/19 by .

Panda Gourmet, Langdon Days Inn, Facebook, web site, 2700 New York Avenue NE, Washington, DC, just east of Bladensburg Road, NE, 202-636-3588 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | Don Rockwell | Yelp | Trip Advisor] It … Continue reading →

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IMM Thai Cuisine

Posted on 2013/06/13 by .

IMM Thai Cuisine, web site (annoying music) 7203 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA, 703-750-0880, near the intersection with 236. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | Annandale Patch | Don Rockwell | Yelp] Not a yuppie Thai place … Continue reading →

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