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My talk at Arlington Public Library, April 3, 2013

Posted on 2013/03/20 by .

The talk is available on YouTube: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013 6:00 pm – Food Trucks Open for Business 7:00 pm – Lecture, Q&A with the Author Arlington Public Library, 1015 North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22201 (Metro Trip Planner) RSVP … Continue reading →

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Rumi’s Bistro

Posted on 2013/03/05 by .

Rumi’s Bistro, web site, 523 Maple Avenue, Vienna, VA, 703- 242-2138, where Nizam’s used to be. (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Yelp] Excellent Afghan, this place earns a regular spot in my repertoire. The Afghan take on … Continue reading →

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Chasin’ Tails, Cajun Seafood and Bar

Posted on 2013/03/01 by .

Chasin’ Tails, Cajun Seafood and Bar, web site, (it is in The WestLee building, Google Maps does not display this address properly, use 2198) 2200 N Westmoreland Street, Arlington, VA, 703-538-2565 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google … Continue reading →

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Hot Spot (Hot Spot Hot Pot Restaurant)

Posted on 2013/02/21 by .

Hot Spot, web site, 3232 Old Pickett Road, Fairfax, VA, 703-537-0325 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | Don Rockwell | Yelp] This is Chinese food, exactly the kind of hot pot meal which has grown so … Continue reading →

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Mio

Posted on 2013/02/17 by .

Mio, web site, 1110 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 202-955-0075 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Google | WaPo | dishtip | Washingtonian | City Paper | Don Rockwell | Yelp] Let’s start with the good news. This … Continue reading →

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Pictures on ethnic menus

Posted on 2013/02/14 by .

Blake Shurtz, a perceptive MR reader, asks: What are your thoughts on pictures, or a lack thereof, on ethnic food menus? Do you think better dishes have pictures? Why doesn’t every dish have a picture? The logic of fast food … Continue reading →

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Shanghai Taste

Posted on 2013/02/08 by .

Shanghai Taste, 1121 Nelson Street, Rockville, MD (in the Woodley Gardens Park Shopping Center, right next to I-270, on the east side of the highway, north of Montgomery Avenue/Rt. 28, which is I-270 exit 6), 301-279-0806 (Metro Trip Planner – … Continue reading →

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Dinner with Fuchsia Dunlop

Posted on 2013/02/08 by .

I am pleased to have shared a meal at A&J Manchurian restaurant, in Rockville with the charming Fuchsia Dunlop. You may recall that Fuchsia has written what I consider to be the very best Chinese cookbooks in English and indeed … Continue reading →

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*Every Grain of Rice*

Posted on 2013/02/03 by .

That is the new book by Fuchsia Dunlop and the subtitle is Simple Chinese Home Cooking. The first recipe I tried (tonight), the vegetarian tofu, was an absolute knockout. Two of Fuchsia’s previous books Revolutionary Chinese Cooking: Recipes from Hunan … Continue reading →

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Rus-Uz Restaurant

Posted on 2013/01/31 by .

Rus-Uz Restaurant, 1000 N Randolph St, Arlington, VA, 202-468-8472 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [NoVA Mag | Yelp] Worth a visit, though it could be better. The appetizers are only so-so and rely too much on the … Continue reading →

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