Monthly Archives: May 2018

Sababa, 3311 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC Israeli food is hot. I’ll bet a lot of you have at least one cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi sitting on your shelf as we speak. The American Ottolenghi, Michael Solomonov, runs the popular Zahav in Philadelphia and will soon release his second cookbook on Israeli cuisine. Then there’s Einat Admony at Manhattan’s Balaboosta ...READ MORE »

Unconventional Diner, 1207 9th St NW, Washington DC Bresca, 1906 14th St NW, Washington DC There’s no obvious reason to review these two restaurants together, other than the fact that I ate at them both in the past couple of weeks. One does elevated American comfort food, often with an international spin, while the other does “bistronomy,” a modern and ...READ MORE »