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Rick Eats the Holy Land You know how football receivers sometimes have to make catches across the middle even though they know they’re going to get pummeled? That’s how I feel about this post. I just got back from Israel. And if you know my readership, you know that (1) a lot of them go to Israel regularly (I was last there ...READ MORE »
Cielo Rojo, 7056 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park MD (Open Tuesday-Sunday for lunch/brunch and dinner; closed Monday) (Reviewed July 31, 2019) It all started last Saturday morning when I was trying to figure out what to do for lunch. My wife had gone off kayaking with some of the other women in the neighborhood, and the world — or at least ...READ MORE »
>> The Riggsby, 1731 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington DC (Dupont Circle) (Reviewed June 30, 2019) The Riggsby has been around for several years now, tucked away in the boutique Carlyle Hotel a few blocks off Dupont Circle. But don’t be fooled by the demure trappings. It’s a hotbed for some radical ideas. Let’s start with the menu, which is divided into ...READ MORE »
Mama Chang, 3251 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax VA (reviewed June 12, 2019) I just got back from dinner at Mama Chang in Fairfax. Let me start with the good news. Mama Chang is terrific. There’s a reason Tom Sietsema recently crowned it his #1 new restaurant in DC. While I may not place it quite that high, I have no ...READ MORE »
Seven Reasons, 2208 14th St NW, Washington DC (14th and U) (Reviewed May 24, 2019) I knew this would happen. I knew that as soon I came out with my Top-25 Restaurant list, some new place would open and blow a gaping hole in my rankings. Right on cue, along came Seven Reasons, the new modern Venezuelan spot that would ...READ MORE »
Now that a solid majority of the American people are running for the Democratic presidential nomination, it’s time to assess the field. You’ve probably seen the candidates’ positions on the issues of the day, from climate change to health care to Ted Cruz’s beard. But where are they on food? I don’t mean things like food safety or food security, ...READ MORE »
Little Beast, 5600 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC (reviewed March 4, 2019) This is a review of Little Beast, not I’m Eddie Cano! But it’s almost impossible to talk about one without the other ever since they opened within weeks of each other on a stretch of upper Connecticut that badly needed them both. It’s like when 30 Rock and ...READ MORE »
Nada 11886 Grand Park Avenue, North Bethesda MD I was a kid when Chi Chi’s opened its first restaurant in 1975 in my hometown of Minneapolis. They billed themselves as the “Home of the Chimichanga” and served fried ice cream for dessert. I’d never heard of, let alone eaten, such exotica. It clearly had to be the most authentic Mexican food ...READ MORE »
Amoo’s, 6271 Old Dominion Drive, McLean VA I came home from work last Thursday and suggested we drive to McLean for dinner. My kids’ first reaction was confusion. Dinner in Virginia? On a weeknight? You’d think I’d just asked them to hook up the Conestoga to set out for the Dakota Territories. But I held firm. The Persian restaurant Amoo’s had been ...READ MORE »
I love year-end retrospectives and “best of” lists. That used to include the montage Facebook puts together as my “Year-End Review.” But for some reason Amazon, Apple and Netflix started showing me the exact same montage, so it’s lost some of its punch. Which means I had to make my own year-end review. I just scrolled through the food pics on ...READ MORE »