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Author Archives: Rick Chessen

Queen’s English Still Reigns

Posted by Rick Chessen

Queen’s English, 3410 11th Street NW, Washington DC (Columbia Heights); Rick’s Rating 9.2; $$$ (Expensive) “The Queen’s English” — the grammatically correct and coherent expression of the English language — traditionally becomes “The King’s English” when the sovereign is a king. Let’s hope nothing like that happens at Queen’s English in Columbia Heights. For one, I prefer to minimize any ...READ MORE »

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Branching Out at Imperfecto and Joy

Posted by Rick Chessen

  I was smitten with Venezuelan-born Chef Enrique Limardo’s cooking the first time I ate at his first DC outpost, Seven Reasons, back in 2019. His food was gutsy and flavorful, not precious and muted. He wove together Latin, Asian, and other global flavors into something uniquely his own. Plus he knew how to execute a dish, which isn’t faint praise ...READ MORE »

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Tom Sietsema Dropped Stars From His Restaurant Reviews; I’m Adding Them to Mine

Posted by Rick Chessen

  You may have seen that Tom Sietsema, the longtime Washington Post food critic, recently decided to permanently end the awarding of stars. His column explaining his decision made a powerful case, just not the one he was trying to make. He didn’t convince me that he did the right thing by dropping ratings from his reviews; he convinced me ...READ MORE »

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What I Did on My Sabbatical

Posted by Rick Chessen

I’m back. I didn’t know I was taking a blogging sabbatical but that’s how it worked out. Things just kept coming up — volunteering in Poland with World Central Kitchen, my son’s wedding, new episodes of Guy’s Grocery Games — that made it impossible for me to find time to write. Oh, and then I got Covid and lost my ...READ MORE »

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The Best Things I Ate in 2021

Posted by Rick Chessen

It’s tempting to skip the typical end-of-year hoo-hah and just be grateful for the restaurants that managed to keep their doors open in 2021. But I decided to plow ahead with my own recap. We’re all craving a semblance of normalcy — and a hefty dose of distraction — as we slog into Covid’s terrible twos. More than ever, I ...READ MORE »

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The Best Things I Ate This Week (October 31, 2021) — Thamee and Taqueria Xochi

Posted by Rick Chessen

This is the week I got my groove back. Thamee and Taqueria Xochi reminded me how much I love searching for that perfect bite and the absolute thrill of sometimes finding it. Suddenly I was Anthony Bourdain again, intrepidly connecting with people and cultures through food, as opposed to what it’s felt like these past eighteen months: Andy Dufresne down ...READ MORE »

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The Best Things I Ate This Week (Despite Being Tormented by the NYT) (Oct 16, 2021) — Q by Peter Chang and Convivial

Posted by Rick Chessen

The New York Times is trying to kill me. I don’t know what I did, but obviously it was something that hurt them a lot. Because their new list of the 50 top US restaurants hit me like a Tyson Fury right hook. Despite a lifetime obsession with finding the best places to eat, it turns out I’ve been ...READ MORE »

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The Best Things I Ate This Week (Sept 19, 2021) — 24 Hours in Chicago

Posted by Rick Chessen

If you want to see a foodie’s head explode, tell them they have one day to spend in a great food town they rarely visit. I should know. My daughter Maya and I were plotting the last leg of our road trip from Denver to DC when she asked if we could stop for a day in Chicago to get a ...READ MORE »

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The Best Things I Ate This Week (Sept 5, 2021), Part One — The Minnesota State Fair

Posted by Rick Chessen

I know there are four months to go, but I’m calling it. This will be my best week of eating in 2021. How do I know? Because this was the week my daughter Maya and I drove from Denver to DC with stops in Minnesota (where I was born and raised) and Chicago (where I spent much of my twenties). ...READ MORE »

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The Best Things I Ate This Week (August 29, 2021) — Call Your Mother, Spanish Diner, Homemade Jammy Eggs

Posted by Rick Chessen

Pro-tip: eating at home is not the same as eating in peace An early and short post this week because I’m off on a cross-country road trip that will take me to some of my favorite food destinations. Will report back by Labor Day. In the meantime, stay safe and cool, and for any unvaccinated adults still out there, please heed ...READ MORE »

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