IN THE NEWS: The Washingtonian’s Sara Levine details the opening of Richard Sandoval’s (owner of Penn Quarter’s Latin/Asian Zengo and a dozen other restaurants nationwide) second local spot, at Tysons Corner Center, the Mexican spot La Sandia. washingtonian.com … The Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema reviews Meridian (5832 Georgia Ave, NW, Washington, DC) and has a […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Washington Post’s Going Out Gurus report on the closings of: Shaw’s Pyramids, Viridian on 14th Street, and Corduroy restaurant’s scheduled Jan. 31 closing. The restaurant hopes to open in its new location at 9th and L streets by the Convention Center sometime in mid-spring. … Tom Sietsema gives two and a […]

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IN THE NEWS: The Washington Post’s annual fall dining guide is out, and Tom Sietsema shares his choices for 50 monumental meals, including his newly crowned four-star experiences at Restaurant Eve’s Tasting Room (10 S. Pitt St.,  Alexandria, VA 703-706-0450). … Sietsema also takes a first bite at the recently reopened Italian restaurant Spezie (1736 […]

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