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The Salad Daze: Farewell, Young & Hungry
The first Young & Hungry column I wrote, almost five years ago, was a review of Miss Saigon in Georgetown. I was auditioning for the job of food columnist for Washington City Paper, and these were...
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Local 16: The Umpteenth Location For Pizzaiolo Edan MacQuaid
Smoky wood aroma? Check. Light, puffy crust? Check. Char marks that leave an ashy black residue somewhat resembling coal dust all over your fingers? Yeah, pretty much. All indications suggest that Edan...
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Vino, Vidi, Vici: 2Amys Debuts its House ‘Pizza Wine’
Aspiring prosecco mecca Graffiato isn't the only D.C. pizzeria with wine on tap. 2Amys proprietor Peter Pastan recently debuted his own house wine: a “carbonic” sangiovese made in California at a...
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Deviled in the Details
Deviled eggs, like the common hot dog and macaroni and cheese, are one of those classic comfort foods that have lately taken on a sort of contemporary chic—and, in some cases, sheen. To wit: One...
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Edan MacQuaid Opening New Pizzeria On 14th Street
Nomadic pizzaiolo Edan MacQuaid (ex-2Amy's, ex-Red Rocks, ex-Pizzeria Orso, currently consulting at Local 16) is reportedly at work on a new "casual, dive kind of place with a wood-fired oven" on 14th...
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La Forchetta Vows To Topple 2Amys As D.C.’s Highest Neapolitan Temple
Pizzaiolo Panetta Giuseppe works La Forchetta's wood-burning oven Restaurateur Hakan Ilhan has taste-tested all sorts of artisanal pizzas around town. “2Amys, in my opinion, was No. 1," Ilhan says,...
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2Amys Now Serving Porchetta
In the Lazio region of Italy, summertime means porchetta season. This summer, Washingtonians can feast on the delicacy―a crackled log of rolled and roasted pork―at 2Amys, where it's now available on...
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Molecular Astronomy
José Andrés’ Minibar is back and more expensive than ever. Instead of a piddly $150 per person, the 20-plus course tasting now costs $225 (before tax and tip). What else could you eat around D.C. for...
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Huh? Jumbo Slice Is the 12th Best Pizza in America?
Listmakers just don't get our city, especially when it comes to restaurants. Last week, Esquire perplexed nearly everyone by naming Roberto Donna "Chef of the Year." Now, the Post brings to our...
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Etto Opens Tonights With Salumi, Anchovies—and, Oh Yeah, Pizza
"Mostly it's a salumi and anchovy bar with a side of killer bread and some pizza," says Tad Curtz of Etto, a new Logan Circle restaurant which opens tonight at 5 p.m. That's a funny thing to say given...
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