Category Archives: Dupont Circle

Dinner and Michael Jackson at Bistro du Coin

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In recent weeks I’ve bought a vintage Tour de France print, watched Midnight in Paris (starring a horribly miscast Owen Wilson — does he ever change his hairstyle for a role?), seen the French film The Artist (excellent) and also Hugo, the beautiful and soulful … Read More

Bagels to Smile About at Bethesda Bagels

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Back in December when I was in NY, I loaded up on bagels at Hand Rolled Bagels in Rye, savoring each one like it was the last I would eat for a long time. Who knew that less than a month later I’d happily be … Read More

Chipotle Goes Asian With ShopHouse

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It took about ten seconds to decide what I wanted at ShopHouse. I’m not kidding, ten seconds. Bowl or Banh Mi… banh mi.  Meat… chicken and pork meatballs. Toppings… everything. Done. Order placed. ShopHouse is Chipotle’s Asian spinoff experiment, and the similarities are evident: streamlined … Read More

Ping Pong’s Starter Dim Sum

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Ping Pong Dim Sum is to dim sum what P.F. Chang’s is to Chinese food.  That is to say, a safe introduction to an ethnic cuisine, but nowhere near the realm of authentic. (The fact that “P.F.” stands for founder Paul Fleming should tell you … Read More

Emailing About the Lobster Roll at Hank’s Oyster Bar

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Instead of doing a regular write-up about the lobster roll at Hank’s Oyster Bar, I’m going to share a brief email exchange I had with my new friend Alia (follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/AliaJKhan). We met at a recent food blogger happy hour at Hank’s, … Read More