Bostonians avoid Faneuil Hall, San Franciscans mock Fisherman’s Wharf, and when was the last time a New Yorker hung out in Times Square? For Washingtonians, there’s Georgetown. Tourists flock there — case in point the line at Georgetown Cupcake — but most DC residents I … Read More →
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 →
The place is called, fittingly, Eden Center — a Vietnamese-American shopping center with around 120 stores and over 30 restaurants. I’ve never seen so many Vietnamese restaurants packed into one area. For a Vietnamese food-deprived soul from New York state, Eden Center is something of … Read More →
Every time Rachael Ray used to say “Ask the locals” in her grating voice on “$40 a Day,” it sounded like nails on a chalkboard. Corny line, clunky delivery. But let’s give Rachael her props. She’s right — if you want to know where to … Read More →
Pho DC: Confounded by Beef Meatballs
Before I touch on the peculiarity of Vietnamese beef meatballs, a quick question: When you tell someone you’re in the mood for pho, do you pronounce it the correct way (“fuh”) or the way it looks (“foh”)? Even though I know better, I often mumble … Read More →