Ok, same question now with cardoons. Where on earth do you find these? I called the Italian store in Arlington yesterday, I’ve looked online, nada. They’re supposed to be delicious and I’ve got a...

Kung Fu Kitchen is an expansion from NYC specializing in a focused menu of buns and noodles. I tried two kinds of buns: xiao long bao (soup dumplings) and sheng jian bao (fried on the bottom sou...

by Mississippi Snopes 11 months ago

Toni and I ate this afternoon at Odd BBQ in Chantilly. It's located in the back of an industrial park in a space shared with a high tech brewery (Ono). It was not the usual barbecue place decor, bu...

This month I have been trying a lot of new Thai spots and getting appetizers or soups for carryout. Thai Select at 1713 Wilson Blvd in Arlington was my first stop this month, I got a rather good La...

My boys are in love with the stuff, but to me it looks like mayo with a little mustard in it. Anyway, does it have a name? Anyone have a recipe? TONS of aji amarillo recipes, but don't know about ...

I just bought a 32oz. bottle of King Syrup at Gourmet Giant on Rockville Pike. The red label with the lion face looked so interesting, and I thought I remember seeing it called for in a recipe for ...

This question arose in a thread, and I thought it was a good topic for people to talk about. One issue -- which restaurants are selling food whose taste isn't hurt by delivery -- and which dish...

Stopped by for lunch in Falls Church the other day. Ordered Cha Gio/Spring Roll and Xian Xao Cua/Cellophane noodles with crab meat and an iced Vietnamese coffee. The coffee was hand shaken at the b...

Among the many places offering smoked meats nowadays, Ruthie's is the latest, a spiffy modern place for a nice meal. The competition is getting crowded. It has many items on offer that a typica...

I had the chance to have this delightful treat some time ago. Was hoping someone knew of a place in Arlington (that is currently open) that offered it. Any other restaurants in the near vicinity wo...

Had kouign amann in Montreal a couple years ago and loved it. Searching for any good bakeries in DC that sell it. Thanks!

Bing and Bao is a new place in Idylwood Plaza (Whole Foods) in Falls Church. It is setup for video screen ordering inside, and it is possible to eat in plus there are a couple of small tables out...

by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

Amid the horror of Wednesday's violent siege of the Capitol and flipping between live newscasts and social media, I recall an interview with one Congresswoman where she mentioned receiving a box lu...

Was running errands in Arlington and saw Ghin Na Ree was open so I popped by. Called my order in and got the Green Curry Lunch Special and the Gang Jued Woon Sen soup instead of the regular special...

by luckyfatima 8 years ago

A group of 6 hounds went to Bangladeshi restaurant, Gharer Khabar (5151 Lee Hwy, Arlington, VA 22207) yesterday for lunch. It was overall very enjoyable. We have had other threads on Gharer Khab...

by MikeR 1 year ago

We haven't had this battle in a while. Is there any place - Virginia side of New York, please) to get a bagel that tastes like a real bagel and not like sandwich bread? When Einstein Brothers was n...

Seeking to re-home a pile of vintage cookbooks

by RobertM 1 year ago

Stopped by yesterday after work. Well, I haven't been posting for a while so wondered what other BBQ hounds thought about the place. Had the brisket, awesome!! The St Louis ribs were Ok. Being a...