Washington DC

I've posted a long missive defending Washington D.C.'s chow-worthiness on the Baltimore/DC message board. Take a look, and please take the DC portion of the discussion over there (everyone else, pl...

I am driving from DC to Crisfield, MD this weekend, and staying overnight in Crisfield (on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay). Any food recommendations along the way?

Headed over to the Hitching Post recently, jonesing for crab cakes -- which were sold out by 2030, but no worry, and . . . fantabulistic! For the uninitated, the Post is a brightly lit but little ...

i've been in maryland for a month now, and i just realized i still haven't had any of the famed crab in this area! is anyone willing to give me a primer on the different types of crab available...

Yes, I am getting addicted to this site. I noticed a book recommendation list, so I am adding my vote for The Man Who Ate Everything, by Jeffrey Steingarten. He is the food critic for, yes, Vogue...

Does anyone have any word on TenPenh on Tenth and Pennsylvania?

In a message in the "dinner downtown" chain, someone asked about the DC Les Halles. My husband and I have been there several times, but swore it off three or four years ago. The problem was no...

Gary Cheong and his friend Karen--visiting Chowhounds from NYC-- joined my wife Diana and me for lunch at Full Kee on Sunday. We lucked out and they had soft-shells that day....they were fabulous...

Clams in black bean sauce are one of my favorite dishes at Full Kee and I have been disappointed in them on my last two visits. The clams, while large and juicy, have suffered from an off-taste--n...

I will be visiting DC with a friend in the next couple of weeks and will be staying downtown (PA Ave. Marriott, I think). We would like to have one really fine dinner out but don't want to do a lo...

Looking for some great breakfast places--not fancy, not brunch, some place with great home cooked breakfast and preferably some personality too. Any suggestions?

Jim L. asked me to post something about the level of quality of the Ethiopian restaurants in the Adams-Morgan section of Washington DC. I am chagrined to say that in my first "assignment" I mus...

I'm part of a group of 7 old college buddies (we all went to Johns Hopkins, in Baltimore, in the mid-'90s) who meet annually for a ritual we call Mens' Night. We're scattered - I'm in England, som...

My family is attending a conference in DC in August and we'll be wandering around the usual tourist areas. Where can we eat that is walking distance, but not the usual museum cafeteria food?

Anyone been to this place, which is about ten miles north of the B-More beltway? It gets consistently good reviews in the B-More media. I'm taking some folks there early next month. Thanks. Greg

any recommendations for nigerian food (or failing that, ghanian food) in the d.c. area?

Does anyone know of a good Indonesian restaurant in the DC area?

I just heard about a restaurant on Pennsylvania Ave in DC called Thai Roma that cooks both Thai and Italian(!). Anybody know if it's good?

Ok, here's my problem _ I'm visiting for the weekend from NYC to see my Aunt, who was just in a bad car accident. I came last weekend, too and ate such horrible food that it made everyt...

We'd like to eat in some places that are kid friendly, but offer interesting food for the adults. The kids will try new things. We are staying right off the Mall, but we love taking the Metro ...