The rock-star popularity of such globe-trotting, plate-hopping TV personalities as Andrew Zimmern and Tony Bourdain shows how hungry audiences are for exotic eats. But bringin...

Here’s a New Year’s resolution you don’t hear too often: Eat more. Yet that’s exactly what we’re suggesting you do in 2013. Food can lead you to new experiences and ...

Over the past 12 months, a big fear of mine came true: I put on a few pounds. I blame this job and its frequent temptations (sometimes requirements) to go out to eat. However,...

Pastry chefs at the Ritz-Carlton in the West End got in touch with their inner Martha Stewarts (and Bob Vilas) a few weeks ago as they assembled a life-size gingerbread “bou...

Here we are, one day away from Dec. 21, 2012, and it’s difficult to ignore all of the people out there talking about what’s just around the corner. Tomorrow’s date marks...

In these waning days of the holiday shopping season, you’ll scramble to buy presents for family, friends and that weird co-worker you drew as a Secret Santa. (Maybe he needs...

By now, most people have come to understand the profound distinction that exists between freeze-dried ramen sold at supermarkets and fresh ramen served in noodle shops. For th...

Matchbox’s new location on 14th Street NW (1901 14th St. NW; 202-328-0369) has much of the same menu as its three other local spots. It’s got the same 3.6.9 mini burgers (...

While I was working as a hostess years ago, a woman entered the restaurant and asked how long it would take to be seated. “Just one?” I asked. She very politely replied, &...

Counter winter chills as you savor a seasonal favorite: hot chocolate. Bars and restaurants across the District are putting their own tasty twists on the winter drink. Here, w...

Behind every great Washington-area chef is a great tale: a childhood memory, a professional U-turn, a reality-TV competition, an unswerving love for the community. That’s ev...

It’s not often that you can consume a history lesson along with your steak dinner. That’s why I’m a fan of the Capital Countdown menu at Charlie Palmer Steak (101 Consti...

Welcome to the Day Before Thanksgiving. If, within the next 24 hours, you’re not stuck in interstate traffic, packed tight on a train or bored silly at an airport, you, dear...

If a cocktail is an ensemble cast, consider bitters (or amari in Italian) that outlier who always shows up at the right moment to deliver the perfect quip. Without bitters, th...

In more than 10 years at the New York Times, writer and editor Sam Sifton has held jobs including restaurant critic and culture editor. But it’s his time manning the newspap...