The Latest Dish: New Restaurants Continue to Open in Metro Area
• January 12, 2022

Victor Albisu’s Taco Bamba is ready to take it on the road and across the country. What started in 2013 with a carryout restaurant in Falls Church, now has six locations in the Metro […]

Wild Thistle Kitchen: Thai Red Curry Sweet Potato Soup
• January 6, 2022

This soup is my defiant answer and rebellion to the overly sweet treatment of sweet potatoes. It is balanced, savory, creamy and warming. I adore sweet potatoes’ earthy sweetness and […]

Cocktail of the Month: Rakia, a Fruity Balkan Delight
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In the old part of Sarajevo near the towering Gazi-Husrev Beg Mosque lies the Baščaršija fountain, an Ottoman-style wooden structure that spouts water day and night. According to a local legend, visitors who drink from this fountain will return to Sarajevo someday. As a rambler […]

Wild Thistle Kitchen: Cranberry Clementine Amaretto Crush
• December 30, 2021

Here’s a fun and festive little cranberry cocktail to get you in the holiday spirit. Super refreshing with just the right amount of tartness. I love cranberries in any form, […]

New Year’s Eve Dining in Georgetown
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For Georgetowners, one of our hometown pleasures is walking to and from our favorite restaurants, especially when you’ve had a little too much Champagne. Luckily, we have many fine establishments […]

Wild Thistle Kitchen: Cranberry Rosemary Crisps
• December 23, 2021

Cranberries are such a festive fruit. I love their bitter tartness and their cheerful red color. They are the most Christmassy of fruits in my opinion. The smell, taste, and […]

Laura’s Candy Cane Cookies
• December 16, 2021

I’m not a big candy person. I love baked goods, pies, cakes, patisserie — you name it. Candy, however, has never been my thing. On Halloween, I was the kid […]

At Noosh, Persian and Mediterranean Dishes Delight
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Chef and co-owner Tarek Diab is proud of the flavor-packed Persian dishes he offers at Noosh, his recently opened upper Georgetown retreat at 1721 Wisconsin Ave. NW. In Farsi, Noosh means “sweet, lovely and attractive.” Born […]

Wild Thistle Kitchen: Christmas Cookie Box with Peppermint Bark
• December 9, 2021

Have you seen all the beautifully festive Christmas Cookie Boxes flying around Instagram? Well I have, and I had some major Christmas cookie box fomo last year and finally got […]

The Latest Dish  
• December 8, 2021

Owner K.J. Hughes will officially open Manifest on Dec. 8 at 1807 Florida Ave NW in Adams Morgan where Salon XYZ used to be. Not everything has changed since its salon days, as it’s a three-fer: barber shop, […]