“You don’t want runny batter,” says Chinnell Watson to a class of sixteen students. Watson is our instructor at Cookology Culinary School. The class is gathered in a commercial kitchen surrounded by shelves filled with spices, jars, pots, pans, [...]
I’ve dreamed of visiting New Orleans for as long as I can remember. The city’s iconic dishes are arguably America’s most important cultural cuisine. Food like jambalaya, gumbo, crawfish etouffee, beignets, dirty rice, po’boys and chicory coffee are what [...]
Parents of George Washington University (GWU) students were worried. Their kids were often dining on fast food, because they had little time to cook and no access to a kitchen. That’s when Shana Greenbaum saw an opening. The young [...]
Dolce Vita Cucina Italiana & Wine Bar “Dad’s going to inhale this pizza,” commented my daughter Danielle, as the “Darius” pie, adorned with baby clams, pancetta, slices of parmigiana cheese and baby greens trickled with lemon-infused olive oil arrived [...]
When I heard about Our Mom Eugenia, a one-year-old restaurant in Great Falls, I immediately invited my friend Evelyn Xeron to have lunch there. Evelyn is a serious home cook who travels to Greece every summer to visit family. [...]
“Hello, Welcome!” You hear this uttered dozens of times during the lunch rush at Sapphire Tysons restaurant. News traveled fast between the office towers of Tysons Corner, and after only three weeks, Sapphire Tysons has a steady crowd for [...]
Frederico Fellini, one of Italy’s most famous filmmakers once said, “Life is a combination of Magic and Pasta.” For those who share his passion, there’s Chef Michael Schlow’s Italian restaurant Alta Strada in the Mosaic District. Alta Strada brings [...]
If you think that oysters are only available in months with an “R” in their name, then I’ve got some news for you. While I was holding onto this lore, the world of oysters changed a lot. Today, oysters [...]
“This is where you can go to get healthy food every single day,” explains Gino Maza, the general manager at Cafesano. Maza oversees Cafesano’s kitchen, dining area and the restaurant’s very busy take out business. “It’s been a success [...]
Richmond Virginia has become the unofficial craft beer capital of the MidAtlantic and the easiest way to explore the landscape is by following the Richmond Beer Trail. During the last decade, new breweries have popped up across the city [...]
