Published on Examiner.com, November 9, 2008 http://www.examiner.com/x-882-DC-Ethnic-Food-Examiner~y2008m11d9-Four-gripes-about-the-food-scene-in-DC I’ve only been here for six short months, but I made a few observations about the D.C. food scene: 1. There’s no Asian bakeries: I was under the assumption that every major city had at least one Korean or Japanese bakery, but there’s none to be found in [...]

Published at Examiner.com, October 22 http://www.examiner.com/x-882-DC-Ethnic-Food-Examiner~y2008m10d22-Greek-fast-food-Zorbas-Cafe A couple of weeks ago, I had invited a few friends out to dinner and suggested that we try Zorba’s Cafe on Dupont Circle. I made a big deal out of it and told everyone that it got rave reviews. But when we arrived, I was mortified to discover [...]

http://blogcolony.net/2008/01/29/review-new-food-network-show-jamie-at-home/ Finally, amid elaborate, lavish celebrity chef hoo-hah, comes a cooking show that takes a backseat to the whole fame-and-glamour thing and goes back to basics. “Jamie at Home,” the Food Network’s new show hosted by British mega-chef Jamie Oliver, is a rustic, family-centered rendition of his trendier, BBC-syndicated cooking shows, “The Naked Chef” and [...]

120 Walton St. (475-4400) — Casual fusion cuisine is the name of the game at this eclectic microbrewery. Located underneath The Sound Garden on Armory Square, the Empire Brewing Company looks like a cross between an ancient church crypt and a massive pizza oven with its exposed brick walls, industrial metal piping and grandiose arched [...]