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3 weeks ago | washingtonian.com | Ann Limpert |Jessica Sidman |Ike Allen

Ann Limpert joined in late 2003. She was previously an editorial assistant at and a cook in New York restaurant kitchens, and she is a graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education. She lives in Petworth.

1 month ago | washingtonian.com | Ike Allen

The Parthenon apparently has some diehard customers. Last night, they got quite an eyeful at the 36-year-old Chevy Chase taverna’s watch party for Gordon Ramsay’s new reality show, Secret Service, which picked the place as its first subject. Ramsay’s producers had contacted owner Pete Gouskos’s son, Mikey Harrison, and his wife, Susie, to ask if they’d be interested in making changes for a national TV show with a celebrity host.

1 month ago | washingtonian.com | Ike Allen

The name “Country Oven” suggests a rustic bread bakery, a cozy cake shop, or somewhere you might pick up a few savory pastries for a brunch. And the place bearing that name, in a Herndon strip mall decorated with half-timbered faux European flair, won’t disappoint you in that regard. There are brilliant layer cakes, house-baked flatbreads, and flaky puffs filled with chicken or vegetables.

1 month ago | washingtonian.com | Ike Allen

Alfie’sChef/restaurateur Alex McCoy is best known for his burgers and breakfast burritos at Lucky Buns. But he’s also a Thai-food obsessive: In 2016, he and chef Justin Ahn opened Alfie’s, dishing out Isaan-style Northern Thai cooking for six short months in Park View. Fans of the place—and there were many—will be happy to hear that Alfie’s will make a permanent return this summer in a 25-seat Georgetown space.

1 month ago | washingtonian.com | Ike Allen

If you spend a lot of time on TikTok, perhaps you’ve encountered the viral “walking taco” made by the local food truck Flavor Hive. Customers arrive with their own bag of chips—generally, a massive sack of Doritos or some other brand. They pass it over to an employee, who makes two quick scissor cuts, then begins filling it up with stuff: grilled meat, cheese, rice, chopped tomato, cucumber, cilantro.