Nevin Martell

1 week ago | finedininglovers.com | Nevin Martell

About the list At Albi, La’ Shukran, and Yellow, James Beard Award–winning chef Michael Rafidi artfully elevates the history and traditions of the Levant. Building on his Palestinian roots and leaning into wood-fired cooking, his soulful, deeply flavorful fare presents a modern vision for the culinary potential of the Arab world. When he can take a night off from the hearth, here’s where he likes to dine and drink.

1 week ago | washingtoncitypaper.com | Nevin Martell

Restaurants are no longer merely places to dine. They are innovation labs, philosophical propositions, and changemakers. In D.C., a new generation of mission-driven restaurants is rising to focus on everything from eliminating plastic and reducing waste to encouraging personal wellness and providing career training. Take Shia, the modern Korean fine dining restaurant in the Union Market neighborhood founded by James Beard Award-winning chef Edward Lee and his nonprofit, The Lee Initiative.

3 weeks ago | finedininglovers.com | Nevin Martell

About the list Rob Rubba’s one Michelin star Oyster Oyster is built around the ethos of sustainability. The visionary 28-seat tasting menu restaurant tucked away in D.C.’s buzzy Shaw neighborhood specializes in of-the-moment plant-forward cuisine crafted from local ingredients. When Rubba has the chance to dine out, here’s where he heads for deeply satisfying plant-based cuisine. Washington, United States Fantastic0In love0Okay0So-so0Top0 ...

1 month ago | adventure.com | Nevin Martell

Fiorenzo Giolito is a cheesemonger with a unique technique—he ages his cheese using the symphonic vibrations of classical music. Specifically Vivaldi. Food writer Nevin Martell heads to Bra, Italy to taste these classic-al cheeses. As Fiorenzo Giolito opens a nondescript metal door, he unleashes a dulcet chorus of violins, a thrilling trilling evoking birds bursting into song as the sun rises.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Nevin Martell

9 hours agoPoint Reyes' historic dairies ousted after legal battle. Locals say it’s conservation gone madPOINT REYES STATION, Calif. — With fog-kissed streets featuring a buttery bakery, an eclectic bookstore and markets peddling artisanal cheeses crafted from the milk of lovingly coddled cows, Point Reyes Station is about as picturesque as tourist towns come in California. It is also a place that, at …2 hours agoFrench cheeses on the brink of extinction?