Tom Sietsema
Food Critic at The Washington Post
Food critic for the Washington Post and James Beard award winner ("America's Best Food Cities")
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2 weeks ago |
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Head to Mamma Lena for Italian family-style cooking, warmth and comfort (washingtonpost.com) Head to Mamma Lena for Italian family-style cooking, warmth and comfort By Tom Sietsema 2025052215004400 "Call me." Whenever my friend Joan texts me the directive, I know she needs a lunch recommendation, wherever in town she happens to be; a new idea for dinner; or she wants to share a promising restaurant tip.
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3 weeks ago |
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Sorn Thai toasts a grandmother’s cooking in modern digs in McLean (washingtonpost.com) Sorn Thai toasts a grandmother’s cooking in modern digs in McLean By Tom Sietsema 2025051515005700 Supisa Teawboot figured she'd sell a lot of pad thai when she opened Sorn Thai in McLean in March. Patrons surprised her when they ordered more kanom jeen namya instead.
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4 weeks ago |
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What’s your ideal restaurant? Our D.C. dining quiz will help you find it. (washingtonpost.com) What’s your ideal restaurant? Our D.C. dining quiz will help you find it. By Tom Sietsema 2025050913304100 So many restaurants. So little time. It's a sentiment I share with fellow diners in and around Washington, which is blessed with some of the best places to eat in the country.
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1 month ago |
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Ask The Post’s journalistsOur reporters and editors answer your questions. Join our live chats or ask a question in advance. Get advice: Carolyn Hax takes your questions about the strange train we call life. Find a dining suggestion: Chat with restaurant critic Tom Sietsema. Ask for cooking help: Aaron Hutcherson and Becky Krystal are your guides to the kitchen. Chat with a columnist: Karen Tumulty discusses her columns, politics and more.
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1 month ago |
washingtonpost.com | Tom Sietsema
Want to keep your favorite restaurant in business? Become a regular. (washingtonpost.com) Want to keep your favorite restaurant in business? Become a regular. By Tom Sietsema 2025050713463200 There are few drawbacks to a job that pays someone to eat and write. But allow me to pull out the world's tiniest violin and play this lament: I miss being a regular in a restaurant. I know I'll be a frequent customer at a handful of places I love — someday.
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“What’s new?” people often ask me. Right now, I’ve got 20 answers for them. Welcome to my spring dining guide celebrating the DC area’s best arrivals. https://t.co/3XuAOKzurH
Dining chat: Favorite restaurant gave us food poisoning. Do we return? https://t.co/WjEf8OWaHt
One of the many reasons I try to fly @AlaskaAir whenever I can: This morning, as I boarded my flight from SFO to DCA, I was behind two deaf passengers who were thanked by the gate agent in sign language. Just watching that small thoughtfulness made my WEEK.