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 |
washingtonpost.com | Tom Sietsema
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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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Tom Sietsema
Onggi adds a regal touch to the Korean scene in D.C. (washingtonpost.com) Onggi adds a regal touch to the Korean scene in D.C. By Tom Sietsema 2025060515005000 Of all the dining rooms to open in Washington in recent months, the one that best exemplifies the origin of the word "restaurant," which comes from the French term for "restore," is Onggi in Dupont Circle.
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3 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Tom Sietsema
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
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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1 month ago |
washingtonpost.com | Tom Sietsema
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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A first-time restaurateur is behind the beguiling Onggi in DC, which feels like a spa and eats like a dream. #koreanfood https://t.co/1BKCDZySuh
Dining chat: The chain restaurant our food critic turns to when he’s on the road https://t.co/wnFGc9pB80
Dining chat: What should a critic do if a chef tries to turn them away? And other questions from readers around the country. https://t.co/nVSztIJuC7