I’ve updated it with the Baltimore spots mentioned in this thread. Let me know if I’ve missed any! ========= Dim Sum in Washington and Baltimore Part 1: Northern Virginia China Garden 1100 Wilson Boulevard Rosslyn, VA 22209

on Col. Pike, 4th on Wilson) are good places to start. The place just west of Ballston, on the north side of Wilson at the bottom of the hill (sorry, blanking on the name) is Mexican and used to be above average. There were quite...

If you don’t want to go all the way up to Devon, there’s Essence of India in Lincoln Square at Wilson & Lincoln. It’s excellent, but not cheap.

You’re thinking of China Garden, which is in the old USA Today building on the corner of N. Lynn and Wilson. I have been there twice in recent weeks and really enjoyed it. You’ll have to double check me on the time,...

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Locando Portafino on Montana Ave., cross street 11th, in Santa Monica. Spotted: Robert Redford (twice), Owen Wilson, Sherilynn Fenn, Leonard Nimoy, etc. It’s a...

Check Out Boulevard Woodgrill on Wilson Boulevard in Clarendon. Solid food.

just kitty corner from the Seward Park PCC on Wilson. Luna Cafe is a clean, bright, beautifully designed space in a curving half moon shape. The first time my bf took me there, I was groggy and not too happy about going to a new...

homemade Italian place at the corner of Lincoln & Wilson and thought it was pretty good. Well known and more reliable is La Bocca della Verita, and you should also check out its sister just E. of Lincoln on Lawrence, Pizzeria...

I second the What-A-Bagel recommendation – although I haven’t been to the Bayview location.... The joint on Bathurst between Wilson and Lawrence is fantastic — topped off with a delicious fried onion ring,...

Jason, Route 11’s “Blair's Death Rain” chips? Pray what type flavor IS this and where have you found it? The marketers must have been stoned! Can’t wait to read the package copy.

, coffee or — Lord knows! — espresso!!! You know it’s the popcorn that makes the profit for the movie theatres; ticket prices roughly break even. Cheers, Jason

at Tony Luke’s I choose the chicken cutlet sub,which can also be gotten with the sharp provolone and the “rabb”. Jason makes a good point above about the poor quality of the sub rolls used in the Baltimore...

. pork is a little easier to come by in that warren wilson college raises pigs in a sustainable fashion. you can buy 1/4 hogs or more. i believe they slaughter once a year, which is when you’ll get the meat. not the...

I have just been invited by an American friend ( if Brits and Americans can ever be friends after Mel “ who cares if it's true” Gibson’s crimes against historical accuracy in Braveheart and The Patriot ) for a...

Egg Cream: Fredericks in great neck. The place should be declared a national monument. Jason