Taqueria Sabor Mixteco showcases Oaxacan accents in Silver Spring. Run, do not walk, for the newcomer’s prime tacos, tortas and tlayudas — with grasshoppers, of course. #mexican #silverspring washingtonpost.com/food/2024/07/1…

Dining chat: What do you tip for bad, fair, and great service? wapo.st/46qn2Hh

Northern Virginia’s best new restaurant embraces smoke and sweetness washingtonpost.com/food/2024/08/0…

Dining chat: Are restaurants as fraught as depicted in ‘The Bear?’ The Bear wapo.st/3WU95ht

Dining chat: Are restaurants as fraught as depicted on ‘The Bear?’ wapo.st/3WU95ht

Our food critic’s 8 restaurant red flags to avoid a bad meal out wapo.st/4dDj1Bs

I ordered the same meal at 10 different DC steak houses. These made my “best” list, by offering great hospitality on the side: ⁦Joe's DC⁩ ⁦BOURBON STEAK D.C.⁩ ⁦RARE Steakhouse & Tavern⁩ ⁦The Palm Washington DC⁩ ⁦The Capital Grille⁩ ⁦Charlie Palmer Steak⁩ washingtonpost.com/food/2024/08/1…

Dining chat: The time our food critic judged Tim Walz’s hot dish Tim Walz wapo.st/4cpr302

Suddenly, Japanese tasting menus are everywhere in DC. Here are three great ways to explore the trend. ⁦kappo DC⁩ #japanesefood #sushi #dceats #omakase washingtonpost.com/food/2024/08/1…

Chanterelle ice cream is a thing and it’s delicious. Just saying.

Dining chat: Restaurant bans little kids. What gives? search.app/qmYfQnck17J9vJ…

The breezy new River Club in DC gives diners a taste of Italy, Lebanon and Spain under one stylish roof. My take: washingtonpost.com/food/2024/08/2…

Dining chat: Why does it always take forever to get my check? What’s the best day to order seafood in a restaurant? Readers ask, I respond. wapo.st/3z07Owj

Dining chat: What to do when dishes come out 15 minutes apart? wapo.st/3XtCQWQ

The charming new Maude & the Bear from chef Ian Boden celebrates the season on multiple tasting menus in #stauntonva Worth the journey, as they say. My review: washingtonpost.com/food/2024/09/0…

Dining chat: Just because I’m fat doesn’t mean I don’t deserve good service wapo.st/3XEBCIi

Why don’t all restaurants serve ice water? Some diners can’t stand it. With cameos by ⁦Chappall Gage⁩ ⁦Inn at Little Wash⁩ and water sommelier ⁦Martin Riese⁩ #coldwater #ice washingtonpost.com/food/2024/09/1…

Why don’t all restaurants serve ice water? Some diners can’t stand it. With cameos by Chappall Gage Inn at Little Wash and water sommelier Martin Riese #coldwater #ice washingtonpost.com/food/2024/09/1…

Chef Danny Chavez is serving artful Latin cooking — tacos, tortas, his mom’s (great) tamales — in quietly stylish digs in Silver Spring. Do it! #silverspring #latinfood washingtonpost.com/food/2024/09/1… wapo.st/47wLtTI

Dining chat: Help! My takeout orders are made so fast, my food is never hot wapo.st/3XwTMKQ