Food We Love

This Unlikely Bento Pairing Hits the Mark

This Unlikely Bento Pairing Hits the Mark

Burgers + sushi = the ultimate in international comfort food

This article appears in print in the November 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. We love an unlikely pairing. Katsu Burger—the Japanese-influenced burger empire launched from a Georgetown strip mall in 2011—opened a Ballard location in July in the former home of Skillet. The restaurant looks remarkably the same, save for the faux tree full of blossoms in…

Fried Rice and Pastrami? Yes, It's Really Good

Fried Rice and Pastrami? Yes, It’s Really Good

This noodle house’s best dish doesn’t actually include noodles

This article appears in print in the September 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Even if you’re the sort of food fanatic who can’t overhear the word “fusion” without a lethal dose of side-eye, hear us out: Reckless Noodle House, which opened in the Central District in January, is making a wok-kissed, salty-sweet fried rice ($16) whose star…

We're Craving the Crêpes at This New Walk-Up Stand on Capitol Hill

We’re Craving the Crêpes at This New Walk-Up Stand on Capitol Hill

A master pastry chef delights with a super simple French dish

This article appears in print in the August 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Editor’s Note: This location has closed. The greatest pitfall of a European adventure is the reentry to reality at home. So, days after I returned from gorging myself on the most flawless Parisian pastries, I found myself at Petite Galette, the walk-up crêpe stand…

The Frozen Dessert at Southcenter We Absolutely Love

The Frozen Dessert at Southcenter We Absolutely Love

Bring a few friends to share the Mango Snow Milk.

This article appears in print in the April 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Imagine you have to spend a night locked inside a mall à la one of those campy ’80s movies. Which mall do you pick? I’d choose Westfield Southcenter, if for no other reason than its excellent food options, from dumplings at Din Tai Fung…

Food We Love: Frankie & Jo’s

Food We Love: Frankie & Jo’s

Double scoop of cocoa nib mint brownie in a waffle cone at Capitol Hill’s Frankie & Jo’s

Metropolitan Market's Delicious Cookie

Metropolitan Market’s Delicious Cookie

Each 6-ounce tasty treat comes with two types of Belgian chocolate

It took three years and near-sinister gobs of chocolate, but Metropolitan Market has perfected and rolled out its claim to confection fame: The Cookie. What other name could fit such an exemplary treat? A purist’s delight, each 6-ounce Cookie contains two types of Belgian chocolate, local flour, toasted walnuts and butter. The full-figured orbs are…

Bakery Nouveau's Triple-layer Chocolate Cake

Bakery Nouveau’s Triple-layer Chocolate Cake

The moistest triple-layer chocolate cake we've tasted.

Look past the gold-speckled truffles and the loaves of crisp-crusted breads at Bakery Nouveau (4737 California Ave. SW 206.923.0534 bakerynouveau.com), and you’ll spy the sweet-as-pie staff selling slices of chocolate cake to patrons in the know. That’s because this triple-layer Classic Chocolate Cake ($4.50/slice; $30/8-inch cake) is the moistest we’ve tasted, and definitely worth a…

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