Its been a great ride, but every 25 years or so, a change of scenery is good. Farewell, Washington Post! (But not to readers.) www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/10...

Dining chat: Can I tip less now that Trump’s bill has mostly done away with taxes on gratuity? wapo.st/408k7Rw

Dining chat: Is it ‘causing a scene’ to tell a server the food was bad? wapo.st/44t8ru1

One of the DMV’s best new places to eat, Sorn Thai toasts a grandmother’s cooking in modern digs in McLean www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/05...

“What’s new?” people often ask me. Right now, I’ve got 20 answers for them, in the form of a spring dining guide celebrating the best of DC’s current crop of restaurants. www.washingtonpost.com/food/interac...

A taxi driver in Butte tells me her town is mostly “pawn shops, bars and casinos.” True. It’s also about mining, Cornish pasties the size of footballs, a statue bigger than the Statue of Liberty on a nearby mountain, one very old Chinese restaurant — and kindness everywhere you go.

With the help of a Japanese diplomat, I reviewed the new Marufuji Japanese Market (and cafe) in Tysons. Go!

I love the whimsey of the menu created by the Voltaggio brothers at the (truly) divine new Wye Oak Tavern in Frederick, Md. Worth the journey from DC. www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/03...

The alluring new Alara brings late-night dining — and lots of mezze — to Georgetown. Focus on the dips, the look, anything with lamb. My review: www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/03...

Anyone out there know the Tucson food scene well? I welcome dining tips.

Dining chat: How do I deal with in-laws who under-tip at restaurants? Plus other rants and raves from readers. t.co/wjvX5GPoE3

Imagine a restaurant where cell phones are forbidden, there’s no tipping and the chef goes by one name for security reasons. Welcome to the Agency Dining Room at the super-secure @CIA Spoiler alert: the cooking trumps that at the White House Mess www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/02...

Got a restaurant question, rant or rave? Send it to me ahead of my live online chat tomorrow at 11 a.m. and I’ll try to answer. www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/01...

Dining chat: Are branches of famous restaurants as good as the original? Plus other questions from readers around the country. wapo.st/40xh8mh

Dining chat: How should a diner deal with a dirty-talking neighboring table? Plus other rants (and raves) from readers. www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/01...

Someone forgot to pick up flowers. Owl art to the rescue!

Searching for my peeps on a new playground. Come say hello.

I just went to buy the well-reviewed “Mango Tree” and the clerk said they didn’t sell plants.