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701: New look, new chef, great food

The best part of 701 restaurant’s $800,000 renovation isn’t the robin’s-egg-blue-and-brown color scheme, or the deep circular booths, or the busy patterns covering the walls and floor.

Kellari Taverna

At Kellari Taverna, Washington’s new high-end seafood spot with a Greek twist, a great meal can be had — if you average out the highs and lows.

Tosca: Italian king

These days, Ristorante Tosca has emerged as the favorite mealtime oasis for the men and women who cut the checks and broker the deals that make Washington run.

Iconic restaurant keeps it classic

Charlie Palmer’s recent “Top Chef” appearance seems to have quickly pulled his classy Capitol Hill steakhouse back into the D.C. spotlight — on one recent weeknight, the sleek establishment is bustling like a brand-new hotspo

Masa 14

As New York Times columnist Tom Friedman famously opined, the world is flat — and that goes double for the D.C. culinary world, where restaurants are rarely if ever content to identify with just one nation.

H Street Country Club

In Hollywood, the term “high-concept” describes movie ideas that can be summed up in a few words, such as the infamous “Snakes on a Plane.” But the term has acquired an equally concise meaning in Washington: nightlife on H St

Taberna del Alabardero: 20 years old and counting

Maybe because it’s located within a piedra’s throw of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, it doesn’t seem to have noticed that the American — and global — economy has been gored like one of those thrill-seeker

Potenza: The Old World comes to D.C.

When is a wine glass more than just a wine glass?

Capitol Lounge: Same place, with a new face

Stories about Capitol Lounge usually start off with, “This one time, when I was an intern … ” or “The other night at happy hour … ”

The Jockey Club: Almost back in the winner's circle

President Obama hasn’t shown up yet, but it’s probably only a matter of time. After all, he likes to eat out, and no fewer than eight of his nine immediate predecessors have dined at the Jockey Club since it opened on the eve

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