Life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living. - Anthony Bourdain
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Sometimes the simplest pizzas are the best way to appreciate what a pizzeria does well.
At Pizzeria Da Marco in Bethesda, we went with two Neapolitan classics:
Margherita — tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, basil, & parmesan
Marinara — tomato sauce, fresh oregano, garlic, & ba…
The Harvest menu closed on a distinctly autumnal note, with three very different final courses.
Koji “Rice Cream” — figs, bee pollen
Apple — parsnip, maple cake, chervil
Spice Bush–Porcini Shortbread
The rice cream was delicate and refreshing, while the apple course leaned …
As the Harvest menu continued, the flavors moved fully into autumn, with beets, squash, mushrooms and collards taking center stage.
Badger Flame Beets — kohlrabi pastrami, dill, kumquat kosho crema
Candy Roaster Squash — pumpkin seed, red onion, braised collards, brown butter…
Oyster Oyster’s menus have always been closely tied to the rhythms of the Mid-Atlantic, and Chef Rob Rubba’s new Harvest menu captures that moment when the last traces of summer give way to the deeper flavors of fall.
The evening began with:
Welcoming Broth — mushroom, kelp, …
At Bully, Chef Pepe Moncayo brings a distinctly Spanish point of view to the St. Gregory Hotel. The Barcelona-born chef, formerly of the Michelin-starred Cranes, draws on the flavors of Spain while leaving room for creative American influences throughout the menu.
For dinner, w…
What looked at first like a quick, casual lunch spot turned out to serve a properly made dolsot bibimbap (돌솥 비빔밥) —complete with one of the best parts of eating from a hot stone bowl: the crispy nurungji (누릉지) that forms along the bottom.
Bulgogi Dolsot Bibimbap — rice…
At Zurich’s Widder Hotel, Chef Stefan Heilemann leads the two-Michelin-starred Widder Restaurant, while the hotel’s internationally acclaimed Widder Bar, recognized by 50 Best Discovery, extends into the courtyard each summer as Widder Garden.
We stopped by for cocktails and a…
We finished dinner at Wöschi on a playful note, beginning with the restaurant’s unconventional take on the cheese course
Deconstructed Basque Cheesecake — blue Gruyère, pecans, blueberries, raspberry crumble, Dijon mustard ice cream
Sweet, savory and genuinely unexpected—one …
Next we moved into the main courses
Swiss Salmon — zebra tomato, fermented tomato caviar, cannolo filled with salmon rillette
Bright and elegant, with a particularly clean finish
Pairing: 2025 Sattlerhof Gamlitzer Sauvignon Blanc
Dry-Aged Swiss Beef — smoked green pea espum…
A Spanish winemaker (@RaventosiBlanc) ditches cava for sparkling wine with native grapes
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