Republished on November 22, 2025 Alex Barron Restaurant Critic Bon Appetit It’s no surprise to learn that Georgetown -- which was originally established as a tobacco port in Maryland forty years before
September 1, 2013 Alex Barron Restaurant Critic Bon Appetit When tapas hit DC’s mainstream restaurant scene twenty years ago, they were seen as something of a culinary novelty. Although in Spain, and
May 1, 2013 Alex Barron Restaurant Critic Bon Appetit Photos: Elise Vu/DC Spotlight Newspaper // // A couple of young doctors from New York take their place around a large square table next
March 1, 2013 Alex Barron Restaurant Critic Bon Appetit Photography: Roshan Ghimire As more and more quality restaurants pop up in and around D.C., the scene as a whole continues to grow
// // December 1, 2012 Alex Barron Restaurant Critic Bon Appetit When Zengo opened its doors in Chinatown more than seven years ago, the area still had a reputation for being dicey”the
April 1, 2011 Alex Barron Restaurant Critic Bon Appetit Photos: Meredith Rizzo/DC Spotlight Newspaper Washington, D.C.'s detractors have always cited the city's lack of places likecozy neighborhood bistros.
