X.O. marks the spot

X.O. Taste Seafood Restaurant makes a splash in Falls Church with exciting Cantonese fare. Ask Tom: Wine

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A twist on typical

Warrenton's Black Bear Bistro may look like a regular pub, but the chow offerings are far from ordinary.

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Drink like a Draper

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Coming to Dupont: Kababji Grill

Kebab alert: The Beirut-based Kababji Grill is poised to open its first U.S. restaurant in the the District later this month. In a phone conversation this morning -- Starbucks my time, lunchtime there -- founder Toufic Khoueiri, who owns "around 30" similar establishments abroad, told me his next project will be at 1351 Connecticut Ave. NW (in the ...

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