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| June 2003 | | | 25 | – | Food on the Road, Reader Polls
| | | | 18 | – | Burgers
| | | | 11 | – | Chef Gillian Clark, Cuban Sandwiches
| | | | 4 | – | Chef Gillian Clark, Food Movies
| | | May 2003 | | | 28 | – | Rudeness in Restaurants
| | | | 21 | – | Aruba, Cannoli
| | | | 14 | – | Dog Meat, Half-Price Nights
| | | | 7 | – | Vegans, Colorado Kitchen
| | April 2003 | | | 30 | – | Colorado Kitchen Philosophy
| | | | 16 | – | Wine Flights, Rats
| | | | 9 | – | Banning Cell Phones
| | | | 2 | – | Lutefisk, Noisy Restaurants, Smoke
| | March 2003 | | | 26 | – | Dining Mishaps, Fish and Chips
| | | | 19 | – | Peanut Allergies, Desserts
| | | | 12 | – | D.C. Cookbooks, Renaming French Fries
| | | | 5 | – | Pizza, New Yorkers on D.C. Restaurants
| | February 2003 | | | 26 | – | Fondue
| | | | 19 | – | Finding Pho
| | | | 12 | – | Valentine's Day Eats
| | | | 5 | – | Pancakes, In & Out of Town
| | January 2003 | | | 29 | – | Fame and Celery
| | | | 22 | – | Restaurant Week Continues...
| | | | 15 | – | Restaurant Week Redux
| | | | 8 | – | New Year, Galileo, Greek Food
| | December 2002 | | | 18 | – | Pre-Holiday Rant
| | | | 11 | – | The "Newly-Delicious" Perry's?
| | | | 4 | – | Over-Hyped and Over-Priced
| | November 2002 | | | 27 | – | Thanksgiving... and Bad Service
| | | | 20 | – | Cornucopia of Cuisine
| | | | 7 | – | Eating in Philly
| | | | | | October 2002 | | | 30 | – | Banh Mi and Bi Bim Bop
| | | | 23 | – | Dining Guide Follow-up
| | | | 21 | – | Annual Dining Guide Discussion!
| | | | 10 | – | Readers on Firefly, Local 16
| | | | 2 | – | Nugent, Poste, "Tiny Thai"
| | | | | | | September 2002 | | | 18 | – | Tips -- On the Level?
| | | | 11 | – | Spotty Service, Blind Date Sites
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