Restaurants

FIRST BITE | The familiar fries at Frenchy’s Naturel hit all the right notes.

The honor comes after O'Connell earned his third Michelin star last year.

1 star | The Oaxacan chef’s Mexico City restaurant is acclaimed, but something is getting lost in translation.

On its finest days, Da Hong Pao blurs the line between commerce and the culinary arts.

FIRST BITE | Yume Sushi stands out, but not for the right reasons just yet.

The company, which will be renamed, is now in the hands of Nancy Silverton and three members of the Bastianich family.

Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema entertains your dining questions, rants and raves.

ASK TOM | Plus, reader questions about stair-climbing servers, an endangered fish and share plates.

To find their own voice, the owners had to lay to rest an iconic restaurant at the Vietnamese center in Falls Church.

FIRST BITE | The Pembroke finds high style everywhere you look.

Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema entertains your dining questions, rants and raves.

2 stars | The chef with a following strikes out on his own, this time in Georgetown.

The family-owned business has expanded its capacity, and its menu, with its new College Park outlet.

FIRST BITE | Comfort food has edged out fancier fare on the chef’s American menu in Potomac, Md.

Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema entertains your dining questions, rants and raves.