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If you're passionate about food, familiar or foreign, here are the food suppliers and foodie facts to help you make the most of cooking in the capital. Take a food adventure across the globe without leaving the area!

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Chew on This: Chicken abuse
Posted on 8 May 2008

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My favorite markets: Thai Market

Posted on 12 May 2008

Peter Gosak used to be a banker, until one of his clients told him he was going out of business. So Gosak bought him up - and he and Silver Spring's Thai Market have never looked back. more...

This week's markets & ingredients updates

Posted on 15 May 2008

Mangoes, bread flour unscrambled, gluten, Broa de Milho, vegan bakeries more...

Phyllis Richman

Posted on 8 May 2008

Phyllis Richman spent 23 years as the restaurant critic of the Washington Post, eating out on our behalf. Think how much money she saved us by guiding us away from restaurants or chefs that weren't meeting the mark, and how many good meals she encouraged us to seek out and enjoy.

So it's only right and proper that the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington is honoring her at the 26th Annual RAMMY Restaurant Awards Gala with the Duke Zeibert Capital Achievement Award. more...

Farmers' markets - food for health and flavor

Posted on 11 May 2008

Spring is here and farmers' markets are about to blossom on the streets of the capital. We need to support local farmers. They're doing a tough job to bring us food that's healthy and full of flavor. If we want to see that kind of respect from regular supermarkets when they decide what to stock, they need to notice the sales they're missing when we shop for local produce. Then they might be more encouraged to shop locally, too... more...

Chew on This: Chicken abuse

Posted on 8 May 2008

You need a strong stomach to watch this undercover video of the mistreatment of chickens released this week by Mercy for Animals, a Chicago-based animal rights group. It was taken with a camera hidden by one of the non-profit's investigators who worked at a major California egg-factory farm for two months. more...

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Sticky Pecan Buns

Posted on 12 May 2008

He Who Must Not Necessarily Be Obeyed bought me a KitchenAid. So he is being obeyed for a wee while, which means I downloaded the Food Network's recipe for Joanne Chang's Sticky Buns. After all, they won against Bobby Flay's in a throwdown. And as a first-time bun baker, I thought I'd have a go at perhaps the trickiest dough there is. Paradise reached in one! The photo is of that key moment before they went into the oven, demonstrating that despite all the goo they were sitting in and my lack of faith, they did rise again. (Besides, when I took the photo of when they came out, it was as dark as the buns. Want do you want? I have to learn to conquer a KitchenAid, a brioche recipe and camera all at once?) more...

Previous Recipes

Quinoa - the risotto alternative - 8 May 2008
Lobster bisque - 21 Apr 2008
Pork Potstickers in Black Vinegar Sauce - 14 Apr 2008
Fish Mappas - 4 Apr 2008
Lobster Ceviche - 25 Mar 2008
Chicken Shish Taouk - 25 Mar 2008
Grilled Mediterranean Sardines with Lemon and Olive Persillade - 23 Mar 2008
Lentil Soup with Loomi - 21 Mar 2008
Smoked Haddock - 21 Mar 2008
More recipes...