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Read about the latest industry techniques, trends, and ideas as well as personal stories from restaurant professionals around the country.
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Acid Tongue
When citrus is sparse, chefs and bartenders turn to alternative acids through local fruit, fermentation, and organic compounds.
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Head To Tail Mackerel
One fish, four dishes. Chef Bobo Catoe maximizes his mackerel at Alewife in Richmond, VA.
Versatile Solution
Rising Star Bartender Andon Whitehorn of Alewife hatches a plan for an egg-free foam.
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Wildly Local at Sumac
Atop vast rolling hills overlooking the Thornton River sits Sumac, where Chef Daniel Gleason cooks pristine local fare in a mobile kitchen.
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The Forgotten Apples of Bent Mountain
Patrick Collins and Danielle LeCompte’s low-intervention Bent Mountain Cider is a love letter to Virginia.
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D.C.-Chesapeake Kitchen Notebook
An in-depth look at some of our favorite dishes and cocktails from our time on the ground in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.