McLean: Culinary Cultures Explored
Profile: Bertrand Chemel, executive chef, 2941 and Pizzeria Orso in Falls Church.
Whether you crave a whole Neapolitan pizza from Pizzeria Orso or an upscale dish with house-made fresh potato gnocchi from 2941, you must thank the mastermind—and master chef—behind these very diverse Falls Church restaurants.
Love for Cooking Brought to Great Falls
Profile: Mookie’s BBQ new on restaurant scene.
When Mookie’s BBQ opened in Great Falls recently, barbecue fans must have gone wild. Really wild, for Northern Virginia does not boast many smoky, barbecue restaurants.
McLean: Tasting Pleasures of the härth
Profile: Meet Luc Dendievel, the executive chef at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner härth restaurant.
When you first enter Hilton McLean Tysons Corner restaurant, härth, you are greeted by cordial staff and an upscale casual setting, marked off by a glass wine cellar, a tapas bar and a large dining area skirted by an outdoor patio.
Herndon: The Taste of Mom’s Soup
Profile: Katharine Mardirosian of 100 Bowls of Soup.
When you first enter Herndon’s iconic store, 100 Bowls of Soup, herbal fragrances surround you and they may even transform your ideas of soup.
Profile: Jean Janssen, Force Behind Area’s Smart Markets
Food shoppers should take their collective hats off to Jean Janssen. She is the motivating spirit behind the area’s Smart Markets, a collection of farmers’ markets that showcase locally grown and raised produce and meats, plus a few temptations, such as hand-made sausages, popcorn, and baked goods (as in divine French pastries).
Eating Smart
Profile: Jean Janssen, force behind area’s Smart Markets.
Food shoppers should take their collective hats off to Jean Janssen. She is the motivating spirit behind the area’s Smart Markets
Reston: Inspired by Cooking Shows, Grandma’s Baking
Profile: Adam Stein, executive chef at Reston’s Red’s Table.
Husky, tattooed, and obviously driven, Adam Stein, executive chef at Reston’s newish Red’s Table, is all about food and cooking.
Serving Creative Wine Dinners
Profiles: Edwin Amaya and Moreno Espinoza of Wildfire.
Sometimes in life, two heads are better than one.
Vienna: Elegant Temptations
Sweet secrets of Silva’s Patisserie in Vienna.
Probably the most delightful gift comes wrapped in sugar, or chocolate or a sweet glaze.
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