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TRENDING

Q & A with a Farmer-Poet

When he couldn’t find a job as a sports reporter, he decided writing could wait, and focused on turning his family’s seventh generation farm into a thriving business.

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Designing for Dining

Menus as appetizing as entrees.

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Hot Spots

These are the new Northern Virginia hot spots: restaurants opened in the last few months that already cultivated a following and welcomed neighbors and friends. You should join.

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REVIEWS

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Pho No More

The ramen trend hits Annandale.

LITTLE NIBBLE

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Turmeric

For: Sweet at Dinner

BOOKS

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Goy Meets Gefilte Fish

“The first time I saw those congealed, dingy blobs of fish at the Kassoffs, I thought I’d die.”

INFOGRAPHICS

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Shades of Ray

A continuum of meaty proportions… Here’s the timeline.

TOOLKIT

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Rhubarb

With an upfront tartness, rhubarb has been silenced with sugar for too long.

AT HOME

Courtesy of Zach Smiley, Focus Media

Bootlegging Is No Bargain

Review: The Homemade Gin Kit.

MUST TRY

Courtesy of Apinya Thai Food Co.

Apinya Thai Chile Hot Sauce

Herndon couple bottles spicy, globe-trotting memories.