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

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2.5 stars | Bryan and Michael Voltaggio have finally joined forces at MGM National Harbor, and diners are winning big.

Your culinary tour of Washington starts right here.

FIRST BITE | Spain, Morocco and Portugal provide inspiration for this latest downtown destination.

With generous helpings of pork and hard-to-find traditional fare, Matthew’s Grill highlights the spectrum of Filipino cuisine.

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

2 stars | Petworth neighborhood spot is welcoming and familiar, in all the best ways.

Mirabelle's ham sandwich is yet another example of Washington's quickly evolving dining scene.

More than in any other U.S. city, chefs there treat vegetables like stars.

Debuts run the gamut from Shake Shack to the super high-end Mirabelle.

FIRST BITE | The new bar beneath Ambar in Clarendon expands tastes beyond the Balkans.

Time Out's video was met with Internet scorn.

Served with booze and fusion fare, the arcade games are no longer kid’s stuff.

Consumers have spoken. It would appear the powers behind the Golden Arches are listening.

Here's a sampling of patios that have opened since the last time you probably felt like eating outside.

By 2024, the fast-food giant says you can rest assured those chicken fries will come from humanely raised birds.

Note to Bon Appetit: This is a crudité platter, no matter what you try to call it.

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