Wine: Sip and trip to southern Italy
Time spent with southern Italian wines might be the next best thing to a summer vacation near Mount Etna — especially with a recent book from Joseph Bastianich as your guide.
(James M. Thresher / FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)
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What goes into making local honey
David Hagedorn gets an inside-the-tent, under-the-netting look, and comes up with golden recipes.
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The perfect time for fizz ed
Making your own soda is “stupid easy,” as one cookbook author puts it.
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Stars align for D.C. Central Kitchen’s Fresh Start
The agency’s catering operation is hoping to prepare more locally sourced food.
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Nourish: Peach Tapioca Pudding
Add layers of granola to turn this dessert into a lovely brunch dish.
Dinner in Minutes: Mussels With Cream of Endive and Sweet Potato
The dish was inspired by chef Claudio Pirollo’s extra cream of endive made for an event last week.
Sparkling Watermelon
Watermelon is so sweet and juicy that it is practically a beverage right off the vine.
Prosciutto, Figs and Farmer’s Cheese With Comb Honey
This beautiful and simple salad is a perfect starter to a summer meal.
Tweeting from Tales of the Cocktail
Spirits columnist Jason Wilson will be tweeting live from the 9th annual cocktail conference in New Orleans.
White whiskeys keep on coming
Moonshine keeps rolling out, with a gentler version shepherded by PS 7’s Gina Chersevani.
Beer: Belgium’s upstart innovators
Some breweries are becoming famous among American drinkers for putting U.S.-style spins on conventional recipes.
It’s Top Tomato time
This is the sixth annual Washington Post Food section contest that features our readers’ best tomato recipes.
Cooking Off the Cuff: Ricotta gnocchi
It sounds labor-intensive, but ricotta gnocchi delivers its many pleasures with little effort.
A chef-driven wine with “good slammability”
Peter Pastan is pouring a new bottle at 2 Amys — his own.
First impressions: Oh Fish!
Get ready for massive maki rolls at Kaz Okochi’s new Oh Fish!
Better Know a Chef: The answers
Was the quiz about D.C.’s finest just too tough — or too ‘inside baseball’?
Cool off with a dip
5 ingredients, 5 minutes, one refreshing snack.
First Bite: Seasonal Pantry
The frank former sous-chef of Bibiana and Equinox opened the 240-square-foot food shop last month.
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Good to Go: Fettoosh
The Mediterranean spot might as well be in Lebanon it feels so far removed from the bustling Rosslyn-Ballston corridor nearby.
The big chill: A freezer guide
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