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• Posted The Weekly Feed: Breakfast for Dinner Edition to DCist
  Photo by Flickr user arnold inuyaki, used under a Creative Commons agreement. Dish of the Week: Fried Chicken and Waffles Fried chicken and waffles is a uniquely American food innovation. Like many comfort foods, the exact origin of this fantastic pairing is murky. One account suggests that the dish emerged when Thomas Jefferson brought a waffle iron back from France in the 1790s, where it became popular as a Sunday morning meal in the...
• Posted The Weekly Feed: Fried Dough Edition to DCist
  Apple cider donuts by Flickr user joyosity. Dish of the Week: Apple cider donuts One of the best things about fall is the food. The cooler weather marks the return of local apples and all the delectable things that can be made from them, including apple butter, apple pie, apple cider, and, most importantly, apple donuts. Few things taste better on a crisp fall day than a hot cider donut, dusted in cinnamon sugar,...
• Posted The Weekly Feed: Kettle-Cooked Edition to DCist
  Zapp's chips, available in snack size from Potbelly (Alicia Mazzara). Dish of the Week: Zapp's chips The supermarket aisle is crowded with many a mediocre potato chip, but every once in a while, a truly great chip comes along. Zapp's, started in Gramercy, Louisiana by Ron Zappe, produces a singularly crisp and flavorful potato chip. Unlike many brands, Zapp's actually taste like potatoes, rather than a cardboard-like wafer of sodium and artificial flavoring. (Don't...
• Posted The Weekly Feed: Late Summer Harvest Edition to DCist
  Caprese salad by Mr. T in DC. Dish of the Week: Caprese Salad Summer is rapidly slipping from our fingertips, one sticky day after another. And while mid-August means a lot of things in D.C. (unbearable humidity, Congressional recess, and a slow news cycle), it also means a bumper crop of late season tomatoes. Our fabulous farmers markets are overflowing with heirloom tomatoes in a rainbow of hues and assortment of shapes and sizes....
• Posted The Weekly Feed: Rotating Roast Edition to DCist
  Doner kebab from Urfa Tomato Kabob (Alicia Mazzara). Dish of the Week: Doner kebab Ahh, the elusive doner kebab. A close relative to the gyro, doner kebab is a popular late-night snack in Europe and the Middle East, but remains relatively obscure in the U.S. This Turkish specialty is typically made with slices of lamb, stacked on a vertical spit, and basted in its own fat as it roasts. The meat is then served...