File it under “themes we never thought we’d see.”
Image courtesy of Lewi Hervela Dish of the Week: Peri Peri Chicken Nando’s Peri Peri offers some delicious chicken. The chain started out of South Africa, and began a northern and westward expansion. The first U.S. branch opened last year in Chinatown. Their grilled chicken is moist with a flavor kissed with smoke from the grill. You also have a choice of sauces offering varying heats and flavors ranging from mild to x-tra x-tra…
Eric Ziebold For fans of CityZen at the Mandarin Oriental, and those who can’t quite afford to splurge for their tasting menu, there is good news. James Beard Award Winner Eric Ziebold is working on South by Southwest, a less expensive restaurant with a “new look, lower prices and flavors reminiscent of Maryland’s Eastern Shore.” The Mandarin Oriental will convert the existing Cafe MoZu into the new restaurant in early summer. South by Southwest…
Dish of the Week: Butternut squash This week Gourmet’s Ruth Reichl called butternut squash fall’s finest vegetable. “Its sweet flavor and silky texture make butternut squash a star in many of our favorite fall recipes,” she wrote. The only problem is that most of the time, it seems to find its way into overly sweet soup. Luckily our intrepid DCist food staff came through with some of their other favorite uses for butternut squash. Alyse…
