Lakshmi met with Chef Shamim Popal of Lapis to try traditional Afghan food like kabuli pulao, which Popal has previously prepared for Afghan refugees.

For the series’ third episode, which airs on Sunday, April 30, John Leguizamo and his team came to D.C. – a place Leguizamo says might be the most American city in the United States.

Not many films or TV shows that are set in D.C. actually film in D.C., allowing producers to take some creative liberties with what they think our city should look like. A TNT show was the most recent culprit.

Photo by amy.arch. D.C. portrayed inaccurately? In a Hollywood production? Yeah, it’s not the first time. I’m sure it won’t be the last. But it’s still worth pointing out when it happens: And Now, Anacostia’s (and now ANC 6D07 representative) David Garber bemoans Anacostia’s poor treatment in the Fox TV show Bones. The dialogue went something like this: Hannah: What do you know about Anacostia? Booth: It’s a neighborhood about a mile and a…