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Dining chat: Ask Post food critic Elazar Sontag your questions

Washington Post food critic Elazar Sontag entertains your restaurant questions, rants and raves.

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Eight years in, Maydan’s heart is still its hearth

When Maydan opened, it was the hottest spot in town. Has Rose Previte’s live-fire Middle Eastern restaurant stood the test of time?

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A restaurant with no chairs? This tiny pasta spot is worth standing for.

Gemini in Dupont Circle is a wonderfully strange home for handmade pasta, natural wine and some of the best ice cream in the United States.

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Why I’m bringing star ratings back to restaurant reviews

Stars will tell you whether a restaurant is the best, most consistent version of itself. Unlike on Yelp, even one star is worth a visit.

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