Best Bargain Dining
Short of your being an oil magnate or an OPEC board member, chances are money’s a little tight these days. Record gas prices, plunging stock values and illusory lending practices have hit home hard this year. And if history is any kind of guide, most people are probably already doing some serious belt-tightening in case things get worse before they get better. Read more

Dress to Ingest
Never mind wearing your heart on your sleeve. Make 2008 about proudly displaying your epicurean ideals. The Diet Detective’s latest crop of deliciously wry T-shirts highlights nutritional sensibility (a donut-emblazoned covering warns... Read more

Tainted Love
Rather than putting a lid on the issue of proper stoppage, author George M. Taber attacks the state of wine preservation with his latest work, “To Cork or Not to Cork” (Scribner, $26). Read more

Slipping into Summer
It’s that time of year again: Summer is peeking out at us from behind the last cold front of the year (we hope), the cherry blossoms are stretching forth fragile, blooming branches, and cocktail menus everywhere are switching over to light, refreshing drinks to suit the season. Read more

So Very Cherry
Local toque Catherine Williams enjoys bringing balance to nature’s bounty. “This dish is a perfect example how to bring fruit into a savory dish—satisfying the yin and yang of one’s palate... Read more

Mike’s Deli
The Tax man cometh again, Falls Church. But don’t worry, this one wants to give back, not take away. Sibling restaurateurs David and Rebecca Tax—they of Clare and Don’s fame... Read more