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Ann Limpert
Ann Limpert
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Ann Limpert joined Washingtonian in late 2003. She was previously an editorial assistant at Entertainment Weekly and a cook in New York restaurant kitchens, and she is a graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education. She lives in Petworth.

Food

5 Things Our Food Editors Are Talking About This March

New restaurants, really old spirits, and a quirky-cool dessert shop.
Union Market, La Cosecha, Estadio, St. Anselm  |  Mar 13, 2019
Food

All the DC Dining Trends We’re Totally Over

Tiny, expensive cocktails at a new "concept"
Cocktails, Instagram, 100 Very Best 2019, 100 Very Best Restaurants  |  Mar 13, 2019
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Food

All the DC Dining Trends We’re Obsessed with Right Now

From whole ducks to Impossible Burgers.
100 Very Best 2019, 100 Very Best Restaurants, Bad Saint, Columbia Room  |  Mar 12, 2019
Food

Restaurant Review: El Sapo

Silver Spring’s new Cuban restaurant is a party every night.

Cost:

Silver Spring, Restaurant review, El Sapo, Raynold Mendizábal  |  Mar 11, 2019
Food

New York’s Famed Superiority Burger Is Coming to Elle Next Week

Brooks Headley is serving vegetarian burgers at the Mount Pleasant restaurant for one night only.
Burgers, Elle, Vegetarian, Nick Pimentel  |  Mar 4, 2019
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Food

Here are the DC-Area Semi-Finalists for the James Beard Awards

The Oscars of the food world are back.
James Beard Awards, James Beard Semifinalists  |  Feb 27, 2019
Food

Ashburn’s New Modern Vietnamese Restaurant Serves Destination-Worthy Pho and Banh Mi

A chef from San Francisco's famed Slanted Door helped design the dishes at Em Oi.
Vietnamese, Ashburn  |  Feb 21, 2019
Food

The 100 Very Best Restaurants in Washington

100 Very Best Restaurants  |  Feb 15, 2019
Food

100 Very Best Restaurants: #1 – Minibar

American, 100 Very Best 2019, Penn Quarter, Minibar  |  Feb 15, 2019
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100 Very Best Restaurants: #2 – The Dabney

Shaw, American, 100 Very Best 2019, The Dabney  |  Feb 15, 2019
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