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Anna Spiegel
Food Editor

Anna Spiegel covers the dining and drinking scene in her native DC. Prior to joining Washingtonian in 2010, she attended the French Culinary Institute and Columbia University’s MFA program in New York, and held various cooking and writing positions in NYC and in St. John, US Virgin Islands.

Food

100 Very Best Restaurants: #15 – Whaley’s

Navy Yard, American, 2018 100 Very Best, Seafood  |  Feb 1, 2018
Food

100 Very Best Restaurants: #16 – Izakaya Seki

2018 100 Very Best, U Street, Japanese, Izakaya Seki  |  Feb 1, 2018
Maydan
Food

100 Very Best Restaurants: #17 – Maydan

2018 100 Very Best, U Street, Maydan, Middle Eastern  |  Feb 1, 2018
Food

100 Very Best Restaurants: #18 – All-Purpose

Shaw, 2018 100 Very Best, Italian, All Purpose  |  Feb 1, 2018
Food

100 Very Best Restaurants: #19 – Rasika/Rasika West End

2018 100 Very Best, Penn Quarter, Indian, Rasika/Rasika West End  |  Feb 1, 2018
Food

100 Very Best Restaurants: #20 – Requin

The Wharf, 2018 100 Very Best, French, Requin  |  Feb 1, 2018
Food

100 Very Best Restaurants: #21 – Plume

Dupont Circle, American, 2018 100 Very Best, Plume  |  Feb 1, 2018
We can see how Le Diplomate won over your hearts (and stomachs) with their creamy crème brûlée. Photograph by Scott Suchman.
Food

100 Very Best Restaurants: #22 – Le Diplomate

2018 100 Very Best, Logan Circle, Le Diplomate, French  |  Feb 1, 2018
Robert Wiedmaier in lounge at Marcel's. Photograph by Scott Suchman.
Food

100 Very Best Restaurants: #23 – Marcel’s

2018 100 Very Best, French, West End, Marcel's  |  Feb 1, 2018
Food

100 Very Best Restaurants: #24 – Inferno Pizzeria Napoletana

Pizza, 2018 100 Very Best, Italian, MD  |  Feb 1, 2018
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