Food

Signature Dish

Signature Dish discovers and reveals the standout dishes at a wide array of the region’s best restaurants, from the latest dining hot spots to strip-mall eateries serving up authentic global cuisines.
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    Hot Out of the Oven

    Saturday
    Dec 13

    30 Minutes

    Seth Tillman visits three standout bakeries starting with the jambon buerre sandwich at Bread Furst in Van Ness, the kouign amann with red bean paste at Saku Saku Flakerie in Tenleytown, and the Lebanese Bride at Z&Z Manoushe Bakery in Rockville.
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    Signature Dish

    Monday
    Dec 15

    30 Minutes

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    Soup Season

    Saturday
    Dec 20

    30 Minutes

    Seth heads to Shilling Canning Company to sample their French Onion soup. The Khao Soi is ladled out at Kiin Imm Thai. Finally, the Roof Terrace Restaurant for a bowl of their signature JFK Chowder.
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    Cooking With Fire

    Monday
    Dec 22

    30 Minutes

    Wagyu beef brisket; The Hot Mess white pizza; spiced lamb shoulder.
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    Incredible Italian

    Saturday
    Dec 27

    30 Minutes

    Italian classics - D.C. style - begins with the mezzi rigatoni from Red Hen. Navy Yard's Ama offers up a tasty coniglio. The episode wraps up at the stalwart Al Tiramisu in Dupont Circle, where Seth indulges in the visually stunning lobster risotto.

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Signature Dish Restaurant Guide

The Signature Dish Restaurant Guide provides additional information about each signature dish, including restaurant locations, reviews, and video clips from each episode, all sorted by cuisine type and plotted on an interactive map of the local area.

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