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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    Taste of Thai

    Saturday
    Jul 18

    30 Minutes

    Thailand's regional flavors starting with southern-coastal Chumphon pad thai at Sense of Thai in Ashburn, VA. Then, catfish dry curry at Thai Chef in Rockville, MD, finishing at Rimtang in Georgetown for some northern funky flavors with nam prik ong.
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    Signature Drinks

    Monday
    Jul 20

    30 Minutes

    Seth stirs things up with three signature drinks. He first heads to Virginia's wine country to visit Delaplane's Barrel Oak Winery, where he samples a glass of aged Norton wine. Next, he sips on the Queen Bee's Knees cocktail, made with genever gin, at the Tenth Ward Distilling Company in Frederick, MD. And he wraps at Hyattsville, MD's Streetcar 82 Brewing Co. for a pint of the Fancy Nancy hazy IPA.
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    Crossover Cuisine

    Monday
    Jul 20

    30 Minutes

    Fusion cuisine, where culinary traditions collide and create something new.
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    Crossover Cuisine

    Monday
    Jul 20

    30 Minutes

    Fusion cuisine, where culinary traditions collide and create something new.
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    Crossover Cuisine

    Tuesday
    Jul 21

    30 Minutes

    Fusion cuisine, where culinary traditions collide and create something new.
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    Crossover Cuisine

    Tuesday
    Jul 21

    30 Minutes

    Fusion cuisine, where culinary traditions collide and create something new.
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    Crossover Cuisine

    Tuesday
    Jul 21

    30 Minutes

    Fusion cuisine, where culinary traditions collide and create something new.
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    Crossover Cuisine

    Tuesday
    Jul 21

    30 Minutes

    Fusion cuisine, where culinary traditions collide and create something new.
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    Crossover Cuisine

    Tuesday
    Jul 21

    30 Minutes

    Fusion cuisine, where culinary traditions collide and create something new.
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    District of Duck

    Saturday
    Jul 25

    30 Minutes

    Finest duck dishes starting at Blue Duck Tavern in the West End to harvest fresh honey for BDT whole duck. Then, Ghanaian-style tamarind duck leg at Dawa in U Street Corridor. Last, Logan Circle's Mallard for Pennsylvania Pekin Duck.
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    Indian Adventure

    Monday
    Jul 27

    30 Minutes

    Seth Tillman embarks on tour of D.C.'s Indian cuisine, visiting the celebrated Daru on the H Street Corridor, stopping in Chinatown for the complex Nirvana 37 at the sleek Karizma Modern Indian, and finishing up in NoMa.
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    Just Desserts

    Monday
    Jul 27

    30 Minutes

    Honeycomb semi-freddo at Lutece; Mr. Bake Sweets' sweet potato cupcake; entremet dessert at The Conche.
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    Just Desserts

    Monday
    Jul 27

    30 Minutes

    Honeycomb semi-freddo at Lutece; Mr. Bake Sweets' sweet potato cupcake; entremet dessert at The Conche.
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    Just Desserts

    Tuesday
    Jul 28

    30 Minutes

    Honeycomb semi-freddo at Lutece; Mr. Bake Sweets' sweet potato cupcake; entremet dessert at The Conche.
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    Just Desserts

    Tuesday
    Jul 28

    30 Minutes

    Honeycomb semi-freddo at Lutece; Mr. Bake Sweets' sweet potato cupcake; entremet dessert at The Conche.
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    Just Desserts

    Tuesday
    Jul 28

    30 Minutes

    Honeycomb semi-freddo at Lutece; Mr. Bake Sweets' sweet potato cupcake; entremet dessert at The Conche.
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    Just Desserts

    Tuesday
    Jul 28

    30 Minutes

    Honeycomb semi-freddo at Lutece; Mr. Bake Sweets' sweet potato cupcake; entremet dessert at The Conche.
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    Just Desserts

    Tuesday
    Jul 28

    30 Minutes

    Honeycomb semi-freddo at Lutece; Mr. Bake Sweets' sweet potato cupcake; entremet dessert at The Conche.

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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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