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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Schedule

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    Signature Dish

    Monday
    Oct 26

    30 Minutes

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    Signature Dish

    Museum Eats

    Tuesday
    Oct 27

    30 Minutes

    Sweet Home Cafe in the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Filipino fried chicken at Immigrant Food housed in Planet Word. Finally, National Gallery of Art for stracciatella gelato from Dolci Gelati.
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    Latin American Kitchen

    Tuesday
    Oct 27

    30 Minutes

    Seth savors D.C.'s delectable Latin cuisine! He starts with Puerto Rican lechon at Lechonera DMV, then Mole Poblano at Lime & Cilantro in Silver Spring, MD. Finally, he enjoys chorizo dumplings at Adams Morgan's Ceibo.
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    Cooking With Fire

    Monday
    Nov 2

    30 Minutes

    Wagyu beef brisket; The Hot Mess white pizza; spiced lamb shoulder.
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    Signature Dish

    Southeast Asian Specialities

    Monday
    Nov 9

    30 Minutes

    Ohno knauk swe (coconut chicken noodle soup); lechon roast pork belly; fish head curry.

Where should Signature Dish go next?

WETA's Signature Dish team wants to hear your mouthwatering suggestions: restaurants, eateries, food trucks... anywhere in the DMV that has GREAT FOOD!

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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