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.

Schedule

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    Signature Dish

    BBQ Bonanza

    Saturday
    Sep 19

    30 Minutes

    In this episode, Seth follows the aroma of smoke across the DMV. Kicking off his journey across the Bay Bridge, he enjoys a pork belly sandwich at Bark in Stevensville, MD. Next, he heads to DCity Smokehouse in Anacostia to dig into The Big Snoop, their loaded twist on the classic half-smoke. He wraps up at Smokecraft in Arlington, VA for a pitmaster's modern take on cedar plank salmon.
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    Signature Drinks

    Monday
    Sep 21

    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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    Exploring Europe

    Saturday
    Sep 26

    30 Minutes

    A European expedition across the DMV. Norwegian kjøttkaker at the Café Sophie. Ukrainian holubtsi at Ruta. Irish-fare in Brookland with pan-seared monkfish at The Harp.
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    Indian Adventure

    Monday
    Sep 28

    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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    Museum Eats

    Monday
    Sep 28

    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

    Monday
    Sep 28

    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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    Museum Eats

    Monday
    Sep 28

    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

    Monday
    Sep 28

    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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    Museum Eats

    Tuesday
    Sep 29

    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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    Museum Eats

    Tuesday
    Sep 29

    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
    Sep 29

    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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    Signature Dish

    Latin American Kitchen

    Tuesday
    Sep 29

    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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    Signature Dish

    Museum Eats

    Tuesday
    Sep 29

    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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    Signature Dish

    Latin American Kitchen

    Tuesday
    Sep 29

    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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    Signature Dish

    Museum Eats

    Tuesday
    Sep 29

    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.
  • Image
    Signature Dish: TVSS: Banner-L1

    Signature Dish

    Latin American Kitchen

    Tuesday
    Sep 29

    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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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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