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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    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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    Southeast Asian Specialities

    Monday
    Dec 29

    30 Minutes

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

    Thursday
    Jan 1

    30 Minutes

    Season 3 of Signature Dish kicks off with a celebration of Mid-Atlantic seafood classics, including oysters, crab cakes and paella from D.C. area seafood restaurants.
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    Best Burgers

    Thursday
    Jan 1

    30 Minutes

    Host Seth Tillman sinks his teeth into the American classic: the burger. He starts at Steeze Burger in Gaithersburg, MD; a smoky puebla burger at Hill East Burger, and the West Coast-inspired Lo-Pro lamb burger at Local Provisions in Sterling, VA.
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    Japanese Journey

    Thursday
    Jan 1

    30 Minutes

    Host Seth Tillman dives into Japanese cuisine with the udon carbonara at Perry's in Adams Morgan, D.C, the omakase menu at Dear Sushi in Downtown East, D.C., and finishes off with the Tokyo tonkotsu ramen at ZAO Stamina Ramen in Bethesda, MD.
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    Hot Out of the Oven

    Thursday
    Jan 1

    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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    Soup Season

    Thursday
    Jan 1

    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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    Incredible Italian

    Thursday
    Jan 1

    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 Drinks

    Thursday
    Jan 1

    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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    Indian Adventure

    Thursday
    Jan 1

    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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    Plant- Based Plates

    Thursday
    Jan 1

    30 Minutes

    Seth explores plant-based cuisine. He starts at DC Vegan in Dupont Circle. Then, he tries vegan bun bo hue at Chay in Falls Church. Finally, he enjoys mushroom kitfo and Ethiopian coffee at Feru Restaurant & Bar.
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    Latin American Kitchen

    Thursday
    Jan 1

    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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    Jan 1

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    Jan 1

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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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