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Category: Food

  • Cubano’s Restaurant, Bethesda MD

    Cubano’s Restaurant, Bethesda MD

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    Right there at 4907 Cordell Avenue in downtown Bethesda, resides yet another gem that’s harder to find outside of Florida – Cubano’s Restaurant – a very cozy and colorful spot with casual Cuban food and some of my all-time favorites. Decor and atmosphere alone are worth a seat at the bar for a libation or…

  • Elena James All Day, Chevy Chase MD

    Elena James All Day, Chevy Chase MD

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    What a fantastic discovery was Elena James All Day! Weather and parking odds were stacked against me this day, and arriving way too early got me to peruse a nearby Amazon Fresh’s ice-cold AC as well as peruse some of their grocery pricing along with my friend in tow while we waited for my appointment…

  • Duke’s Grocery, Potomac MD

    Duke’s Grocery, Potomac MD

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    Duke’s Grocery presents itself predominantly as an upscale pub and rightfully so- And operates like clockwork that always makes me happy, until and of course, the usual number of items issue rears its ugly head. Owner cleared the date and time of the shoot, I assumed everything is set, and learned that they’ll only be…

  • Showroom, Frederick MD

    Showroom, Frederick MD

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    As soon as I looked up where this place was, I got a familiar feeling and my gut sense was on-point – Showroom took over the space of the sadly closed, and VERY good old Family Meal that used to be a car dealership space completely revamped into an upscale fried chicken spot. So, what…

  • Thai Express Maryland, Westfield Montgomery Food Court, Bethesda MD

    Thai Express Maryland, Westfield Montgomery Food Court, Bethesda MD

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    Thai Express in MoCo Mall’s 2nd floor food court area, was your standard hot-bar style setup unlike it’s direct and old competitors like Panda Express, Sakura (typically) Express and a few others that all fall into American-Chinese category. I’ve done by share of food court spots, some very much like this hot bar setup, and…

  • Haagen-Dazs, Kentlands Gaithersburg MD

    Haagen-Dazs, Kentlands Gaithersburg MD

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    Another big brand, little shoot courtesy of corporate overlords that went smoothly in the Kentlands area that I have covered extensively in the prior years. Lets look into a Haagen-Dazs location: Typical, clean interior showcasing the ice-cream, shakes, and cakes right away with a couple little tables and chairs. Most of the cold goodies were…

  • Arepa Queen, Hagerstown MD

    Arepa Queen, Hagerstown MD

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    Arepa Queen – another addition to the relatively rare, focused Venezuelan offerings in Maryland, expanded out from Frederick all the way to Hagerstown that I had the long commute of a pleasure of shooting recently. Seeing how they are a tiny, local affair, it puzzled me having to go the extra 30 miles out all…

  • Fusion Flavors, Hagerstown MD

    Fusion Flavors, Hagerstown MD

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    Modern Indian fusion spot named simply Fusion Flavors, all the way out in Hagerstown MD. Shoot went smooth, everything looked amazing, but I left with my tastebuds dry, so there isn’t much to say about the food aside from its solid presentation and amazing aroma.

  • Jerk-It-Baby Food Inc, Food Truck, Germantown MD

    Jerk-It-Baby Food Inc, Food Truck, Germantown MD

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    Jerk-It-Baby is a solid, Jamaican food truck located right by the Sunoco off of Middlebrook road exit 13 off of 270N. Overall solid takeout with nice, hard-working staff serving delicious, classic Jamaican fare. Can’t go wrong with anything on the menu here, especially the jerk pork!

  • Notos Southern Bites (Kabob), Laurel MD

    Notos Southern Bites (Kabob), Laurel MD

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    Naseer and his brother, the Ahmad brothers, did one of my overall favorite things – combined American Southern fried chicken with the Mediterranean kabobs, shawarmas, curries, and sauces in their humble, no-frills Notos Southen Bites (or Notos Kabob Halal) in Laurel, MD. I’ve seen this done a couple of times, one such example, and I’m…

  • Return to One of the Best – Top Spanish Cafe & Catering, Washington DC

    Return to One of the Best – Top Spanish Cafe & Catering, Washington DC

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    Never would I ever have assumed that I’d get to revisit this legendary spot that is Top Spanish Cafe and Catering, located inconspicuously in the Southern area of Petworth, right off of Georgia Ave and Newton Pl NW. Being called a cafe is way, way too humble for the level of atmosphere and quality of…

  • Yaar Spice, Rockville MD

    Yaar Spice, Rockville MD

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    Good old Yaar Spice that I got to shoot twice last year and it’s always been a pleasure doing so! When the bosses forget about a shoot on the 3th run, it doesn’t bother me since the corpo clients still pay me, and reschedule was arranged smoothly for a pre-lunch timeframe as opposed to being…

  • Chit Chaat Cafe, inside Mobil1 Vienna, VA

    Chit Chaat Cafe, inside Mobil1 Vienna, VA

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    Well this place was a surprising treat to say the least thanks to chef Tihara’s warm hospitality and quick prep of the dishes. They have a sign outside that helps notice that the spot is inside the Mobil1 gas station, and I have done loads of similar setups that are almost impossible to find when…

  • A&J Restaurant, Rockville MD

    A&J Restaurant, Rockville MD

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    A&J Restaurant was a pleasure to shoot today, not only because the owner Debbie was ready-and-waiting (as all of these shoots ought to be), but because it’s another gem offering Taiwanese style dishes around and quite a bit different from Jumbo Jumbo Cafe mini-chain offering more appetizers and dim sum that is really, really good!…

  • Bebop Korean-Mexican Grill, Haymarket VA

    Bebop Korean-Mexican Grill, Haymarket VA

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    Had the pleasure of shooting Bebop grill the other day, and aside from the absolutely miserable commute to and from there that was courtesy of a sprinkle of rain and the usual awful driving in DMV, the shoot went very smoothly. Bebop is a modern Asian-Latin fusion spot that’s also halal – a definitely curious…