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  • The Entire Spread – Akai Tori Ramen & Yakitori, Vienna VA

    The Entire Spread – Akai Tori Ramen & Yakitori, Vienna VA

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    This was a surprising and pleasant shoot one Friday after I’ve done a couple already, and Akai Tori Ramen made my inevitable misery in beltway traffic afterwards completely negligible with the bump in pay for shooting pretty much their entire menu. That menu was no joke by sheer nature of a Japanese barbecue done right.…

  • Fantastic Round 2 – Miss Toya’s Creole House, Downtown Silver Spring, MD

    Fantastic Round 2 – Miss Toya’s Creole House, Downtown Silver Spring, MD

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    This time shooting another of Miss Toya’s locations – the Creole House – smack in the middle of downtown Silver Spring right on Elsworth Avenue was a real treat since I got to do it my way! Dishes kept coming, and my proper setup I don’t exercise nearly as often as I’d like was in…

  • Amante Pizza & Pasta, Sykseville MD

    Amante Pizza & Pasta, Sykseville MD

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    Amante Pizza & Pasta was a lovely shoot with nice mild twisty roads leading there and back to keep the boredom of usual interstate or betlway traffic away from me for a change. This place is of the few little food spots for a few miles off of 97 and across from High’s gas station,…

  • Rosemarino D’Italia I, Alexandria VA

    Rosemarino D’Italia I, Alexandria VA

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    Rosemarino D’Italia was a pleasant evening shoot that both me and the kitchen staff comiserated about as we were getting it done, but this is part of this game and I always respect restaurants who know the value of quality imagery in this day and age. Images drive business and are slowly being overtaken by…

  • The Grilled Oyster Company, MD

    The Grilled Oyster Company, MD

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    Back in my day, when Grilled Oyster Co. had 2 locations – I got to shoot both of them, and the one at the tip of DC was an extra fun experience to boot! The first location I got to cover used to be in Cabin John Village, MD (aka Tuckerman Lane plaza), about a…

  • The Elkridge Furnace Inn, Elkridge MD

    The Elkridge Furnace Inn, Elkridge MD

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    Elkridge Furnace Inn was actually a lovely older style inn I have covered before this shoot for a virtual tour as they double up as a wedding venue. Food here was as impressive as the general decor while remaining fairly rustic to fit the overall mood.

  • Vola’s Dockside Grill, Alexandria VA

    Vola’s Dockside Grill, Alexandria VA

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    Vola’s was a fantastic shoot and easily became in my top 5 places of the area for the tidy beach-style atmosphere and awesome looking and tasting plates, as my friend assisting me that day agreed. Later down the years I would come back to do a kitchenware serial number gig here and it was nothing…

  • Hunter’s Bar and Grill, Potomac MD

    Hunter’s Bar and Grill, Potomac MD

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    Hunter’s Bar and Grill is a superb American restaurant with a classy, classic atmosphere and absolutely amazing food. I highly recommend checking them out! Standard bigger restaurant procedure around lunch – hope the kitchen can spare a moment to whip things up for me besides the busy floor, withing the hour.

  • Fontina Grille, Rockville MD

    Fontina Grille, Rockville MD

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    Right in the King Farm Village Center on the edge of Rockville, MD, is Fontina Grille – an excellent Italian restaurant with super selection of superb dishes! I highly recommend trying them out, from their various pastas to their steak house pizza! All of the staff are absolutely amazing and over the years I’ve developed…

  • Passage To India, Bethesda MD

    Passage To India, Bethesda MD

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    Passage To India in an excellent classic Indian restaurant right off of Cordell Avenue in Bethesda, MD. Food is excellent with plenty variety and buffet lunch and as well as superb decor and atmosphere are present. I highly recommend checking this place out if you’re in the neighborhood. Alternatively, their sister store Spice Xing in…

  • Botanero Restaurant, Rockville MD

    Botanero Restaurant, Rockville MD

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    Botanero is a classy tapas restaurant and wine bar right in the heart of King Farm, Rockville, MD. Very wide selection of dishes including ceviche make this place unique from other restaurants in the immediate area. Superb staff, owners who work their shop almost daily, and insane selection of wine make this spot an absolute…

  • The Heights, Columbia Heights, Washington DC

    The Heights, Columbia Heights, Washington DC

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    The Heights is an awesome upscale American restaurant in the heart of Columbia Heights, DC. While these kinds of places can be a hit or miss in terms of the work coming along promptly or not, this place did not disappoint at all!

  • Amicci’s of Little Italy, Baltimore MD

    Amicci’s of Little Italy, Baltimore MD

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    Pretty little Italian ristorante in Little Italy, Baltimore. This was one of my very, very early gigs and went well like most of the places in Fell’s Point.

  • Chickie’s & Pete’s, Philadelphia PA -re-shoot-

    Chickie’s & Pete’s, Philadelphia PA -re-shoot-

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    Had the pleasure of re-shooting Chickie’s & Pete’s in Philly, because apparently it is very possible to screw up a natural light-only shoot with too much gear, flash, and being otherwise shady. I delivered exactly what the owners wanted and earned myself half of these amazing dishes plus a beer. And the dishes? Absolutely crabtastic!…