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True Food Kitchen, Fox Restaurants making D.C. area debut

>Another big, out-of-town restaurant group is going to be getting a piece of the Washington region dining pie. Fox Restaurant Concepts, a Phoenix-based restaurant group will open True Food Kitchen in the Mosaic District in the summer of 2014.

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Cedar's chef keeps menu fresh with rooftop garden

Cedar Executive Chef Aaron McCloud picks his restaurant's produce from the rooftop garden he created on top of the building at 8th and E streets in Penn Quarter.

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Old Town Alexandria getting a hookah lounge

The Alexandria Planning Commission has approved a plan to reopen the former Sultan Kabob at 1024 Cameron St. as a Middle Eastern restaurant — complete with a hookah bar and lounge on the second floor.

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At meat-driven Del Campo, Chef Victor Albisu doesn't leave out vegetarians

An omnivore walks away from the vegetarian asado menu at Del Campo loving the eggplant.

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What's the deal-breaker for you when it comes to tipping?

Restaurant service sometimes is great. Sometimes it's just the opposite. The def

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Sip in the sky: Some of D.C.'s best rooftop bars

Summer is almost here, and that means bars and restaurants are opening their rooftop decks. So take your cocktails outside and take in the summer air at one of these local hot spots.

Tags: bars, rooftop, outdoor, drinks, Alex Beall

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Dine out without breaking the bank

While those who want to save money usually avoid eating out altogether, there are some ways to save cash while still having someone else do the cooking.

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Get ready to shuck and slurp Maryland's 'Skinny Dipper'

If the words "shucking" and "slurping" make your mouth water, get ready for the debut of a new oyster raised in Maryland.

Tags: michelle basch, skinny dipper, oysters, preakness, Baltimore, True Chesapeake Oyster Co., Ryleigh, Mike Isabella,

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Bittersweet Cafe owner plans market, restaurant for Alexandria waterfront

fter owning Bittersweet Cafe in Old Town Alexandria for the past three decades — and living in the city for longer than that — Jody Manor decided it was time to do something about its hidden gem: the waterfront.

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Popular Leesburg coffee shop reopening this summer

Shoes Cup and Cork Club, the popular coffee shop on North King Street that closed its doors suddenly over the holidays in late 2012, will be reopening under new management this summer

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