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Friday, November 20, 2009 | in Best Bites Blog | By Kate Nerenberg

How to Make: Café Pizzaiolo’s Diavala Pizza

Back in 2007, The Washingtonian food critic Todd Kliman examined the pizza boom that had started to take over Washington. Since then, the boom has transformed into a full-fledged golden age—one which we recently celebrated with our Pizza Pool contest.

One of the frontrunners of the area’s pizza renaissance is Café Pizzaiolo, owned by former Smithsonian culinary director Larry Ponzi. The Crystal City pizzeria has built a reputation on its crisp crusts and unfussy pies, which are more street than boutique. Ponzi’s spicy spin on the New York-style pizza, the Diavala, is one of the most popular items on the menu. The dough is prepared with a sourdough starter and later topped with whole-milk mozzarella, Italian sausage, and roasted peppers. If reading this is making you hungry, just wait until you see Ponzi demonstrate how to make the pizza in our video below.

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009 | in Best Bites Blog | By Alejandro Salinas

First Looks

Early looks at the hottest new restaurants in town.

  1. Againn
  2. Trummer's on Main
  3. Birch & Barley and ChurchKey
  4. Reserve
  5. Sou’Wester
  6. Kellari

Cheap Eats (2009)

Great food, low prices—and increasingly nice settings. Here are the best bargain restaurants in DC, Maryland, and Virginia

100 Very Best Restaurants (2009)

Check out the restaurants and dishes that wowed us this year—and are worth the splurge.

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Dirt Cheap Eats (2008)

Going out for a great meal is often a luxury, especially in a down economy. Good news: we have 61 places in our annual guide to Dirt Cheap Eats, where there’s a wealth of choices for $15 a person or less.

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