A quick and dirty (…get it?) guide tells you all you need to know about mushrooms, including buying, cleaning, cooking, and appreciating.

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How to poach an egg successfully, even if it’s your very first time: Start by straining the eggs, then make sure your water isn’t too hot.

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Vinegary hot sauce? Fermented? Garlicky? Ultra-spicy? There’s a right answer.

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Randy’s completes GAR’s three-piece complex in Tysons Corner Playing the good husband, Randy Norton had to side with his wife, Patsy. The couple, considered restaurant royalty in Northern Virginia, balked when their three adult children suggested that the newest properties in the family’s 43-year-old Great American Restaurants group would be named after the parents. “We had to twist their arms a little bit.

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What is za’atar, the Levantine spice mix we sprinkle on everything from hummus to hard-boiled eggs to roast chicken. How to buy and use za’atar.

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