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Just Salad Headed to New Virginia Location

The fast-casual dining scene has been getting progressively healthier, as diners demand more nutritional options that don’t sacrifice speed, flavor, or economy. Just Salad, a growing chain focused on the titular dish, is getting ready to help Falls Church diners answer that demand, with a new location coming soon to the neighborhood.

Falls Church, VA · 6d
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The Fairfax Girl Exclusive First Look: Torus Bagels in Ashburn

A new bagel shop will open later this month in Ashburn, but these aren’t your typical baked goods. Torus Bagels, located at 44110 Ashburn Village Boulevard, Suite 134, specializes in sourdough bagels + English muffins. Owners Ed + Christina Wang, both NOVA natives, were inspired to start the business after their in-home experiments with making bagels became popular among friends + family. The Fairfax Girl got an exclusive first look at the space, which will open later this month. Read on for more about Torus Bagels, opening soon in Ashburn.

Ashburn, VA · 2d
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Arepa King Closes Hagerstown Location Ahead of Gaithersburg Opening

Arepa King, a Venezuelan restaurant preparing to open its first Montgomery County location in Gaithersburg’s Kentlands neighborhood, has announced the permanent closure of its Hagerstown restaurant as it transitions to the new location. The Hagerstown restaurant officially closed on Thursday, November 12, after opening in February 2025. In a...

Gaithersburg, MD · 2d
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New fried chicken restaurant headed to Loudoun County

As Northern Virginia’s leading source for fried chicken news, The Burn can report that a new fried chicken restaurant is in the works for Loudoun County. But it comes at the expense of Fairfax County. We’ve learned that Mo’s Fried Chicken – which had been located at the third...

Loudoun County, VA · 3d
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The Tiny Amish Town In Maryland With Homemade Food So Good It Belongs On Your Bucket List

Most bucket lists are full of places that require a passport, a layover, and a mild existential crisis at the airport, but Oakland, Maryland asks nothing of you except your appetite. This tiny town in Garrett County is sitting quietly in the western corner of Maryland, doing extraordinary things, and...

Garrett County, MD · 14d

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12 Incredible Virginia Suburb Restaurants Worth The Drive For Serious Food Lovers

One of these restaurants sits inside an inn and stagecoach stop from the 1760s. People still eat dinner there by the fireplace, more than two centuries later. I love that detail more than I can explain. The surprises keep coming. A former sous chef from one of the most famous...

Virginia · 4d

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Four Virginia Lunch Counters Where Grilled Cheese And Milkshakes Still Taste Like 4

Some lunches are about more than food, and a grilled cheese at a real counter is one of them. Virginia still has a handful of spots where shakes are mixed to order and sandwiches come off a flat grill the old-fashioned way. These four places stretch from Fredericksburg to Floyd,...

Fredericksburg, VA · 10d

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Neighborhood Guide: Where to Eat, Shop, and Play in Alexandria

Alexandria and DC have a complicated history. When the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 established the 100 square miles that would become the nation’s capital, Alexandria—founded in 1749 and one of the oldest cities in the country—sat within its boundaries. But representatives of Alexandria immediately wanted out: As part of DC, they’d lost their position as the county seat in Fairfax, they couldn’t vote in congressional and presidential elections, and political and economic discord grew. Eventually, the interest in retrocession became mutual as abolitionists sought to outlaw slavery in DC and wanted Alexandria—then a hub for the trade of enslaved people—to be moved back to Virginia. In July 1846, that happened. The city continued to grow, with its prosperity, according to the tourism organization Visit Alexandria, “inextricably linked to the work of enslaved and free African Americans,” whose stories make up much of the town’s past. Today, it combines centuries of history with modern-day shops, restaurants, and activities for residents and visitors alike.

Alexandria, VA · 3d

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Nadia Phillips’ Maryland Crab Cakes Steal The Show On ‘Hell’s Kitchen’

WALDORF, Md. — There were violinists outside the kitchen and caviar on the dinner agenda, but it was a plate of Maryland crab cakes from Waldorf chef Nadia Phillips that won over the judges at the “Hell’s Kitchen” 25th-season gala challenge. Phillips, 24, a North Point...

Waldorf, MD · 5d

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Maryland’s Best Cinnamon Roll Can Be Found at Beloved Cafe, According to Yelp

Yelp has named Blue Moon Cafe in Baltimore as having the best cinnamon roll in Maryland as part of its newly released list of the top cinnamon rolls in the United States, according to Yelp Elite reviewers. Located at 1621 Aliceanna Street in Baltimore’s historic Fells Point neighborhood, Blue Moon...

Baltimore, MD · 11d

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Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Welcomes Back the Holiday Market Dec. 3 and 17

Provided by Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center. The holiday season is returning to Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center (SNVMC) with two special editions of the popular Farmer’s Market on Thursday, Dec. 3, and Thursday, Dec. 17, from 1 to 5 p.m. The outdoor Holiday Market will be held in the hospital’s main parking lot at 2300 Opitz Blvd., Woodbridge.

Woodbridge, VA · 5d

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Seven Virginia Old-Fashioned Dining Rooms Where Prime Rib Night Still Feels Special

Some dinners are about more than the food on the plate. In Virginia, a handful of old-school dining rooms still treat prime rib like the main event, served in rooms with wood paneling, fireplaces, candlelight, and plenty of history. These are the places people pick for birthdays, anniversaries, and the...

Virginia Beach, VA · 5d

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Sloppy Mama’s BBQ takes Thanksgiving dinner off your to-do list

Hosting Thanksgiving can take most of a week: the grocery runs, the oven juggling, the stack of pans afterward. Sloppy Mama’s BBQ on Langston Boulevard offers a way to skip all of it with ready-to-go Thanksgiving dinners, made from scratch and picked up at 5731 Langston Blvd., Arlington, VA 22207.

Arlington County, VA · 3d

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Fresh Brews and Fresh Perspectives

Provided by City of Manassas Economic Development Department. A new coffee shop is brewing up something special at 9836 Liberia Avenue! Founded by three local entrepreneurs who just happen to share a love for their home country of Nepal and a background in engineering, Kajin Sara serves creative specialties like Coconut Matcha Cloud and Salted Caramel Matcha alongside traditional espresso drinks, locally sourced pastries, and a welcoming space for gathering. In fact, the coffee shop is named after Kajin Sara Lake in the Himalayas, a place described as “a destination above the noise.”

Manassas, VA · 3d

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These 6 Maryland Amish Markets Will Convince You Homemade Really Does Taste Better

Pretzel logs. Not pretzel rods, not pretzel twists, but whole logs of soft dough wrapped around fillings, sold by Amish vendors right here in Maryland. That detail alone made me curious. Then I learned many of these markets only open Thursday through Saturday. Vendors travel down from Amish country to...

Maryland · 5d

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This Hole-In-The-Wall Restaurant In Maryland Is Worth The Drive From Anywhere In The State

There are restaurants that spend a fortune on marketing, and then there’s Bayside Cantina in Baltimore, Maryland, a place that barely needs to try because the food does all the talking. Word of mouth has carried this waterfront cantina further than any billboard ever could. Let’s start with the...

Baltimore, MD · 7d

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For A True Taste Of Southern Maryland, Grab A Seat At These 5 Old Country Kitchens

Southern Maryland has a food personality all its own, where crab cakes share the table with biscuits, grits, and pork chops. The best way to taste it is not at a fancy spot but at a busy diner counter or an old house with a front porch. These five kitchens,...

Charles County, MD · 12d

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This Humble Maryland Steakhouse Serves Up A Ribeye Worthy Of Gordon Ramsay’s Approval

Somewhere in Nottingham, Maryland, there’s a steakhouse quietly doing things that would make a Michelin-star chef put down his tweezers and just eat. Silver Spring Mining Company is that rare kind of place where the food is so good, you’ll forget to take a photo for Instagram until it’s already half gone.

Nottingham, MD · 6d

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Six Maryland Seafood Houses Where Steamed Crabs Still Arrive On Brown Paper In Late Fall

Summer gets all the credit, but plenty of Maryland crab houses keep the mallets out long after the beach towels are packed away. Late fall is a smart time to go, with shorter waits at many spots and the same paper-covered tables waiting for a pile of seasoned blue crabs.

Maryland · 2d