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Lenore T. Adkins

Journalist Lenore T. Adkins.
Journalist Lenore T. Adkins.

Lenore T. Adkins

Lenore T. Adkins is a freelance food writer based in Washington, D.C., who has spent years eating her way through the District. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Food & Wine Magazine, Eater and elsewhere.

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Articles
Chef Masako Morishita and the US Capitol.
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Masako Morishita’s guide to Washington DC comfort food
The last few weeks have been a blur for Masako Morishita, Executive Chef of Perry’s Restaurant in Washington DC
Pisco sour at Causa, Washington, D.C.
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Restaurant Focus: Causa
This time we’re at the US’s only Michelin-starred Peruvian restaurant, Causa, in Washington, D.C.
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Article
TikTok Star Joel Haas: “I’m Just a Kid in the Candy Store, and This Candy is Great”
Fine Dining Lovers spoke to the TikTok star and fine-dining enthusiast behind 'High Speed Dining', who has eaten hundreds of Michelin-star meals, and we asked him how he does it. Read on.
Charity workers
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These Michelin-Star Chefs’ Passions Fuel Their Charity Work
More and more chefs are using their platforms to help their communities. See how some are channelling their passions into their charity work.
David_Rabin_Caboose_Tavern_in_Vienna_Virginia
Article
Meet the Virginia Chef Lifting Up Appalachian Cuisine
The food of Appalachia often gets overlooked or disregarded altogether - much like the people and culture of the area. But chef David Rabin wants to change all that. Read on.
On the left a bottle of vodka laying over potatoes and on the right the portrait of Tad Dorda
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Meet the Polish Vodka Producer Helping Ukrainian Refugees
Tad Dorda, founder of Chopin Vodka, a Polish brand, is working in partnership with José Andrés' World Central Kitchen to help people fleeing Ukraine. Find out more.
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Food Flicks: Why Movies about Restaurants are Having a Moment
A Moment in Time is the latest of a slew of movies about restaurants and food. Lenore Adkins gets out the popcorn and asks why more films about restaurants are appearing on our screens.
washington_DC_monument_spring_cherry_blossom
Maps
The Most Romantic Restaurants in Washington
Romance may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Washington, but the nation’s capital boasts a burgeoning, sexy food scene that’s just
Latest
Articles
Chef Masako Morishita and the US Capitol.
Maps
Masako Morishita’s guide to Washington DC comfort food
The last few weeks have been a blur for Masako Morishita, Executive Chef of Perry’s Restaurant in Washington DC
Pisco sour at Causa, Washington, D.C.
Article
Restaurant Focus: Causa
This time we’re at the US’s only Michelin-starred Peruvian restaurant, Causa, in Washington, D.C.
joel-haas-carrying-takout-bags-outside-restaurant
Article
TikTok Star Joel Haas: “I’m Just a Kid in the Candy Store, and This Candy is Great”
Fine Dining Lovers spoke to the TikTok star and fine-dining enthusiast behind 'High Speed Dining', who has eaten hundreds of Michelin-star meals, and we asked him how he does it. Read on.
Charity workers
Article
These Michelin-Star Chefs’ Passions Fuel Their Charity Work
More and more chefs are using their platforms to help their communities. See how some are channelling their passions into their charity work.
David_Rabin_Caboose_Tavern_in_Vienna_Virginia
Article
Meet the Virginia Chef Lifting Up Appalachian Cuisine
The food of Appalachia often gets overlooked or disregarded altogether - much like the people and culture of the area. But chef David Rabin wants to change all that. Read on.
On the left a bottle of vodka laying over potatoes and on the right the portrait of Tad Dorda
Article
Meet the Polish Vodka Producer Helping Ukrainian Refugees
Tad Dorda, founder of Chopin Vodka, a Polish brand, is working in partnership with José Andrés' World Central Kitchen to help people fleeing Ukraine. Find out more.
chef-holding-spoon-clapper-board-movie-camera-composite-image
Article
Food Flicks: Why Movies about Restaurants are Having a Moment
A Moment in Time is the latest of a slew of movies about restaurants and food. Lenore Adkins gets out the popcorn and asks why more films about restaurants are appearing on our screens.
washington_DC_monument_spring_cherry_blossom
Maps
The Most Romantic Restaurants in Washington
Romance may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Washington, but the nation’s capital boasts a burgeoning, sexy food scene that’s just