#dc-dining

#dc-dining

which began as a pandemic pop-up and has evolved into a sleek Penn Quarter dining room/mahjong parlor-aims to make tweaked but still recognizable versions of Chinese/American classics. But the heaping pile of lo mein here is far more luxe than anything you'll find in a takeout box. For starters, it's tossed with hunks of buttered Maryland blue crab. The best part of the dish, though, is the umami bomb of a sauce, the result of a happy accident when a cook spilled creamy, caramelized whey into dashi.

Marcus Samuelsson, reflecting on his deep connection to D.C., emphasizes the joy of returning to the city where he embraced his African roots.