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What’s the best way to reheat pizza? We tried 5 popular methods.
Pizza fresh from the oven is one of life’s great pleasures, the crust browned and chewy, the mozzarella soft and warm. It’s only human nature to want to extend those delights to a second day, or maybe even a third or fourth. For years, pie enthusiasts have debated the best methods to revive leftover slices, or whether we should just eat them straight from the fridge, the pizza as cold and lifeless as a winter morning.
The best and worst food at Capital One Arena
As the Capitals and Wizards seasons get underway, here's your guide to game day eats. Tim Carman, Fritz Hahn Updated Wed, October 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM EDT 12 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Add Yahoo on Google WASHINGTON, DC - October 17: Capital BBQ at Capital One Arena on October 17, 2026 in Washington, DC.
What’s the best way to reheat pizza? Putting 5 popular methods to the test
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Tim Carman The Washington Post Pizza fresh from the oven is one of life’s great pleasures, the crust browned and chewy, the mozzarella soft and warm. It’s only human nature to want to extend those delights to a second day, or maybe even a third or fourth. For years, pie enthusiasts have debated the best methods to revive leftover slices, or whether we should just eat them straight from the fridge, the pizza as cold and lifeless as a winter morning.
What's the best way to reheat pizza? We tried 5 popular methods.
Tim Carman Updated Tue, October 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM EDT 8 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Add Yahoo on Google We put five common pizza reheating methods to the test, including the pizza stone. (Scott Suchman/For The Washington Post; food styling by Lisa Cherkasky) - Pizza fresh from the oven is one of life's great pleasures, the crust browned and chewy, the mozzarella soft and warm.
What’s the best way to reheat pizza? We tried 5 popular methods.
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Want better coffee at home? Avoid these 5 common mistakes
Mistakes are an essential part of growth. A tenor saxophonist doesn't become an elite musician without first squeezing out a lot of clams. Same holds true for your morning ritual: You'll brew a fair share of stale or over-extracted cups before you master the secrets of great coffee. The trick, if you want to call it that, is something you may not want to hear: You first have to desire a great cup, and not just a water-based stimulant to jump-start your day.
The new Starbucks Aerocano is built for style, not substance
The new Starbucks Aerocano is built for style, not substance (washingtonpost.com) The new Starbucks Aerocano is built for style, not substance By Tim Carman 2026100212010600 As you may know, Starbucks is built for speed, not handcrafted coffee. For years, the company has invested in automated machines so that you don't have to wait on a worker to dose, tamp and extract your espresso shot to those painstaking standards that can stress out old-school baristas.
Popeyes finally gives diners what they want: A chicken biscuit sandwich
Popeyes finally gives diners what they want: A chicken biscuit sandwich (washingtonpost.com) Popeyes finally gives diners what they want: A chicken biscuit sandwich By Tim Carman 2026092914530500 One of my favorite things about fast-food restaurants is their willingness to let customers innovate for them, a reminder that some of the best ideas don't come from test kitchens or corporate boardrooms but from the people who know how to hack an existing menu.
5 common coffee mistakes and how to fix them
Tim Carman Fri, September 25, 2026 at 6:00 AM EDT 7 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Add Yahoo on Google (Deb Lindsey/For The Washington Post; food styling by Lisa Cherkasky) - Mistakes are an essential part of growth. A tenor saxophonist doesn't become an elite musician without first squeezing out a lot of clams.
Want better coffee at home? Avoid these 5 common mistakes.
Coffee Lovers Say This Is the ‘Best’ Coffee Grinder, and It Only Costs $22 for a Limited Time It makes coffee taste “significantly better.” A great cup of coffee starts with great beans. Like a painter using chalk or a professional tennis player with a pickleball paddle, suboptimal gear won’t help either expert perform to the best of their abilities. The same principle holds true for your …
A top Texas smokehouse is cutting brisket from its menu amid soaring beef prices
September 23, 2026 / Tim Carman Butter’s BBQ in Sinton, Texas, says brisket is eating up 70 percent of its total grocery costs. Average rating 0 / 5. Vote count: 0 No votes so far! Be the first to rate this post. What did you think of this story? Spin it or stop it! 🤖 T-SPAN AI estimate · 0% Spin · refines with your vote (0/10) How do you like TSPAN? 3 votes
A top Texas smokehouse is cutting brisket from its menu amid soaring beef prices
A top Texas smokehouse is cutting brisket from its menu amid soaring beef prices (washingtonpost.com) A top Texas smokehouse is cutting brisket from its menu amid soaring beef prices By Tim Carman 2026092220010500 Last week, Andrew Soto learned the wholesale price of his brisket had increased by $1 a pound, a dramatic leap even at a time of soaring beef costs across the country.
A top Texas smokehouse is cutting brisket from its menu amid soaring beef prices
1:24 4 hours ago Salt Doesn't Make Water Boil Faster But It Does Something Strange Unbranded - unbranded - Lifestyle • 4h Throwing a pinch of salt into a pot of water is a classic cooking tradition. Many people believe this trick lowers the boiling point to cook food much faster. In reality, salt actually increases the boiling point of water through a process called boiling point elevation. Because salt molecules take up space, the water requires more thermal energy to turn into steam.
Why that restaurant burger is costing you so much more
Show Caption Hide Caption US inflation accelerates in August as gas prices jump US consumer prices accelerated in August, while a key measure of underlying inflation posted its largest increase in four months.
Domino’s attempt at Detroit-style pizza is a spongy letdown
Domino’s attempt at Detroit-style pizza is a spongy letdown (washingtonpost.com) Domino’s attempt at Detroit-style pizza is a spongy letdown By Tim Carman 2026091814460400 With its latest invention, Domino's has taken what would seem like a standard-issue, limited-time offering and inflated it into a statement of identity. Its new Detroit-style pizza, a customizable slab for one, has been crowned the Domino, the first pie in the chain's 65-year history to assume the company name.
With more Amazon workers on SNAP benefits, company offers Whole Foods discounts
With more Amazon workers on SNAP benefits, company offers Whole Foods discounts (washingtonpost.com) With more Amazon workers on SNAP benefits, company offers Whole Foods discounts By Tim Carman 2026091719010500 Amazon announced Wednesday that it will provide grocery discounts, as much as 20 percent, for its U.S. workers when they shop at company-owned retail outlets.
How the restaurant burger went from cheap indulgence to luxury meal
Tim Carman, Federica Cocco Updated Wed, September 16, 2026 at 6:00 AM EDT 10 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Add Yahoo on Google Le Diplomate's Burger Américain has more than doubled in price since the Washington restaurant opened in 2013.
What happens when a beloved food chain reappears in your life? It's complicated.
Tim Carman Updated Tue, September 8, 2026 at 6:00 AM EDT 9 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Add Yahoo on Google Shipley Do-Nuts is now serving its sugary confections and kolaches in Vienna, Virginia. (Rey Lopez/For The Washington Post) - In the late 1990s, my Midwestern family gathered in Houston to celebrate my wedding.
What happens when a beloved food chain reappears in your life? It’s complicated.
How To Make Your House Smell Good All Day When life gives you lemons, use them to make your home smell good. You may not notice that your home has a smell, but trust us, it does. For better or …
Burger King’s revamped chicken nuggets set a new standard for fast food
Burger King’s revamped chicken nuggets set a new standard for fast food (washingtonpost.com) Burger King’s revamped chicken nuggets set a new standard for fast food By Tim Carman 2026090118410300 The reformulated chicken nuggets at Burger King are shaped like plump commas, which, come to think of it, is probably symbolic.
Burger King’s revamped chicken nuggets set a new standard for fast food
9 hours ago These bottles deserve a spot in your pantry, from mild, smoky picks to zingy sauces that bring some serious heat. When you want a great bottle of wine, you might turn to a sommelier for a recommendation — someone who’s tasted hundreds, if not thousands, of wines to hone their palate. The same goes …
The 40 essential dishes of D.C.
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Matt Brooks, Becky Krystal, Victoria Caruso, Tim Carman, Maura Judkis, Emily Heil, Fritz Hahn, Elazar Sontag, Sophia Solano, Warren Rojas Updated Fri, August 28, 2026 at 6:00 AM EDT 2 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Add Yahoo on Google Blueberry buckwheat pancakes at Market Lunch inside Eastern Market. - (Scott Suchman/For The Washington Post) What's your essential D.C. restaurant dish? Is it a long-standing favorite? A hidden menu gem?
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The cynical nostalgia behind Chick-fil-A's chicken-and-waffles sandwich
Tim Carman Updated Wed, August 26, 2026 at 2:00 PM EDT 6 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Add Yahoo on Google The grilled, left, and original (fried) version of the new Chick-fil-A chicken-and-waffles sandwich. - (Photos by Christine Kao/The Washington Post) Maybe you've noticed already, but Chick-fil-A has been on a nostalgia binge to celebrate its history, which stretches back 80 years.
Sysco’s purchase of competitor will hurt restaurants and farmers, lawmakers say
Sysco’s purchase of competitor will hurt restaurants and farmers, lawmakers say (washingtonpost.com) Sysco’s purchase of competitor will hurt restaurants and farmers, lawmakers say By Tim Carman 2026082613170400 Independent restaurant owners have been raising alarms since March when Sysco, the food distribution giant, first announced plans to buy fellow wholesaler Jetro Restaurant Depot in a $29.1 billion deal that operators say could lead to higher prices, lower product choice and more...
What the Anthony Bourdain biopic misses about his life and legacy
The chapters of Anthony Bourdain's “Kitchen Confidential” that inform the new movie about him span just 50 pages, at least based on my “deluxe” edition of the memoir that was annotated by the celebrated chef and libertine himself.
What the Anthony Bourdain biopic misses about his life and legacy
Chatham Police and Fire stations opened as cooling centers after A/C fails at Community Center CHATHAM – From the Town of Chatham: With the closure of the Community Center due to a breakdown of the air conditioning system and high heat and …
Cracker Barrel CEO behind a rebranding blasted as ‘woke’ steps down
Cracker Barrel CEO behind a rebranding blasted as ‘woke’ steps down (washingtonpost.com) Cracker Barrel CEO behind a rebranding blasted as ‘woke’ steps down By Tim Carman 2026072717410200 Julie Masino, chief executive of Cracker Barrel, will step down Aug. 10, nearly a year after the restaurant chain unveiled a new, streamlined logo that drew immediate conservative backlash and a public rebuke from President Donald Trump.
Judge bars chef Eric Adjepong from being alone with daughter after abuse finding
Judge bars chef Eric Adjepong from being alone with daughter after abuse finding (washingtonpost.com) Judge bars chef Eric Adjepong from being alone with daughter after abuse finding By Tim Carman 2026072222150100 A Maryland judge has determined that "there is a preponderance of the evidence to believe" D.C. chef and TV host Eric Adjepong physically abused his daughter, leading to a protective order that currently prohibits him from contacting the child without supervision.
The Spam Dog is too much of a good-ish thing
The Spam Dog includes dehydrated pork stock, a potential game changer. (Hormel Foods) For reasons that are not clear, the man who unleashed Spam onto the world kept a file filled with nasty letters from World War II soldiers who were forced to survive on his canned meat, the one with a shelf life measured in years, not days. Jay Hormel called it his Scurrilous File. “If they think Spam is terrible, they ought to have eaten the bully beef we had in the last war.
The Spam Dog is too much of a good-ish thing
The Spam Dog is too much of a good-ish thing (washingtonpost.com) The Spam Dog is too much of a good-ish thing By Tim Carman 2026072010011600 For reasons that are not clear, the man who unleashed Spam onto the world kept a file filled with nasty letters from World War II soldiers who were forced to survive on his canned meat, the one with a shelf life measured in years, not days. Jay Hormel called it his Scurrilous File.
Who makes the best fast-food fried apple pie? We tried the big 3.
Who makes the best fast-food fried apple pie? We tried the big 3. (washingtonpost.com) Who makes the best fast-food fried apple pie? We tried the big 3. By Tim Carman 2026071511510300 The fried apple pie at McDonald's has such cultural currency the dessert tends to compete more against diner memory than similar deep-fried pockets at other fast-food joints. But what if Mickey D's had to face its challengers in a real tasting? How would it fare? The time is ripe for such a comparison.
MAHA Mondays at the Great American State Fair miss one obvious problem
MAHA Mondays at the Great American State Fair miss one obvious problem (washingtonpost.com) MAHA Mondays at the Great American State Fair miss one obvious problem The fair in D.C. dedicates days to the Make America Healthy Again movement but is littered with junk-food temptations — just like everywhere else in America. By Tim Carman 2026070910010300 Mondays at the Great American State Fair have been devoted to programming for the Make America Healthy Again movement.
The Vances added a chicken coop to the vice president’s residence. We had questions.
Vice President JD Vance and his family are raising chickens at their residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory. The family has a dozen hens pecking inside a custom-made coop on a 72-acre federal observatory - but many other details about their experiment in raising chickens are unknown. The coop was designed to mirror the Queen Anne-style architecture of the vice president's residence at Number One Observatory Circle.
Every food stall is a mystery at the Great American State Fair
Every food stall is a mystery at the Great American State Fair (washingtonpost.com) Every food stall is a mystery at the Great American State Fair By Tim Carman; Warren Rojas; Jade Tran 2026063018410200 Feeding yourself at the Great American State Fair is not always easy, especially if you're looking for the kind of grub that fairgoers typically crave: a greasy procession of junk food that practically defines summer at festivals across the nation.
Every food stall is a mystery at the Great American State Fair
Liberal View 1 day ago Trump’s State Fair Celebrates America With Pancakes, Gagging newrepublic.com - Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling • 1d Make America Healthy Again! The chief attraction at Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair made people sick on Monday.
McDonald’s new fried apple pie can’t live up to its lore
Last Sunday, I made an unplanned stop at McDonald’s, hoping to get an early taste of the fried apple pie that’s making a brief return to the menu to mark America’s 250th birthday. It’s one of the secrets of Mickey D’s limited time offerings: They’re often available a couple of days before the official launch date. Sure enough, two days before its formal comeback on Tuesday, the retro hand pie was hiding in plain sight under the “Sweets & Treats” tab on the electronic menu.
McDonald’s new fried apple pie can’t live up to its lore
On Sunday, I made an unplanned stop at McDonald’s, hoping to get an early taste of the fried apple pie that’s making a brief return to the menu to mark America’s 250th birthday. It’s one of the secrets of Mickey D’s limited time offerings: They’re often available a couple of days before the official launch date. Sure enough, two days before its formal comeback on Tuesday, the retro hand pie was hiding in plain sight under the “Sweets & Treats” tab on the electronic menu.
McDonald's fried apple pie is back but nostalgia fades
RESTAURANTS + BARS Tim Carman The Washington Post June 23, 2026, 10:33 a.m. ET View Comments On Sunday, I made an unplanned stop at McDonald’s, hoping to get an early taste of the fried apple pie that’s making a brief return to the menu to mark America’s 250th birthday. It’s one of the secrets of Mickey D’s limited-time offerings: They’re often available a couple of days before the official launch date.
McDonald’s new fried apple pie can’t live up to its lore
McDonald’s new fried apple pie can’t live up to its lore (washingtonpost.com) McDonald’s new fried apple pie can’t live up to its lore By Tim Carman 2026062310010400 On Sunday, I made an unplanned stop at McDonald's, hoping to get an early taste of the fried apple pie that's making a brief return to the menu to mark America's 250th birthday. It's one of the secrets of Mickey D's limited time offerings: They're often available a couple of days before the official launch date.
Are World Cup tourists bad tippers? Some restaurants aren’t taking any chances.
Are World Cup tourists bad tippers? Some restaurants aren’t taking any chances. (washingtonpost.com) Are World Cup tourists bad tippers? Some restaurants aren’t taking any chances. By Tim Carman 2026061010010200 Daniel McLaughlin understands that Mission Taqueria isn't the kind of fine-dining temple that travelers typically seek out when visiting Philadelphia.
Restaurants add World Cup service charges, fearing tourists won’t tip
Daniel McLaughlin understands that Mission Taqueria isn’t the kind of fine-dining temple that travelers typically seek out when visiting Philadelphia. But during the expanded World Cup this summer, his 140-seat restaurant may benefit from its downtown location, near Rittenhouse Square, where tourists will seek transportation to matches or just refuge during their long walk to the fan festival site in Fairmount Park.
What is VMware? Guide to Virtualization & Top Admin Tools
 VMware is a powerhouse software that creates virtual machines on given Hardware, effectively decoupling the operating system from the physical infrastructure. Launched in May 1999 by Vmware Inc in Palo Alto, California, it has revolutionized the data center landscape. Most of the VMware usage is found in professional business environments where a company needs to run multiple software instances on a single server to get their business working efficiently and reduce overhead.
How I found bliss in dish No. 140 at a Vietnamese strip-mall restaurant
How I found bliss in dish No. 140 at a Vietnamese strip-mall restaurant (washingtonpost.com) How I found bliss in dish No. 140 at a Vietnamese strip-mall restaurant By Tim Carman 2026060712010200 The server at Huong Viet wasted no time ushering me to a booth that would have comfortably seated a family of four. I was dining alone, paying my respects to this Vietnamese institution for the first time in many years. I hadn't really planned this lunchtime trip to the Eden Center in Falls Church.
As restaurants struggle with costs, a major food supplier deal raises new fears
About two months ago, Dina Daniel made the difficult decision to raise prices on about 70% of the dishes at Fava Pot, her small chain of Egyptian restaurants. The chef and owner worried about alienating customers but felt she had no other choice after seeing the cost of ingredients skyrocket at the Jetro Restaurant Depot in Alexandria, Va., adding hundreds of dollars to the weekly shopping bill for her three shops in the Washington area.
As restaurants struggle with costs, a major food supplier deal raises new fears
As restaurants struggle with costs, a major food supplier deal raises new fears (washingtonpost.com) As restaurants struggle with costs, a major food supplier deal raises new fears By Tim Carman 2026060213380300 About two months ago, Dina Daniel made the difficult decision to raise prices on about 70 percent of the dishes at Fava Pot, her small chain of Egyptian restaurants.
Microsoft Cares About Your Privacy Martin's Tavern owner hopes SNL cameo gets people to 'lighten up and laugh'
Tim Carman A Supreme Court justice, a defense secretary and an FBI director walk into a bar … If that sounds like the beginning of a joke, you're close. It was the cold open for “Saturday Night Live” over the weekend, and the sketch wasn't set in some generic D.C. watering hole but an actual local landmark: Martin's Tavern, the Georgetown institution that has served presidents and politicos continuously since it opened in 1933, shortly after Prohibition was repealed.
Renowned D.C. Institution, Ben’s Chili Bowl, Established by Indian Americans, Hopes For May Reopening
- ADVERTISEMENT - Depictions of Prince, Muhammad Ali, Harriet Tubman and Michelle and Barack Obama are seen on the alley-facing exterior of Ben’s.
Ben’s Chili Bowl hopes May reopening meets its matriarch’s standards
Ben’s Chili Bowl hopes May reopening meets its matriarch’s standards (washingtonpost.com) Ben’s Chili Bowl hopes May reopening meets its matriarch’s standards By Tim Carman 2026042018060500 Ahead of the May 1 reopening of Ben's Chili Bowl — the historic location on U Street NW, where for decades politicians have gathered to validate their D.C. credentials — the Ali family is talking about the refurbished diner as a "gift back to Mom." The "mom" in question is Virginia Ali, the 92-year-old...
Ben’s Chili Bowl hopes May reopening meets its matriarch’s standards
MLK to Kirk to Mueller: Americans have a history of speaking ill of the dead The man was outspoken in his feelings about race and politics. Many saw him as either a prophet or a hate-monger. His followers adored him; his …
How Lebanese Taverna’s founder made an outsize impact on D.C. dining
How Lebanese Taverna’s founder made an outsize impact on D.C. dining (washingtonpost.com) How Lebanese Taverna’s founder made an outsize impact on D.C. dining By Tim Carman 2026041510010200 Money was tight when Tanios "Tony" Abi-Najm opened the original Lebanese Taverna in 1979 in a former Greek diner in Arlington, Virginia. The Lebanese immigrant had just shelled out $150,000, via a bank loan, to take over the Athenian Taverna.
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