Tom Sietsema

At Evelyn Rose in Vienna, owners Sam Schnoebelen and chef Nick Palermo remember their grandmothers and pamper their patrons.

Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema entertains your dining questions, rants and raves.

At San Pancho in Takoma Park, the husband-and-wife owners of Cielo Rojo fill a gap with burritos that conjure San Francisco.

Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema entertains your dining questions, rants and raves.

Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema entertains your dining questions, rants and raves.

The area offers a rich range of Indian flavors. Here are critic Tom Sietsema’s favorites.

At Darvish Kitchen downtown, the food is uneven; a diner’s best bets are eggplant, chicken and rice.

Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema entertains your dining questions, rants and raves.

Cindy Wolf’s Charleston in Baltimore and Patrick O’Connell’s Inn at Little Washington have been exceptional and consistent for decades.

Over 25 years as The Post’s food critic, Tom Sietsema has seen — and tasted — it all.