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Cocktails without the booze are bigger than ever
MOCKTAIL MANIA By Chris Wadsworth You’re out for dinner and drinks with friends. Everyone is ordering a cocktail, but you’re not in the mood. Maybe […]
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Ashburn’s Lauren Katz is the new CEO of EatLoco Inc.
OFF TO THE MARKET By Chris Wadsworth Lauren Katz’ resume sounds almost too good to be true. Winner of the first season of “The Great […]
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Time for Thai
There is no shortage of Thai food in Ashburn. Popular dishes like Pad Thai, Pad See Ew, Drunken Noodle and Mango Sticky Rice are widely […]
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New Ashburn tavern celebrates one of America’s favorite cuisines
Southern Hospitality By Chris Wadsworth We all know Murphy’s Law – anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. That’s how Reese Gardner sometimes felt […]
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Fuel Up with Gas Station Food
Some folks may balk at the thought of getting a meal at a gas station, picturing grubby service stations of the past. But in recent […]
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A real estate insider tells us what restaurants are really looking for
TO LEASE OR NOT TO LEASE By Chris Wadsworth “Why did that new restaurant close so quickly?” “Why are restaurant rents so high?” “Why can’t […]
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Local couple opens unique new pastry shop in Ashburn
CZECH IT OUT! By Chris Wadsworth The couple walked into the new American Kolache bakery in Ashburn with serious looks on their faces and a […]
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Smash Burgers – A Smashing Good Time
In recent years, smash burgers have become all the rage at restaurants across the country. A ball of ground beef pressed flat on a griddle […]
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Ashburn baking entrepreneur changing lives with her creations
‘BAKING’ A DIFFERENCE By Chris Wadsworth Leesburg resident Alyssa Sobecki may be a local business owner, a wife to husband Jason and a mom to […]
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Ashburn surgeon opens his dream restaurant
JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED By Chris Wadsworth Brain surgeons are name-dropped in sometimes snarky expressions. For example: “It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to […]