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%%The last day of business at the H Street Corridor spot is January 23.

Only eight days of service remain

Smithsonian Associates What Does Asian Food Mean to America? A National Smithsonian Series Will Talk It Out. Big-shot chefs, cookbook authors, farmers, and activists will explore the future of Asian food in America on a series of Zooms Share this story One of the more striking images to emerge from the rallies and protests that arose after a white man killed six women of Asian descent during attacks on Atlanta-area spas last month was the slogan “Love Us Like You Love Our Food” painted onto picket signs. In a four-part series hosted by the Smithsonian in May and June, some of the country�...

When the D.C. Burmese restaurant Thamee closed in March 2020 at the onset of the pandemic, its owners didn’t know if they’d ever open their 1-year-old business again. They had just had their first five straight weeks of profitability when D.C. shut down in-person dining for the first time, and though they had a lot of momentum behind them—the restaurant had recently been named a semifinalist for the James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant—they didn’t feel equipped to transform their upscale dine-in business into a carryout and delivery joint. At the time, co-owner Eric Wang told m...