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By Heidi Zheng Photo credit to Crane & Turtle Tucked in a quiet neighborhood of Columbia Heights, Crane & Turtle is star restaurateur Paul Ruppert’s new joint on Georgia Avenue. Unlike his other ventures, such as Petworth Citizen & Reading Room, both of which feature mainly American fares, Crane & Turtle brands itself as French-Japanese fusion, a rarity if not …

By Amanda L. Andrei Fact: New York City is a gastronomic paradise. Whatever your palate or budget, you can find something to eat. Even when narrowing it to only Asian cuisines, the choices are staggering to the point of bewilderment. But if I’m going to spend a weekend in the city, I’m visiting my roots and checking out Filipino food. …

By: Marlena Chertock Years ago locals came to 147 Maple Ave W. looking for a doughnut. Now, the restaurant at the same location serves American food with a flair. There’s beet salad, scallops and duck. Tim Ma, the chef and owner of Maple Ave Restaurant, opened the restaurant almost four years ago. Last month Ma was voted one of the …

Meet Tim Ma, the first of our Asian American Voices Series, a video profile series of Asian Americans in our community. Tim Ma is the chef and head chef of Maple Avenue Restaurant in Northern Virginia. His restaurant has been reviewed highly in Washingtonian Magazine, Northern Virginia Magazine, and Washington Post. In this video, Tim talks to Asian Fortune about …

Compiled by Mary Tablante News Updates Low-Key U.S. Reaction to S. Korean Election Washington, DC—Reaction from the Korean-American community to the election of 60-year-old Park Geun-hye as the first female president of South Korea has been quiet. The daughter of the late military dictator Park Chung-hee, she leads the conservative New Frontier Party. The Asia Society extolled her 30 years …