The Fancy Fork

The series for the most prestigious restaurants I can afford to visit. Fine dining reviews at their finest.

  • Tail Up Goat Review – A Night of Celebration at Adams Morgan’s Neighborhood Spot
    It’s no secret that even five years removed, restaurants still face challenges in a post-pandemic world. And the unfortunate reality is that the economics of running a sustainable business when faced with rising food costs, a decreased appetite for overall consumer spend, and cultural and legislative obstacles has proven to be a difficult landscape to…
  • Reverie Review – A Night of Homage to Georgetown’s Finest
    In October 2025, Reverie served its last customers and shuttered its doors for good—ending a truly tumultuous run that saw the restaurant grit its way through a global pandemic, earn a Michelin star, and then have to pick up the pieces left after a fire that forced the restaurant into an 18-month hiatus of renovation…
  • The Inn at Little Washington Review – A Long Journey to Find A Religion
    Driving into the quiet town of Washington, Virginia at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is a transporting experience. The town of Little Washington is small—blink and you’re sure to miss it—but its charm is consuming. Bright-eyed people duck in and out of quaint looking shops that line Main Street. There’s a wine and…
  • Albi Review – A Night at Washington, D.C.’s Buzziest Restaurant
    It can be hard for a restaurant to find its voice in a day and age where customers have so many food experience options. Albi—a restaurant owned by Michael Rafidi, the James Beard Foundation’s 2024 recipient for Outstanding Chef of the Year—has found a way to home in on their voice.  Located in the beautiful,…