DMV Food & Lifestyle Guide by @adorkandherfork

Toastique in Reston supplied @adorkandherfork with summer seasonal items including peach prosciutto toast and a seafoam latte.

Asia in a Bite Festival brought street food vendors and live entertainment to Tingey Plaza, where @adorkandherfork sampled Asian snacks.

Tingey Plaza in the Navy Yard neighborhood provided the outdoor venue for the free-admission food festival @adorkandherfork attended.

Washington D.C. is home to several of @adorkandherfork's favorite cocktail bars, pop-ups, and food festivals.

In Navy Yard, @adorkandherfork attended outdoor cultural food festivals along the riverfront.

Kin Thai set up as a street vendor at Asia in a Bite Festival, serving mango drinks to festival visitors like @adorkandherfork.

@adorkandherfork picks up the Lomo Saltado Biscuit at Preservation Biscuit Company in Falls Church.

At Sisters in Tysons, @adorkandherfork attended a four-course dinner and cooking demonstration centered on Thai rice varieties.

Union Market in Northeast DC hosted the summer pop-up courtyard where @adorkandherfork shopped local vendor stalls.

Shop Made in DC partnered on the summer courtyard pop-up at Union Market, selling locally crafted gifts and cookbooks.

At PA Dutch Farmers Market in Annapolis, @adorkandherfork browsed stalls for fresh soft pretzels, cinnamon rolls, whoopie pies, and deli meats.

At Annapolis Harbour Center, @adorkandherfork visited the indoor Amish farmers market.

Dienner's smokehouse & fresh poultry serves smoked wings and fresh meats in the hot food aisle of the Annapolis farmers market.

In Chantilly, Kare Bar made @adorkandherfork a summer meal of chilled lime udon, katsu curry, and mango green tea.

@adorkandherfork stopped at L'Annexe DC Bar near Dupont Circle for evening cocktails and small plates with friends.

The Doyle in Dupont Circle served @adorkandherfork classic cocktails and bar snacks in a mid-century lounge setting.

Inside Dupont Circle Hotel, @adorkandherfork spent an evening drinking cocktails at The Doyle.

Across the traffic circle from Dupont Circle Hotel, @adorkandherfork grabbed late-night glazed donuts at Krispy Kreme.

Ms. Peach's in Sterling served @adorkandherfork a Southern brunch of chicken and waffles, shrimp and grits, and peach cobbler.

At Midnight Treats in Arlington, @adorkandherfork gets scratch-made oat milk soft serve and plant-based desserts.

@adorkandherfork visited Kiln Alexandria in Old Town for Restaurant Week, ordering hearth-fired plates from their cohesive dinner menu.

Hotel Heron Alexandria houses Kiln, where @adorkandherfork had a hearth-fired dinner during Alexandria Restaurant Week.

Old Town Alexandria served as the backdrop for @adorkandherfork's Restaurant Week dinner stops along the riverfront.

@adorkandherfork dropped by The Food Market in downtown Bethesda for happy hour mozzarella sticks, pork ribs, and onion rings.

During her Maryland dining outings, @adorkandherfork visited Bethesda, MD for the newest branch of The Food Market.

Columbia is home to another branch of The Food Market mentioned by @adorkandherfork during her Maryland food trips.

In Baltimore, The Food Market operates its original flagship dining room, which @adorkandherfork noted during her visits.

Bethesda Row sits just down the street from The Food Market, where @adorkandherfork walked after happy hour.