Meishi

If I may add a comment, the section on Sichuan food is by Fuchsia Dunlop, who wrote a book on Sichuan cuisine called "Sichuan Cookery" (soon to be released in the US under a new title) that I consider to be about the best Chinese cookbook I have ever seen. The magazine excerpts some recipes from this book, and also has some interesting stuff about the restaurant scene in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province.

As you may tell from my name, I am very into Chinese food, and would be thrilled to find a reliable, good, reasonably priced Chinese restaurant. Full Kee in DC's Chinatown is good for standard Cantonese dishes (and their "delicacies"), and there are a few places scattered around NoVA that are good if they know you and understand that you are not afraid of authenticity (and of course A&J is great, IMHO). But this seems like slim pickings for a major world capital. Anyone else have some spots they'd care to share with me?