“SO what’s Afghan food like, exactly?” someone at our table wants to know. The answer is drowned out by the laughter from a birthday celebration across the room, but it’s soon evident from the ...

ESSENTIALS: Open every day from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; ample parking, wheelchair accessible, no alcohol (nor coffee nor soda) Afghan cuisine hits that sweet spot between familiar and exotic. You’ve seen ...

The basmati rice is fragrant with spices and scattered with raisins and slivers of carrot like jewels. Platter-size ovals of naan are rushed from tandoor to table, warm and pillowy. And the restaurant ...

Editor's note: To give readers an opportunity to sample global foods that aren’t easy to find in the Lowcountry, we’ve invited 13 talented home cooks from various cooking traditions to join our new ...

It was Friday night, company was coming, and we ordered nearly every entree on the menu of Afghan Kabob & Cafe. While our order was being prepared in the large, open kitchen of the downtown restaurant ...

“So what’s Afghan food like, exactly?” someone at our table wants to know. The answer is drowned out by the laughter from a birthday celebration across the room, but it’s soon evident from the ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Amble along Sydney Road and you will see who lines up with which camp. There are a fair number of Greek, Turkish and Indian places ...

After Afghan Bistro in Springfield, Virginia garnered praise from a trio of critics last fall, the only complaint among regular diners was that they could hardly get a table anymore. The unassuming ...

I’ve never had a bad meal in an Afghan restaurant. And, I’ve found, it doesn’t really matter what I order — a juicy kebab with just the right touch of char; a lamb shank that has surrendered to its ...