Best Restaurant Dishes Eater DC Editors Ate This Week, September 24, 2025 | Eater DC

"I attended a collaboration dinner featuring dishes from chef Amy Brandwein and Lapis chef Shamim Popal, including Italian–Afghan fusion courses—I’m still thinking about an eggplant Parm layered with thick yogurt and ginger tomato sauce. Popal’s take on mantu swaps in sautéed shrimp: thin dough wrapped around simple shrimp that tastes refreshing, yet paired with a saffron cream sauce it keeps the hearty quality of the original beef dumplings. The evening left me excited for more of the restaurant’s crossover dinners on the horizon." - Eater Staff