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Foodie News: Costco's Kosher Dairy Bakery, Friendship Heights' New Eateries

Restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.

Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods with 1 Meat, 3 Sides. This week, a kosher dairy bakery takes center plate.

One meat:

The Costco that opened earlier this month at the Wheaton mall includes a kosher dairy bakery, Wheaton Patch reported.

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What makes Costco's bakery different from the other kosher bakeries in the area is that it is dairy, instead of pareve. Pareve baked goods, because they are prepared without dairy or meat, can then be eaten at a meal with either dairy or meat, under kosher guidelines.

"Following the same rules, Costco's dairy baked goods cannot be eaten at meals with meat, but its bakery is the only place nearby where you'll be able to find a kosher cheesecake," Wheaton Patch added.

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Read more about the new Costco's kosher dairy bakery on Wheaton Patch.

Three sides:

Le Pain Quotidien opened on Monday, April 22, in the former Tynan Coffee and Tea storefront in Friendship Heights' Shops at Wisconsin Place plaza, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch reported. The storefront had been vacant for about three months.

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"What does a man who once owned three restaurants do after selling the businesses and finding out retirement is not for him? The answer was simple for Nick Kontos. He went back to what he knows best. That is how Cristina Italian Ristorante came to Wheaton in May of 2002," Wheaton Patch reported.

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Tex-Mex restaurant Mi Cocina will open in Friendship Heights at 11 a.m. on May 10 at The Collection at Chevy Chase (5471 Wisconsin Ave.), Bethesda-Chevy Chase Patch reported. 


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