Last night we celebrated wife’s birthday at the recently opened Rania, a modern Indian restaurant with prex-fixe menu and all that. I was slightly skeptical wondering if the chef would go out of his way to satisfy the white people palette, but one bite into the shrimp koliwada for starters and my fears were misplaced. Every course was absolutely stunning! The combination of flavors, spice and the distinctive taste of each item even within the same dish was amazing. We have never been to a high end Michelin star (and this is not a Michelin star, yet), but by god the explosion of flavors continued all through to desert and mouth freshener at end. Sure it was a very expensive meal (and you can make it much cheaper by visiting after 9pm), but this was one heck of a memorable meal! Even today morning I and wife can’t stop talking about the flavors. DC food scene keeps getting better and better.
