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104 / the tasting panel / november 2018 CHEF TALK Have you heard? Some of the D.C. area's best restaurants are nowhere near the city limits. Loudoun and Fairfax County in Virginia, which tout the country's highest and second-highest per capita incomes, respec- tively, are both home to buzzy concepts that don't require a traffic-filled trip downtown on Interstate 66. Suburbanites and visitors to this thriving region—as well as D.C. resi- dents looking for a little escape from the city—now have a host of options when it comes to feeding their fix. MEET FOUR RESTAURATEURS MAKING WAVES OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY by Kelly Magyarics, DWS EXPOSURE NORTHERN (Virginia) Chef Jacques Haeringer of L'Auberge Chez Francois in Great Falls, VA, draws inspiration from the bounty of the seasons.