Hello! Welcome to Dontmissmyplate.

Thank you for visiting my website! I'm Maxine, a food blogger, home cook, travel enthusiast, and lover of food and culture. I’m passionate about fusion cuisine, a style of cooking that blends ingredients and techniques from different countries, regions, and traditions.

My approach is influenced by both Southern African and American cooking, shaped by my life experiences and reflected in the diversity of my recipes. I also focus on farm-to-table cooking, using fresh, seasonal ingredients sourced locally whenever possible. I believe food tastes best when it’s in season and close to its origin.

Travel plays a big role in how I cook and create. I love sharing my food adventures, from what I’ve eaten to where to eat, while discovering new flavors, cultures, and techniques that continue to inspire me.

I hope this space feels helpful and inspiring. Whether you're in the mood for something familiar or ready to try something new, you’ll find plenty to explore here. Happy cooking!

Baronessa Italian Restaurant - Rockville, MD

Baronessa Italian Restaurant - Rockville, MD

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Try the brussels sprouts, one of the fresh house made pastas dishes, the bruschetta, and or course, some brick oven pizza! I had the Gude Goody which is great for meat lovers. The bruschetta certainly deserves an honorable mention.

Rating: 4 star plates 🍽️ 🍽️ 🍽️ 🍽️

If you like a good story behind where you are eating, this place is perfect and adds substance to everything you eat. Take a little visit to this Italian restaurant nestled in Rockville—-previously owned by a 70-year-old woman and now owned by two business partners with backgrounds from Honduras and the Czech Republic.

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An amazing appetizer that is a perfect balance of acidity and sweetness from the fresh tomatoes and the balsamic.

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Brick oven pizza really does make a difference to how pizza tastes, hence Neapolitan style reigns supreme.

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B Doughnut - NoMa, DC

B Doughnut - NoMa, DC
Urban Plates - Tysons, VA

Urban Plates - Tysons, VA
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