'Cheap Eats' Show To Feature Del Ray Eateries

ALEXANDRIA, VA—Locals know how good Del Ray food is, and soon people across the U.S. will learn the reason why.

On Wednesday, Aug. 9, two Del Ray restaurants will be featured on the Cooking Channel's "Cheap Eats." Host Ali Khan travels around the country in search of the tastiest meals on a tight budget. The show highlights meals, snacks and desserts that mostly anyone can afford.

Khan visited Del Ray's Stomping Ground and Evening Star Cafe, as well as Old Town Alexandria's Don Taco and The Majestic.

The episode airs Wednesday at 10 p.m. Here's the episode description:

Ali Khan, full-blown food enthusiast and blogger, has 12 hours and only 35 bucks to find the best deals in Alexandria, Va. for breakfast, lunch, dinner and a snack! Ali kicks things off in style with a guilt free southern fried chicken biscuit for breakfast. Then he goes way south of the border with a trio of flavor-forward and inventive tacos. At an art deco hot spot straight out of the 1930s, he finds a modern snack, deep fried deviled eggs. He finishes the day off with a rooftop garden-to-table, bacon gnocchi bolognese. Alexandria might have some history, but its food scene is straight up futuristic.

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Evening Star Cafe image via R.Kennedy/Visit Alexandria