Silver Spring resident competes on Food Network’s new culinary competition show for home cooks

Plus: Iranian market in Rockville offers Persian cuisine, hard-to-find goods; Man hospitalized after shooting in Glenmont

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June 11, 2026 6:00 a.m. | Updated: June 10, 2026 5:56 p.m.

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Tarun Sinha, a resident of Silver Spring’s Long Branch neighborhood, recently made his first appearance on the Food Network’s newest culinary competition show called 100 Cooks. The show, which streams on HBO Max, brings 100 home cooks from around the country to compete for the title of America’s best home cook and a $250,000 grand prize. [The MoCo Show]

Iranian market in Rockville offers Persian cuisine, hard-to-find goods

Gourmet Bazaar, a market in Rockville that specializes in traditional Iranian cuisine and goods, was highlighted in the Washingtonian’s latest June magazine issue. The market offers a hot bar with kebabs, stews, sandwiches and flatbreads, providing local Iranian immigrants with familiar foods from their upbringing. [Washingtonian]

Man hospitalized after shooting in Glenmont

Montgomery County police are investigating a shooting that injured one man in the 2300 block of Glenmont Circle in the Glenmont area on Tuesday afternoon. The man was taken to the hospital by Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews with non-life-threatening injuries. [DC News Now]

Today’s weather: Mostly sunny with a high near 95 degrees.

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