Welcome to Talk to Tom, the dining advice column that aims to point you toward good meals, steer you from the dross and solve your pressing restaurant queries. “Restaurants need and love praise from guests,” says Amy Brandwein, the chef of Centrolina and Piccolina in CityCenter. Cielo Rojo executive chef and owner David Perez operates the Takoma Park restaurant alongside his wife, Carolina McCandless. I need a “nice-ish” D.C. restaurant that can accommodate a range of appetites and won’t cost a fortune. Know before going in that there are fewer than 40 small stools spread across two small floors and outside.