The Latest Dish: September 2024
By • September 11, 2024 0 885
Modan, a modern Japanese restaurant featuring a private omakase counter experience, is slated to open early in the fourth quarter in Tysons at the Heming residential complex at 1788 Chain Bridge Road. Executive chef Micheole “Chico” Dator has an impressive pedigree: executive sushi chef at Nobu D.C., he also worked at Nobu Malibu, Nobu Lanai and Nobu Kuala Lumpur.
Philadelphia-based Ellen Yin of High Street Hospitality Group will orchestrate the opening of a.kitchen+bar dc, a wine-centric restaurant with French-inspired cuisine, at the new Hotel AKA Washington Circle in Foggy Bottom. The restaurant offers seating for 165, including a 17-seat bar and an outdoor patio. Back-of-house talent provided by High Street: Eli Collins is executive chef and George Madosky is chef de cuisine.
Clyde’s Restaurant Group’s Cordelia Fishbar is slated to open at 550 Morse St. NE in Union Market in the middle of the fourth quarter. Rene Caceres, formerly of Via Sophia, will be executive chef and Sonya Znati, former director of operations for Bar Spero and Reverie, will be GM. Featuring an oyster bar and charcoal cooking, the restaurant will seat 257, including outdoor seating for 72. This is CRG’s 13th concept.
Slipstream café relocates to the newly renovated Studio Theatre at 1501 14th St. NW, not far from its original location. Operating hours remain the same. Sharing the space with Giggle Water and Herndon’s Juicy Brewing Co., the new location will also transition into an evening cocktail bar.
From the folks who brought you Federalist Pig and Ted’s Bulletin comes Honeymoon Chicken, a fried-chicken-centric restaurant slated to open in the second or third quarter of 2025 at Carlyle Crossing, an apartment community at 2495 Mandeville Lane in Alexandria. The first Honeymoon Chicken is in Petworth at 4201 Georgia Ave. NW. The latest version of Ted’s Bulletin is targeting the first quarter of 2025 to open at Carlyle Crossing, its ninth location.
Meherwan Irani and Chai Pani Restaurant Group of Ashville, North Carolina (which includes Chai Pani and the Spicewalla brand), plan to open a fast-casual Indian restaurant, Botiwalla, in Donohoe’s Upton Place project at 4000 Wisconsin Place NW in Tenleytown.
Linda Roth is the founder and CEO of Linda Roth Associates, a D.C.-based public relations and marketing firm that specializes in the food service and hospitality industries. Follow her at: @LindaRothPR, #LindaRothPR or lindarothpr.com.
