The Latest Dish – February 2025
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Chef Update: Andrew Ho was named executive chef at CUT by Wolfgang Puck in the Rosewood Washington, D.C. hotel on 31st Street NW in Georgetown, where he was executive sous chef in 2022. Ho was sous chef at the hotel earlier, when it was the Capella. His past positions also include chef de cuisine at the Watergate Hotel … Charlie Loomis has been appointed executive chef at Ellington Park Bistro at the St. Gregory Hotel at 2033 M St. NW. He was previously director of food and beverage at the Washington Dulles Airport Marriott.
Ria Montes and London-based hospitality and development company Artfarm are targeting the second quarter to open Fish Shop at 610 Water St. SW at the Wharf. They will talk the talk and walk the walk regarding sustainability — integrating recycled plastic and glass in the restaurant’s décor, highlighting local artisans throughout its design and undertaking zero-waste initiatives in its culinary offerings.
Spike Mendelsohn and the Mendelsohn clan (Micheline, Catherine, Harvey) of Sunnyside Restaurant Group are slated to open Good Stuff Eatery in Virginia at Springfield Plaza on Old Keene Mill Road, near Whole Foods Market. Spike’s first venture in Springfield was the food and beverage contract at the St. James sports and entertainment facility, where this Canadian homeboy (from Montreal) still plays hockey.
Quick Hits: Silver Spring-based Ooh La La Bakery is slated to open at 4916 Cordell Ave. in downtown Bethesda, Maryland, in the second quarter … In the third quarter, Victor Albisu plans to open Electric Bull steakhouse, with 80 seats, at 176 Maple Ave. West in Vienna, Virginia … Massachusetts-based Life Alive Organic Cafe (“Eat Positive. Live Positive.”) opened at 2301 M St. NW in D.C.’s West End, where SoulCycle used to be. It features Soil & Sea, a mushroom-powered ramen bowl created in conjunction with renowned sustainability chef Rob Rubba of Oyster Oyster in Shaw.
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