The Latest Dish: Worldwide Flavors at Embassy Chef Challenge
By • June 10, 2025 0 80
International battles in Washington, D.C., can be tasteful — especially when they’re happening at the Events DC Embassy Chef Challenge, on Thursday, July 10, at Mellon Auditorium, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW. Guests can enjoy international flavors and cast their ballots for their favorite dish of participating countries, including: Bahrain, Bolivia, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Guatemala, Mauritania, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Zimbabwe. Tickets are $150. Learn more at eventsdc.com.
Bonne Vie Café & Bistro is slated to open at 1602 U St. NW, where Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan blend — and where Local 16, then Baby Shank, used to be. The classic bistro’s founder and executive chef is Raphael Francois, previously with Michel Theurel at La Maison du Bœuf in Brussels, Hélène Darroze at the Connaught in London and Le Cirque in New York.
Embassy Chef Challenge
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Italian distiller Francesco Amodeo — formerly of the late, great Hook in Georgetown — brings a taste of the Amalfi Coast to the Union Market District when he opens Tarì Trattoria at 300 Morse St. NE, featuring amaro and herbal liqueurs from Don Ciccio & Figli in Ivy City. It will seat 30 indoors, with a few seats more than that on the outside patio.
Embassy Chef Challenge
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Quick Hits: North Carolina-based Tailwind Hospitality is slated to open a Wolfgang Puck Bar + Bites franchise where Legal Sea Foods used to be in Union Station … Suzie Q’s, a retro-inspired neighborhood bar, opened in Navy Yard at 71 Potomac Ave. SE … Now open at the new Canal House of Georgetown at 1023 31st St. NW: C+O Restaurant and Lounge … Chrys Kefalas will open Yala Greek Ice Cream, an authentic Greek ice cream shop, at 3143 N St. NW in Georgetown in time for the July 4 fireworks (permit-gods willing) … Ramen by Uzu is slated to open where Bakeshop used to be in Georgetown at 3210 Grace St. NW. A second-quarter opened is targeted … Sam Shoja’s Harvest Eats hospitality group is slated to open Jinya Ramen Bar at the Wharf at 675 Wharf St. SW, where Lucky Buns was … Iconic New York bagel shop H&H Bagels opens at 601 K St. NW in Mount Vernon Triangle on June 12 … Marcus Samuelsson’s Marcus DC restaurant opened at the Morrow Hotel, near the Union Market District at 222 M St. NE. Anthony Jones, formerly of Dirty Habit at Hotel Monaco, is executive chef.
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.
