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August 23, 2017

Chef Ryan Ratino, formerly of Ripple, is due to open his own shop, Bresca (honeycomb in Spanish, and, yes, there are beehives in his future), by October on 14th Street […]

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July 12, 2017

The menu at Continental Modern Pool Lounge in Rosslyn comes from the inspiration and talent of Marjorie Meek-Bradley of Smoked & Stacked. The connection for this project at the 180-seat […]

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June 7, 2017

Scott Drewno, former chef at The Source; Danny Lee, owner-operator of Mandu; and Drew Kim, a founder of Matchbox Food Group, have formed Fried Rice Collective (get it?) and will […]

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Scott Drewno, former chef at The Source; Danny Lee, owner-operator of Mandu; and Drew Kim, a founder of Matchbox Food Group, have formed Fried Rice Collective (get it?) and will […]

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May 3, 2017

Phoenix-based True Food Kitchen is expanding across the bridge. The company’s first metro-area location in Fairfax, Virginia, gets a sister operation in Bethesda, Maryland, this summer, when it opens in […]

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Phoenix-based True Food Kitchen is expanding across the bridge. The company’s first metro-area location in Fairfax, Virginia, gets a sister operation in Bethesda, Maryland, this summer, when it opens in […]

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April 5, 2017

Frank Ruta will be cooking near his former place of employment when he opens Mirabelle at 16th and I Streets NW, not far from the White House. This French-focused restaurant […]

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March 22, 2017

City Winery, a 40,000-square-foot combination winery, restaurant, bar (rooftop), private event space and music venue, is planning to open in Ivy City in Northeast DC. The New York-based company has […]

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March 8, 2017

Opening in the fourth quarter at the Wharf in Southwest D.C.: a 400-seat Mexican restaurant called Mi Vida — brought to you by Jason Berry and Michael Reginbogen of D.C.-based […]

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February 22, 2017

Chef and GM Update: Chad Medina is kitchen manager at Steelfire Kitchen & Bar in the Maple Lawn development in Howard County. He comes from Bluestone seafood restaurant in Timonium (North of Baltimore). […]