The Latest Dish: Restaurant Resiliency 

March 13, 2024

Johnny Spero’s Reverie, at 3201 Cherry Hill Lane on the south side of Georgetown, will be reborn after being repaired and renovated following the 2022 fire. The 16-course tasting menu […]

The Latest Dish: International Flavors and Influences: Integral to D.C.    

February 14, 2024

From the team who brought you Bar Chinois — Dean Mosones, Mark Minicucci, Margaux Donati —comes Bar Japonais, an izakaya restaurant at 1520 14th Street NW that blends Japanese and French […]

L’Avant-Garde Welcomes Partner Chef Sébastien Giannini 

February 10, 2024

Georgetown’s elegant French restaurant at 2915 M St. NW renews its commitment to an authentic French experience, partnering with chef Sébastien Giannini — “and inviting guests to fall in love, […]

The Latest Dish: Doubling Down on Adams Morgan  

January 10, 2024

Omar Popal and the Popal Group now own the building where Havana Village used to be at 1834 Columbia Road, NW in Adams Morgan, where they plan to open a […]

The Latest Dish: Where Wine-on-Tap, Lebanese, Italian and Greek Restaurants Collaborate

December 6, 2023

Dallas-based FB Society is slated to open Sixty Vines at Reston Town Center at 11905 Market Street on December 11. The nearly 13,000 sq. ft restaurant with indoor and outdoor […]

The Latest Dish: South American Food – It’s What’s Happening in D.C.   

November 8, 2023

Juan Olivera (formerly of Lupo Verde, Barcelona Wine Bar, and Napoli Pasta Bar) and his brother Manuel Olivera (formerly of El Secreto de Rosita and Del Mar) opened Ceibo at […]

The Latest Dish: Good Vibes Coming to Town

October 5, 2023

Emanuel Pagonis and the Pagonis family, owners of notable Greek restaurant, Nostos in Tysons, plan to open Yellow Diner, a classic American diner, at 501 Maple Ave. West in Vienna […]

Latest Dish: Restaurant Spouse Teams Are Growing Their ‘Families’ 

September 7, 2023

Ch-Ch-Changes: Equinox owners Ellen Kassoff and Todd Gray plan to relocate their nearly 25-year-old iconic D.C. restaurant a few blocks away from its current location near the White House, to […]

The Latest Dish: Culinary Delights from Africa, Mexico, Egypt, Thailand    

May 10, 2023

Maia Shanklin Roberts, Nick Hall, Imani Shanklin Roberts, Tau Shanklin Roberts, and Camille Hall are the creative force founders behind Shanklin Hall, a social club slated to open mid-Q2 2023 […]

The Latest Dish

April 12, 2023

Queen Arrives in D.C.’s West End – PLANTA Queen, that is…     Partners Steven Salm (co-founder, CEO and GWU grad) and co-founder and Executive Chef David Lee will open PLANTA Queen […]