Restaurants

“This beautiful farewell from the owner of Mark’s Kitchen”

By Prince Of Petworth


7006 Carroll Ave

Thanks to Beth for passing on from the Old Takoma Business Association:

“Letter from Mark Choe, owner of Mark’s Kitchen, as he closes the doors after 32 years:

To My Friends in Takoma Park and Beyond,

Even at night, when I’m alone sweeping the dust from beneath the tables, I never feel that the restaurant is empty. I see children’s feet swing, with the knowledge that time will bring their toes closer to the floor, closer then, to boundless futures. I see laborers rushing bites in-between shifts, long-estranged relatives in leisurely conversation, and lovers young and old renewing their mutual mastery. I see a million faces or more, and yet it all strikes me as one, a great social organism which I have nurtured as my own these past thirty-two years. (more…)

Spot of Tea coming to Dupont

By Prince Of Petworth


21st and P Street, NW

Thanks to Andrea for sending: “Signs up that Spot of Tea will open here “soon” – replaces Valley Brook Tea, which replaced Starbucks.”

Ed. Note: Valley Brook Tea Moved around the corner (2015 Massachusetts Ave, NW) inside The Ven at Embassy Row Hotel.

and Brina: “Spot of Tea signs up at the old Valley Brook Tea location on P St in Dupont! Looks like the whole storefront. Excited to still have a tea place in the location!” (more…)

“Seven Reasons on 14th St, as you know it now, will close its doors by the end of this year.”

By Prince Of Petworth


2208 14th Street, NW

Thanks to Rebecca for passing on the sad news from Seven Reasons:

“Seven Reasons on 14th St, as you know it now, will close its doors by the end of this year.

Since opening in April 2019, Seven Reasons has become a signature culinary spot for this City and for many of you. During the last four years, we have grown with you and for you. Seven Reasons is our first love. It’s the restaurant that positioned us in this City and the one to which we owe a big part of our success. (more…)

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