816 H Street, NE
Thanks to H Street Great Street for tweeting word and part of Mythology‘s menu:
“@MythologyLore soft opens to public tonight @ 5:30. New restaurant fr fmr Atlas Room GM Mark Medley & fmr Woodward Table Chef Joseph Harran”
On their facebook page Mythology also shares a sample menu from H Street Fest:
Ed. Note: This is the former home to HR-57 (briefly) and Fever Lounge.
4434 Connecticut Ave, NW
From an email:
“I wanted to let you know about the pop up I’m doing at bread Furst every other Wednesday featuring my naturally cured corned beef and pastrami plus other things I may come up with. Next one is on 9-21 from 11am-2pm.”
10th and H Street, NE
Thanks to Kim Coates for sending:
“former Ten 01 space is rebranding to Ben’s upstairs”
Ben’s Upstairs Website says:
“At Ben’s Upstairs you can savor delicious Southern-influenced cuisine with a hint of Caribbean flavors”
Check out their Menus here.
Ed. Note: TEN 01 opened back in Nov. 2015.
Looks like Ben’s Upstairs (which makes sense since the original U Street location has a Ben’s Next Door) was the original plan – when you look at an old photo from 2014:
1829 M Street, NW
Last week I shared some scuttlebutt about Amsterdam Falafel potentially coming to the House of Kabob space on M Street when they close in October. While nothing is in stone I am happy to say that Amsterdam Falafel confirms that they are looking at that space. They’d also be interested in your feedback for those that work, live in the neighborhood – if they do take over the space would you like to see them have daytime and nighttime hours?
1210 Half Street, SE right next to metro
From an email:
“A few other specific features of this location:
– We are open 7 days a week
– We will be offering delivery to the Navy Yard, SW Waterfront and Capitol Hill areas
– There will be outdoor seating
– We will be serving beer and wine
– In line with our “people, planet, profit” mantra, our interior dining room wall is made of reclaimed/repurposed wood, specifically we used the wood from all of the crates that transported our equipment. We also built all of our dining tables out of old doors.”
Courtesy Chix
Check out the full menu here: Chix3 (Navy Yard) Menu (PDF)
looking toward Nats Park
2406 18th Street, NW
Thanks to a reader for sending word that Quara Ethiopian has opened in the old Felix/NYNY Diva space. Quara’s website says:
“Quara Ethiopian Restaurant is named for the ancient civilization where the modern-day country of Ethiopia is situated – and for the city of Quara, Ethiopia. True to our roots, we prepares traditional recipes from our homeland. Your food is served by first- and-second generation Ethiopians in Washington. Our culture is represented throughout by posters, paintings and music from Africa.
And our menu features many traditional Ethiopian favorites, including Kitfo, a raw beef dish that one that many Westerners are reluctant to try, but then find quite enjoyable!”
Check out their menu here.
2631 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Chicken fan or not, they do a terrific job of transforming the spaces they take over inside and out:
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courtesy TICO
From an email:
“TICO on 14th Street [1926] is introducing “Taquito Tuesdays” – a Tuesday night special including two crispy taquitos with house made slaw, a seasonal salsa, which will vary depending on available produce, and sour cream for $5. The taquito flavors will change weekly, but will always feature one meat and one vegetarian option. Recent and upcoming fillings include chipotle beef, pollo tinga, smoked tuna and chipotle, poblano rajas with corn, and potato with Cotija cheese with a seasonal heirloom tomato molcajete salsa. Taquito Tuesdays will be available at the bar only every Tuesday night beginning at 4:00 p.m. while supplies last.”
1422 Wisconsin Ave, NW
The owner of Boulangerie Christophe sends us an update on the new bakery coming next door to the former Commander Salamander space now an M & T Bank on Wisconsin:
“The building permit took a little longer than we hoped but all is on track now. We should be opening sometime at the beginning of November this year.
Our pastry chef, Christophe Roux just arrived from France and his son Benjamin third generation baker arrives at the end of the month.
Christophe has a two bakery’s in La Croix-Valmer, a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southeastern France.
The goal is to bring the taste and the feel of South of France to the heart of Georgetown.”
Tasting Room (Photo by Jeff Elkins)
From a press release:
“Johnny Spero returns to Washington D.C., joining Columbia Room (124 Blagden Alley NW) as executive chef, launching his first menu on October 4 and leading an overhaul of the James Beard Award-nominated craft cocktail bar’s culinary program. During his tenure as executive sous chef at Jose Andres’ Minibar, Spero earned a perfect four-star review from The Washington Post. He was also awarded the prestigious StarChefs 2014 “D.C. Rising Star” award and was Eater DC’s 2014 Chef of the Year.
“Johnny Spero’s first menu at Columbia Room will launch on October 4.”
Spero will collaborate with head bartender JP Fetherston, owner Derek Brown, and the rest of the Columbia Room team on the food menus for the bar’s eponymous Tasting Room, Spirits Library and Punch Garden. Since re-opening in its new Blagden Alley location in February, the Tasting Room has produced three distinct seasonal cocktail-and-small-plate pairing menus — winter, spring and summer. The upcoming fall menu, inspired by leaves, will be conceived and crafted under Spero’s direction, and he will also enhance the snack and appetizer offerings in the Spirits Library and Punch Garden. (more…)