Georgetown

BOURBON STEAK Hosts Third Annual “Porc Out” August 19th

By Prince Of Petworth


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From a press release:

BOURBON STEAK welcomes pig lovers to “Porc Out,” the third annual pig roast hosted on the restaurant’s patio [2800 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW] on Sunday, August 19, 2012 from 12 – 3 PM.

Priced at $50 for food, $60 for food and drink and $40 for children 12 and under, inclusive of tax and gratuity, guests at this year’s event will enjoy a whole roasted pig from Leaping Waters Farm, as well as a slew of sides made by Executive Chef Adam Sobel.

On the menu are pig-centric attractions, such as slow-roasted pork shoulder tacos, assorted pork sausages from Red Apron and crispy Thai style pork ribs. Other dishes include grilled corn on the cob with lime butter, baked beans, jalapeno-cheddar cornbread, seasonal salads, slaw and back by popular request, an oyster bar courtesy the War Shore Oyster Company.

The feast doesn’t end there. Guests will also enjoy a dessert table stacked with goodies such as housemade soft serve sundaes, warm “everything” cookies and spiked watermelon.

BOURBON STEAK is partnering with Port City brewing company to provide guests with the perfect Porc Out thirst quenchers. In addition to local Port City brews, such as Optimal Wit and Monumental IPA, the restaurant will also offer a selection of wines and non-alcoholic cocktails included in the price. For guests seeking alternate drink options, there will be a cash bar available for the duration of the event.

To purchase tickets to Pork Out, please visit the website.

Renderings and Design Plans for Farmers, Fishers and Bakers Coming to Georgetown Waterfront

By Prince Of Petworth

From an email:

Farmers Fishers Bakers is debuting this fall with design by our client, GrizForm Design Architects.

Griz Dwight, principal of the design firm, was inspired by an urban farmhouse for the restaurant’s design. Here are a few key design elements:

Art in the bar area will include sculptural farm animals and gardening tools used as a seasonal display to garner the farmhouse theme

Bar design details include flooring inspired by field grids seen from an airplane above and brown lighting that will bring a sunset feeling indoors

The Nautical-inspired back dining area offers pod-like booths that are intimate and can seat four-to-six diners

A series of dioramas will be found throughout the space with miniature versions of a farm setting

Communal tables that seat about 10 will sit above whitewashed wood flooring in the Pantry area

Alongside the tables (also in the Pantry) will be barrels and shelving with items that the restaurant pickled, grew, and made so that diners can enjoy the freshest ingredients

La Madeleine Temporarily Closes in Georgetown for 5-6 Months

By Prince Of Petworth


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PoPville commenter o2bncdg posts in the rant/revel this morning:

RANT: after years and years of joining 10-25 friends (depending on who’s in town or didn’t party too hard the night before)for breakfast at La Madeleine in Georgetown every Saturday morning, we showed up this past weekend at 0800 and it was CLOSED. Just some signs saying that they’re closed until further notice.

Apparently there is structural damage under the restaurant, in the hotel underground parking facility. The hotel has known about it for a while, but the city just recently forced them to close on Thursday to make structural corrections, thus forcing la Madeleine to close. Time frame for closure – 5-6 months. The Latham Hotel is also closed for that time frame.

RAVE: I sent a notice on La Madeleine’s web site to their corporate office in Dallas and lo and behold, I got a call from a District Manager who was most gracious in telling me what was going on. He is working feverishly to relocate their Georgetown staff to other La Madeleine locations. After all these years we have made friends with and feel close to quite a few of them.

La Madeleine is located at 3000 M Street, NW.

Fri. Afternoon Rental Option – Georgetown

By Prince Of Petworth

This rental is located at 3661 Winfield Lane, NW:


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The listing says:

“This grand townhouse is located in the heart of Georgetown community, walking distance to Georgetown University, Georgetown mall, Georgetown University hospital, international high school, restaurants, French embassy, Georgetown mall, Georgetown university, the shopping center, and Wisconsin and M streets. The interior of this unique townhouse was redesigned by a local architect.”

This 8 bed/6 bath is going for $10,000/Mo.

Well if you split it 8 ways…

Fluevog Shoes Coming to Georgetown

By Prince Of Petworth


1265 Wisconsin Avenue, NW

John Fleuvog shoes are coming to 1265 Wisconsin Ave, NW in Georgetown. I’m told this is huge. From the About Fleuvog page:

John and his longtime friend and ex – partner, Peter Fox, go back to biblical times. In those days, such scriptural characters as Methuselah lived to be, quite literally, thousands of years old. John, himself, is thousands of years old and Peter Fox is, in fact, Methuselah. Before they founded Fox & Fluevog, in the ancient biblical age of 1970, they were shepherds. Actually, they worked at Sheppard’s, a venerable Vancouver shoe emporium, albeit a tad on the conventional side. As you can imagine, John and Peter felt a wee bit constrained, selling brogues all day to businessmen in suits and servicing only the occasional hipster. When, one day, the miraculous happened, it was followed by the inevitable: an old warehouse full of turn – of – the – century footwear (men’s & women’s, in mint condition, no less) became available to buy at one ridiculously low price. In a nanosecond, John and Peter were out the door and into their own store, fully stocked with brand new fifty year old shoes that, in 1969, were right in style. Fox & Fluevog immediately became the very coolest place to treat the feet and has remained so ever since. Around 1980, Peter heard the siren song of New York City and moved there to open his own store, specializing in design of Ladies’ (particularly wedding) shoes. John took over the business and built it into the multinational mega corporation it is today, along the way forging his undaunted reputation for the world’s most distinctive shoes.

You can see their shoes here.

Papa Razzi Closes in Georgetown

By Prince Of Petworth


1064-1066 Wisconsin Avenue, NW

Papa Razzi was located at 1064-1066 Wisconsin Ave, NW.

The building is very cool, it’ll be interesting to see who takes over the space:

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