Georgetown

Sweet, free desserts! Congrats to Heather! From an email:

“Hook & Tackle Box’s Pastry Chef Heather Chittum is DC’s only pastry chef featured in the upcoming season of Top Chef: Just Desserts. To celebrate, Hook & Tackle Box are throwing a premiere viewing party Wednesday, September 15, from 9 p.m. to midnight, and we hope you can make it! Did I mention this is all free, to celebrate Heather Chittum’s appearance on the show?!”

And here’s tonight’s menu:

Caramel Dipped Apples
Chocolate Whoopie Pies – Housemade Marshmallow Fluff
Sage Pound Cake
Chocolate Caramel Tart with Maldon Sea Salt
Lemongrass Panna Cotta with Sesame Florentine
Wildflower Honey Madeleines – Apple Butter
Oatmeal-Currant Cookies
Lobster Sugar Cookies
Carrot Cake- Candied Pecans, Crème Fraiche Sorbet
Pinenut – Caramel Tart, Rosemary Ice Cream
Chai Spiced Risotto Fritters
Cinnamon Sugar Doughnuts
Vanilla Cheesecake , Peach – Cardamom Preserves
Layered Nutella Torte
Campfire Smores
Butterscotch Pudding
Assorted Pate de Fruits
Blueberry Pie

According to the alcohol application the restaurant will be:

“New Restaurant serving American cuisine with a seating capacity of 24. Total occupancy load of 50. Occasional live music or DJ, no dancing or cover charge, and summer garden with 18 seats.”

The restaurant will be located at 1639 Wisconsin Ave, NW in one of those great row houses that line Wisconsin Ave. I’ll be sure to update when they open and the menu is released.

Mie N Yu is located at 3125 M Street, NW. Their Web site says:

“Executive Chef Tim Miller has a passion for being true to ethnic cuisines from cultures along the ancient Silk Road. After all chef Miller is not only trained in Culinary Arts, but is an Anthropology major as well. Just like the American story, the Silk Road was, and is, a fusion of cultures. For a chef and anthropologist, exploring the cuisines and cultures of the Silk Road represent endless possibilities.

Mie N Yu partners with local farmers to bring the best that the region has to offer in meats, seafood, dairy, and produce.”

You can see their menus here. Any fans?

Looks like this new restaurant is going to take over half of the Bartleby’s Books space at 1132 29th Street, NW. The alcohol application license says:

“Mediterranean style restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner specialties to include homemade pastas, sauces, wood-grilled seafood and meats. No entertainment. Seating capacity is 120. Summer Garden seating capacity is 60. Total occupancy load is 180.”

Well definitely judge them when they open. Any fans of the bookstore?

This’ll be located in the building in the middle of the photo above. You can see the liquor license application taped on, which says:

“New restaurant specializing in French baked goods such as breads, crepes, sandwiches, soups and pastries. Occupancy load is 40.”

Could this be the bakery that so many have been pining for?

Where do you currently go for fresh bread?

Looks like this building had been boarded up for a while:

I’d never heard of Zenobia Lounge (careful loud music plays on Web site) before but went to check it out when I heard they were applying for a liquor license. They are located at 1025 31st, NW. You can see their menu here. There was a nice Middle East vibe going on and the liquor application also says that they have a hookah bar. Adding an alcohol option seems like a natural progression here. Any fans?

Here’s what it looks like on the inside looking at the gift shop towards the dining area:

And here’s the back hookah area:

Arisu was located at 1734 Wisconsin Ave NW. I thought this was a restaurant we judged but I can’t seem to find it. Yelp reviewers gave them fairly high marks. I’ll be sure to update when info becomes available when a new tenant moves in. In the meantime, are there any good places to get Korean in DC?