Shaw

122 Blagden Alley NW

From Food & Wine magazine:

“It’s no small feat for a restaurant to source 100 percent of its ingredients from the region, especially if the area is the mid-Atlantic, which isn’t known for bountiful produce. To turn those ingredients into outstanding food is more challenging still. To do this at The Dabney, chef Jeremiah Langhorne obsessed over historic cookbooks. The resulting dishes—aged ham toast with truffle Mornay sauce, peanut butter cake with celery ice cream—taste wonderfully modern but have roots that go back hundreds of years. The local pride extends beyond food to an excellent list of hard ciders, all also found in the mid-Atlantic.”

Agree with the accolade?

651 Florida Avenue, NW

Back in November of last year we learned that Half Smoke would be “serving sausages and other fast, casual menu items” at 7th/Georgia and Florida Ave, NW. I was starting to wonder if this was still happening and I guess it is because they just posted an addendum to their liquor license placard:

“Applicant requested to increase the seating capacity for the Summer Garden from 24 seats to 50 seats.”

Stay tuned…

Ambar still coming or someone else?

7th and Q Street, NW

801 Florida Ave, NW just east of 9th and U Street

Thanks to a reader for passing the word that Dunya closed Sunday night:

“It’s time to say goodbye… FAREWELL weekend at our bar;
We want to say thank You all for supporting us and enjoying with our service, staff and DJs…”

Dunya opened pretty recently in December 2013. Updates when we learn what happens to the prime space – and roof deck.