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You’ve ventured out at last for some patio dining. Your server brings out a culinary masterpiece that begs to be photographed. But the resulting image is too dark, too blurry, or otherwise doesn’t do the subject justice. Washington Photo Safari (WPS) and new restaurant Rosemary Bistro Café want to help. The two Forest Hills-based businesses […]
(This post is sponsored by Near Country Provisions.) When a Northwest DC neighbor began sourcing and delivering high-quality, ethically-raised meats from local farmers in the early spring, he didn’t know Covid-19 would soon turn reliable, safe meat delivery from a luxury into an essential service. “Literally days after we launched, the pandemic hit,” said Adam […]
by Will Fowler Opening a restaurant is never routine. Opening a restaurant in a pandemic presents an entirely new set of obstacles. Muchas Gracias, the Mexican pop-up that opened in mid-April at 5029 Connecticut Avenue, was supposed to be an entirely different restaurant. “Right around when we were supposed to announce our opening, everything shut […]
There’s a new restaurant at 5014 Connecticut Avenue. Yes, that’s I’m Eddie Cano’s address. And the almost two-year-old restaurant isn’t going anywhere. Nantucket Clam Shack is a new “ghost restaurant” concept from I’m Eddie Cano’s owners. Ghost restaurants, or ghost kitchens, sprang into existence shortly after delivery apps did, and have grown more prevalent in […]
Correction: Bread Furst has entrance control procedures in place to limit the number of people inside at one time. The item below has been changed. by Will Fowler The District has made some strides toward allowing normal life to resume. In Phase 2, restaurants are welcoming dine-in customers again. You can work out at the […]
by Marlene Berlin Politics and Prose is welcoming customers inside again. And to me, it feels like I have my oasis back. We were never short of great reading material. Politics and Prose customers kept the store busy with online pickup and delivery orders. But there’s just something about being able to hold and page […]
Last week we mentioned that the Covid-19 pandemic had delayed the opening of four new businesses in Van Ness and Forest Hills. One of the four – Viet Chopsticks – opened on June 24th. Another of the four businesses will open next week. Rosemary Bistro Cafe will open at 5010 Connecticut Avenue on Wednesday, July […]
“Hope you will have a good story of us recovering one day soon,” the owner of Viet Chopsticks told The Washington Post in late March. The recovery story is still being written, but the Vietnamese restaurant has taken an important first step: Viet Chopsticks opened at 4304 Connecticut Avenue yesterday. Van Ness Main Street announced […]
As far as we can tell, Tesoro Trattoria & Pizzeria on Monday was the first restaurant in Van Ness to reopen its dining room to customers under Phase Two of the District’s reopening plan. Nail salons and gyms can also reopen in Phase Two, with reduced capacity. The Van Ness Gold’s Gym had – by […]
What will the first phases of reopening look like in DC? Politics and Prose, starting today, is one of the test cases. The bookstore at 5015 Connecticut Avenue and its other two locations are accepting orders for curbside pickup for the first time since April 1st, when Mayor Bowser ordered DC residents to stay at […]
