Food & wine
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allas-based Dave & Buster’s Entertainment plans to open two more restaurants in the D.C. metro area: one in Springfield Town Center by the end of this year and another at Ritchie Station Marketplace in Capitol Heights at the end of the second quarter of 2016. Putting the “M” in DMV, Passion Food Hospitality has opened PassionFish in Bethesda at the corner of Woodmont and Bethesda Avenues. It seats 180 (including 29 outdoors). The first PassionFish is in Reston. Chefs Jeff Tunks and Chris Clime are working on the sushi rolls with Jonathan Goh, who previously rolled at Nobu in Miami Beach. PassionFish Bethesda will serve lunch, weekend brunch and dinner. Quick Hits: Potbelly Sandwich Shop will open in Rosslyn’s International Place building at 1735 N. Lynn St., where FroZenYo used to be … Green Bee Café will open in downtown D.C. at 1129 20th St. NW, where Newton’s Noodles used to be … Duffy’s Irish Pub plans to reopen on Vermont Avenue NW with a little help from a crowdfunding campaign, according to owner-turned-GM Andy Duffy … Takoda Restaurant and Beer Garden is building a rooftop garden at its 715 Florida Ave. NW location in the old Federal Life Building. It should be open before the weather turns cold. Portner Brewhouse, which is being resurrected by two of Robert Portner’s great-greatgranddaughters, will open in Alexandria’s
Shrimp and grits. Photo courtesy of Circa.
Modera Tempo development at South Van Dorn and South Pickett Streets. The brewmistresses plan a summer 2016 opening. Metropolitan Hospitality Group plans to open another Circa restaurant in the Capital Riverfront BID area at 99 M St. NE (near First Street, close to Nats Park.) Circa currently has locations in Clarendon, Dupont Circle and Foggy Bottom. The restaurant should open in late 2017 or early 2018. New York City-based Corner Table Restaurants, owner of The Smith, plans to open at 901 F St. NW, where McCormick & Schmick’s
used to be. The restaurant group also owns and operates Jane in Greenwich Village. The Smith serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. A spring 2016 opening is planned. Celebrate: Congratulations to Caroline Ross, owner of River Bend Bistro, on celebrating the bistro’s second anniversary in Alexandria. Cava Grill will open in Dupont Circle at 1220 Connecticut Ave. NW, where Bertucci’s used to be, in the second quarter of 2016. This will be the 15th store to open. Cava founders Ted Xenohristos, Ike Grigoropoulos and Dimi-
tri Moshovitis first opened Cava Mezza, a fullservice Greek and Mediterranean restaurant, in Rockville. Now they are expanding their fastcasual Cava Grill concept. They have 11 locations in the D.C. metro area and plan to open another nine. Sites include Silver Spring and Dupont Circle, as well as three in the Los Angeles metro area. Cork Market and Tasting Room has a new executive chef, Jason Schreuder, who was sous chef to Cork’s first chef, Ron Tanaka, and previously worked at Ripple. He takes over from Kristin Hutter, who will continue to work with Cork as a consultant on special projects. District Winery is slated to open in fall 2017 near Yards Park and the Lumber Shed at Water and Fourth Streets SE. It is brought to you by the folks who own and operate Brooklyn Winery in New York’s uber-hip Williamsburg neighborhood. D.C.’s first urban winery, it will have a restaurant, a wine-tasting area and a space for private events. Nearby restaurants in that ’hood include Osteria Morini, Agua 301 and Due South. Openings Update: Tadich Grill is slated to open its doors to the public Oct. 7 … Earls Kitchen and Bar opens Oct. 14. Linda Roth is president of Linda Roth Associates, a public relations & marketing firm that specializes in the hospitality industry. Reach her at Linda@LindaRothPR.com.
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