Posts Tagged ‘Rustico’
Posted by Stefanie Gans / Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
Restaurant Eve nominated for Outstanding Service, Wine Program and Best Chef for this year’s James Beard Awards. [Eater]
Would you support public roads by paying a meal tax? [Mt.VernonPatch]
Michel Richard‘s Tyson restaurant, Michel (named in NVM’s Top 50 Restaurants), closed Sunday. BUT WHY??? [WaPo]
The Slice Is Right. Or is it? Rustico won yesterday for best pizza in NoVA. What’s your choice? [NVM]
Virginia’s iconic dishes are braised collards, oyster stew and peanut soup. Really? [Cooking Channel]
Hey Girl. It’s your birthday. Sign up for some freebies from area restaurants. [ManassasPatch]
Five Guys receives perfect marks on latest Fairfax City Restaurant Inspection. [FairfaxCityPatch]
And these are the most amazing and very best cupcakes of all time. But, where’s Janice? [Mostly Cabbages]
Bombay Club‘s return to Del Ray looking good. [DelRayPatch]
Take cover. Chains are coming. [WBJ]
Proper Turkish tea requires a two pot system. [AlexandriaPatch]
No more bun. Taco Bell changes tag line. [AdAge via Smartbrief]
Bye-bye disturbingly cheap Tex-Mex. [ARLnow]
Nearly one-third of Arlington kids receive free/reduced lunch. [Ballston-VASquarePatch]
Cheap Eats issue hits news stands this week. [NVM]
Photo by Stefanie Gans, ginger at Lotte
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Chocolate-Wasted: Get Buzzed on Valentine’s Day
Posted by Sally Traynham / Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Whether you are celebrating Valentine’s Day with your other half or you’re flying solo for today’s “Black Tuesday,” as some singles may suggest, the question remains the same: Wanna get chocolate-wasted?
This Valentine’s Day, enjoy chocolate liquid libations spiked with chocolate liquors or enjoy the chocolate nuances in craft beers offered at these digs:
Blue Ridge Grill (Brambleton)
This White Chocolate Martini is crafted out of Godiva White, Baileys, Stoli Vanilla and Cream
Fireworks (Arlington)
With a huge beer list, sample Flying Dog’s Gonzo Imperial Porter with notes of roasted chocolate, coffee and vanilla malt.
Magnolias at the Mill (Purcellville)
The name says it all. The Brooklyn Chocolate Stout, an award-winning stout, is claimed to be dark and rich, achieving deep chocolate flavor through a blend of roasted malts.
Rustico (Alexandria)
A restaurant featuring Port City Brewery’s ONE (a one-year anniversary, stout) with a flavor profile made up of dark chocolate and dried fruit.
Vintage 50 (Leesburg)
Try a Vintage 50 classic, the Raspberry Truffle Martini that features raspberry vodka, Godiva White Chocolate and Razzmatazz.
Photo: Shutterstock/Wollertz
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Posted by The Editorial Desk / Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Photo Credit: Neighborhood Restaurant Group
At first glance, any event that’s described as a “rollicking outdoor celebration” with “a night of oysters, cigars, bourbon & bluegrass” sounds pretty hard to beat.
At second glance, The Vices That Made Virginia is an amazingly planned event for a great cause, put on by Arcadia, Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture.
And the list doesn’t stop at oysters, cigars, bourbon and bluegrass–the celebration also includes a pig roast, local cheeses and veggies, local braised lamb, bison short ribs, autumn spirited desserts, and a bountiful supply of beverages from local Virginia wineries, breweries, and distilleries.
The party goes from 4-8 p.m., Saturday, November 5, at the historic Woodlawn Plantation in Alexandria, one of George Washington’s former farms at Mount Vernon.
Tickets are $125 per person, but remember, it’s for a great cause (and, bonus, it’s tax deductible!). You can purchase your tickets here and feel good about it, as all proceeds benefit Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture and Woodlawn, a National Trust Historic Site.
The event will support Arcadia’s mission to improve the health of our community, the viability of local farmers, and preserve our environment for future generations by combining education about healthy food and its sources with better logistical connections between local farmers and the urban and suburban core of the region.
-Julia Harbo
Easy Potatoesy Sweet Potato Fries
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Just for fun-- my pumpkin and prosciutto pizza from Rustico. Doesn't it look good? Yeah, it was.
This weekend, craving something yet more fally (in addition to my homemade pumpkin hummus and butternut squash salad and pumpkin pizza from Rustico– I know, yeah, I went gourd crazy!) I decided to go out on a limb root and made some homemade sweet potato fries.
I can’t help but get giddy when I see this (in my opinion superior) variety of french fries on any menu, and as much as I love ordering them, I decided to buy one sweet potato from the grocery store (for about 85 cents) and roast some s.p. fries of my own.
Gut Checkers, this was the easiest, most rewarding culinary creation in my own kitchen! You must try these.
I decided, instead of deep frying in oil, to bake my sweet potato fries for two reasons: one, it’s healthier than deep frying; two, I don’t have a deep frier and didn’t want to waste half a bottle of oil with my impulsive decision to make DIY fries.
So, I preheated my oven and got to chopping up my sweet potato. I love the skins on my fries, so I rinsed the potato and then cut it into halves, then fourths, and ultimately long french-fry-shaped strips. If you prefer a skinless fry, simply forget about rinsing and just peel the potato.
Once you have you potato strips, throw them on a baking sheet and pour about 1/8 cup of olive oil (the amount can vary according to the size of your potato(es) and personal liking) over the raw fries. Using your hand, toss them around so the oil spreads evenly to each and piece. Now for the fun part: spices.
Giving my spice rack a good twirl, I shook a fair amount of hot chili powder, cinnamon, and a few dashes of cumin over the potatoes and then mixed ‘em up one last time. (I waited till they were done to add salt.)
I baked the fries at 375 degrees for about 25 minutes, checking and mixing them (and, of course, sampling one) around every 10 or so minutes. When they tasted nice and tender I took them out of the oven and sprinkled some sea salt on top.
Here’s what they looked like:
YUM.
The hardest part about this recipe was waiting for them to cool. I definitely waited about three minutes less than I should have and burnt the roof of my mouth, but whatever–it was so worth it.
These fries are crispy on the outside but soft on the inside, with the perfect contrast of sweetness, heat from the chili powder, and the sprinkle of salt.
I’m not knocking paying for these glorious things at any of our great NoVA dining options (luckily there are plenty), but if you’re in the need to save some money or just need to have sweet potato fries ASAP and can’t wait to get to a restaurant, then these are for you.
-Julia Harbo
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Monday, October 17th, 2011
This Saturday I ventured out to Rustico‘s Oktobeerfest in Alexandria. Offering over 50 different beer drafts all day, Rustico was teaming up with neighbors Buzz Bakery and Planet Wine to raise funds for their non-profit partner Arcadia.
I think it’s safe to say they earned a great amount of money this weekend.
I arrived at around 3 p.m. and after waiting in a short line received five free tickets, as promised, for showing a picture of myself standing in front of the Braddock Road Metro (they were, however, all out of the other option of a free glass Oktobeerfest beer mug and only offered the ceramic ones for purchase for $10, which I was mildly disappointed by).
Upon entering the festival area, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. The space was packed shoulder-to-shoulder with beer-thirsty people; and though it was otherwise an absolutely perfect warm and sunny fall day, I began to sweat and feel like I was a cooking grain of rice jam packed among 500 others in a boiling pot. (It was at this point that my boyfriend and I agreed we’d rather have been told the festival was at capacity instead of them letting us inside.) But we’d just paid $40 in tickets and wanted some good, cold beer, dang it.
I risked punching my fellow Oktobeerfesters in the side and was able to pull my arm through the crowd and up in the air to get this picture.
With our eye immediately on the Hoptober beer labeled on a sign that I could peek a glance at between bobbing heads of people in the crowd, we went over and stood in the area of the crowd that we guessed was the line. After about 10 minutes, we watched the beer-pouring employee tear down the Hoptober sign and barely read his lips form the words “all gone.”
Since we couldn’t actually move anywhere else, it seemed like we were standing in another line to get beer from any of the other kegs (of the supposed 50+ beers on tap) and when inquiring what kind of beer it was, the woman behind me (who, with whom I shared so much skin, could have been mistaken as my siamese twin) whined “I don’t even care anymore.” When we finally got to the front of the ‘line,’ we didn’t know what kind of beer was in the keg in front of us, but the man in the Oktobeerfest t-shirt informed us that the “sour, very sour” beer would be “9 tickets each.”
Maybe I’m just missing an affinity to sour beer, but oh man, was it sour.
One of the serving tables. Sadly, they were all out of turkey legs by 3:15.
The high note of the afternoon was the short line for the mustard braised pork shoulder sandwich with red cabbage and apples. We got lucky and snagged a corner of one of the few small standing-height tables to pause for a minute with the food.
Mustard braised pork shoulder sandwich with red cabbage and apples, and our sour beer.
Hungry for more, we went towards the brat dog tent where we saw people coming from holding amazing looking dogs piled with bacon braised sauerkraut. We had been waiting in a mess of a line for about 20 minutes when the server shouted out to the hungry crowd that everyone on the left side (our side of the mob) had to be ordering the BBQ pulled pork sliders and everyone on the right side was for the brat dogs. It was then that we gave up and pushed our way through the crowd toward the exit.
On the bright side, all of the staff members were very pleasant and helpful despite the mayhem. The ticket booth bought back our unused tickets (we donated five to Arcadia) and the hostess inside Rustico, where we went to see how long a table for two in the restaurant would be (an hour, we were told, because the kitchen was backed up), was very friendly and apologetic to us.
Perhaps the good weather simply brought way more visitors than expected; perhaps we got there too late in the day. If I go back next year, I would like to see more available beer with shorter lines and about one-third of the crowd. Regardless, it was a busy day for a good cause and I’m hopeful in saying that the event must have been a success for at least some people in the crowd.
-Julia Harbo
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Friday, October 14th, 2011
Image: Kzenon/Shutterstock
Guten tag once again! Your friendly weekend guide to all the best Oktoberfest celebrations is here!
You don’t want to miss out:
Oktoberfest at Döner Bistro
October 13-16. Döner Bistro is proud to host the fourth annual Oktoberfest Celebration in Leesburg under the big Fest Tent! Döner Bistro, 202 Harrison Street, Leesburg; (703)779.7880; Free
Rustico’s Oktobeerfest Celebration
October 15, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. The raucous Alexandria block party is set to outdo seasons past this year, with live music, a wine and bubbly garden, family-friendly activities, German inspired food, and of course, beer! Rustico, 827 Slaters Lane, Alexandria; (703)224.5051; Free admission, beer tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance
Visit our calendar for more events going on this weekend in your area!
– Jennie Whistler
Things to Do This Weekend Because You Couldn’t Get Into Savor
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Friday, June 3rd, 2011
(Image: Savor; Vandalism: Kris King)
So Savor keeps going this weekend, and if you’re like most people, you probably couldn’t get tickets (and if you did, I don’t want to hear about it). So while some of the biggest names in brewing will be in town for the event this weekend, that doesn’t mean that the filthy non-ticket holding masses have to miss out on all of the fun. Several Virginia and D.C. restaurants will be doing Savor-flavored events to coincide with the festival, and you won’t need a ticket to get into these.
Friday, June 3
- Odell Brewing Company Meet, Greet and Drink, ChurchKey
4 p.m.; The Neighbohood Restaurant Group (Churchkey, Birch and Barley, Rustico and more) are just having a time with Savor this week. Tonight at ChurchKey, they will be hosting the founders, Doug and Wynne Odell, of Colorado brewery Odell Brewing Company. Odell can be found strictly west of the Mississippi, so this is a great opportunity to try out several of Odell’s beers that they’ve brought in just for the occasion. Odell’s Mycenary Double IPA, Cutthroat Porter, 90 Shilling Ale and IPA will be on draft. all evening. The meet and greet gets going at 4 p.m., but the beers will be on draft all evening. ChurchKey; 1337 14th St NW, Washington; 202-567-2576; www.churchkeydc.com
- Hopslam and Then-Some; Bell’s Draft-Cask-Fest at Rustico Alexandria
4p.m. – 12 a.m.; Over in Alexandria, Rustico flexes its beer muscles with a special showing from Kalamazoo’s own Bell’s Brewery, whose head brewer, John Mallett, will be offering up 12 of their beers on draught. The beers include: HopSlam Ale, Hopslam Pale Ale (On Cask!), Batch 10,000, Oatmeal Stout, Lager of the Lakes, Amber Ale, Kalamazoo Stout, Expedition Stout, Oarsman Ale, Oberon Ale, Porter, Third Coast Old Ale, and Two Hearted Ale. Rustico, Alexandria; 827 Slaters Lane, Alexandria; 703-224-5051; www.rusticorestaurant.com
- Port City Tasting Room Open, Tours and Growler Fills
Fri, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Sat, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., Sun. 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.; Even though if you can’t claw your way into Savor, you can still enjoy good local beer. Alexandria’s Port City’s tasting room will be open all weekend, filling growlers for thirsty visitors. You can also tour the facility for $5, which will also land you a tasting glass and a taste of the full range of Port City’s beers. Port City Brewing; 3950 Wheeler Avenue; Alexandria; 703-797-2739; w ww.portcitybrewing.com
Saturday, June 4
- Beer Can Revolution Brunch at Bourbon Glover Park
12 p.m. – 4p.m.; Bourbon’s Glover Park location in D.C. will be hosting a special Beer Can Brunch on Saturday, featuring some of our favorite brewers doling out the goods in cans. Breweries include Oskar Blues, Avery, Butternuts and hot new thing DC Brau. Bourbon, Glover Park; 2348 Wisconsin Avenue, Washington; 202-625-7770; bourbondc.com
- Afternoon Meet & Greet with Craft Brewers at Rustico, Ballston
12p.m.; Finishing off their week of Savor-tinged events, Rustico Ballston will host a meet and greet with five craft brewers: Smuttynose, Firestone Walker, The Bruery, Uinta and Schlafly. Stop by and talk about the business and try a wealth of their brews. Rustico, Ballston; 4075 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington; 571-384-1820; www.rusticorestaurant.com
- Allagash/ New Belgium Vrienden Brunch at Pizza Paradiso Dupont
12 p.m.; Pizzeria Paradiso in Dupot will feature two American Belgian-style breweries for brunch on Saturday: Maine’s Allagash, and the Colorado based New Belgium Brewing. Both will be offering up three beers with Allagash’s Vrienden, White and Avance, and Vrienden, Super Cru and Le Terroir from New Belgium. All will be paired with a menu of goodies from Paradiso’s kitchen. Pizzeria Paradiso, Dupont; 2003 P Street NW, Washington; 202-223-1245; www.eatyourpizza.com; $60pp
Featuring size beers from Allagash and New Belgium. $60 each, all inclusive. Please email events@ for more information. at 12:00 Noon. Please call for more information.
- Sam Calagione Book Signing & Dogfish Head Sampling at D’Vines
12 p.m. – 2 p.m.; Delaware’s Dogfish Head superstar brewer Sam Calagione will be signing copies of his new book Brewing Up a Business, at D’Vines in D.C.’s Columbia Heights neighborhood. Attendees will also be able to take home a four-pack of Dogfish beers for their troubles, and tastings will be available as well. D’vines; 3103 14th Street, NW, Washington; http://www.d-vines.com/
Sunday, June 5
- Summer Crab Feast at Rock Bottom (Arlington)
1 p.m. – 6 p.m.; With all of the beer talk it’s easy to forget that it’s also crab season, and to commemorate that, Rock Bottom will be offering up a bottomless crab feast on Sunday. If an endless pile of crushed shells and crab innards isn’t your game (wimp!), there’s also fried chicken, corn, cole slaw, and Rock Bottom’s house brewed beers. Rock Bottom, Arlington; 4238 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington; 703-516-7688; www.rockbottom.com/arlington; $35pp Update: Nevermind!
- All ‘Ale the Ladies: Women of Beer Meet & Greet at The Black Squirrel
6 p.m.; City Paper’s beer blogger Tammy Tuck will be hosting a Savor themed event for the lager loving ladies of the region at The Black Squirrel’s downstairs tap room on Sunday. Eight of the industry’s leading ladies will be on hand to talk about the business and brewing, including Julia Herz of the Brewers association and Women Enjoying Beer founder Ginger Johnson. The event will feature 12 beers (including brews from Bell’s, Firestone, Great Lakes, Dogfish, Starr Hill and more) all paired with free hors d’oeuvres, there’s also raffle and door prizes. Though geared towards the women-folk, the men-folk are encouraged to come out as well. Full break down of speakers and prizes are on the Paper’s RSVP page. The Black Squirrel; 2427 18th Street, NW, Washington; 202-232-1011; www.blacksquirreldc.com
- Kris King
Best of American Craft Beer Week
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
American Craft Beer Week (Image: craftbeer.com)
The American Craft Beer Week (May 16 – May 22) is on all throughout the star spangled country and we have a boatload of beer events right here in Northern Virginia. Too many for one person to tackle on their own, we’ve sifted through the listings to find a few of the most tempting events popping up in Virginia. The DC Beer Events calendar has a more thorough listing, as does the Craft Beer Week website. Happy boozing!
TUESDAY, MAY 17
- DC Brau Meet & Greet at Fire Works Pizza (Clarendon)
May 17, 5:00pm – 7:30pm
2350 Clarendon Blvd. Arlington, VA (map)
DC brewing scene hot shots and media darlings DC Brau will be on hand at Fire Works Pizza in Clarendon. DC Brau CEO Brandon Skall and head brewer Jeff Hancock will be pouring pints of their new American Pale Ale “The Public.” Details.
- American Craft Beer Week Specialty Draft Features at Rustico (Alexandria)
May 17, 6pm – 9pm
827 Slater’s Lane, Alexandria, VA 22314 (map)
Rustico will be flexing its beer muscles this week with a ACBW specialty draft list that will include: Flying Dog Imperial IPA, Single Hop Simcoe, Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Harvest Ale, Sierra Nevada Ovila, Samuel Adams East-West Kolsch, Breckenridge Lucky U IPA. Folks at the Ballston location can take advantage on Wednesday. Details.
- Crafts for a Cause: Sam Adams Dinner at Fish Market (Alexandria)
May 17, 6pm – 8pm
105 King St., Alexandria, VA (map)
Sam Adams will be joining Alexandria’s Fish Market for a five-course beer dinner. The meal will pair some of Fish Market’s finest entrees with a nice array of Adams beers. The full menu is here, but for the lazy, the featured beers are Sam Adams Boston Lager, Lite, Coastal Wheat, Irish Red and Double Bock. Price is $49.99 per person. Dinner starts at 6, so don’t be late.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18
- Tour & Meet the Brewers Night at Mad Fox (Falls Church)
May 18, 5pm – 8pm
444 W Broad St Falls Church, VA (map)
The folks over at Falls Church’s own Mad Fox Brewing will be hosting a meet and greet with their brewers Bill Madden and Charlie Buettner Wednesday evening. The pair will offer a tour of the facilities and answer any of your questions. Don’t forget to stop in and check out their really nice looking bar. http://madfoxbrewing.com/
THURSDAY, MAY 19
- Old Dominion Tasting at Harry’s Tap Room (Arlington)
May 19, 6pm – 8pm
2800 Clarendon Boulevard Arlington, VA (map)
Deleware’s Old Dominion brewery will be presenting a bevy of beers at Harry’s on Thursday. According to the site’s facebook page, the beers will include drafts of Oak Barrel Stout, Fordham Helles Lager and Harry’s Ale (Dominion Ale), and will also have bottles of Hop Mountain Pale Ale. Details.
- Crafts for a Cause: Beer 101 at Total Wine (McLean)
May 19, 7pm – 9pm
1451 Chain Bridge Rd., McLean, VA
Harpoon and Saranac will have representatives at Total Wine in McLean this Thursday. The breweries will be showcasing their beer, answering questions, and, hopefully, hurling insults at one-another.
FRIDAY, MAY 20
- Flying Dog Farm-to-Table Dinner at Patowmack Farm (Lovettsville)
May 20, 5pm – 8pm
42461 Lovettsville Road, Lovettsville, VA (map)
The fun part about Craft Beer Week is that it’s not just contained to the metropolitan areas or even the suburbs. Flying Dog will be hosting a farm-to-table dinner waaaay out in Lovettsville on Friday at the Patowmack Farm restaurant. There’s no indication of what will be on the menu, but the website promises local, organic, seasonal cuisine thoughtfully paired with a range of Flying Dog brews. Price is $65 per person and dinner hits the table at 6:30 so… have fun getting out there in time. Details.
SATURDAY, MAY 21
- Starr Hill Dinner at Clyde’s (Tyson’s Corner)
May 21, 7:00pm – 9:30pm
8332 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22182 (map)
Clyde’s in Tyson’s will be pairing up its executive chef Brian Stickel with Mark Thompson from Charlottesville’s Starr Hill Brewery for a four-course paired menu. Only 50 spots will be available at $40 a head. Menu promises local asparagus with country ham, steamed Pei mussels, crispy roasted pork belly and more. Beers on hand will be Starr Hill’s Lucy Spiced Golden Ale, Amber Ale, Northern Lights IPA and Dark Starr Stout. Full menu and details.
- Kris King
Rustico Celebrates Five Years With a Week of Specials
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Friday, May 6th, 2011
Image: Neighborhood Restaurant Group
Birthdays tend to be a pretty self-indulgent celebration. You wake up, people give you stuff, buy you dinner, you get to pick what movie to watch and everyone has to at least pretend to like you—and there’s cake! So since we’re going down this path of hedonistic birthday indulgence, why not stretch that celebration out to a full week?
That’s what Alexandria’s Rustico restaurant and bar will be doing to celebrate their 5th year in operation from May 9 to May 13, and they’re sharing the wealth with a week’s worth of specials for cheap booze and food.
Monday, May 9 – The restaurant will be offering their pizzas for $5, not bad considering they can run up to $16 on a normal night. The special only runs from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m., so you’ll have to sprint or concoct some sort of illness to beat traffic. Just don’t get fired over it. It’s only pizza, after all.
Tuesday, May 10 – Two of the Rustico’s original bartenders, Greg Engert (one of Food and Wine’s Best Sommeliers of 2010) and Nahem Simon, will get dragged kicking and screaming from their current pouring grounds at D.C.’s Churchkey and Birch and Barley to serve for the evening. Topping that off: $5 for all draft beers, and $2 off of that from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Not a bad way to get intimate with the bar’s excellent, but rich, draft list.
Wednesday, May 11 – Local brewing superstars D.C. Brau and Port City Brewing will be pouring their new beers all night and also, hopefully, fight one-another to the death. Also, free glassware.
Thursday, May 12 – Rustico chef Steve Mannino will be manning the backyard barbecues and serving up plates of brisket, cole slaw, deviled eggs (aragrgargag) and more for $15, plus free cake from Alexandria’s Buzz Bakery.
Friday, May 13 – Jackpot. Happy hour deals all night. $2 off all draft beers, $5 for all wines by the glass, $3.50 for canned craft beer. You can also get $2 cans of college beer, if you want to get judged.
Rustico Restaurant and Bar
827 Slaters Lane
Alexandria, Va. 22314
Phone: 703.224.5051
- Kris King
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
Got a handful of new restaurant openings to report, including a couple that are rolling out the welcome mats this very morning:
* Michel began serving breakfast at the Tysons Ritz just a few hours ago and will be welcoming dinner guests this evening. A receptionist suggested that lunch service is likely to follow in a few weeks (early to mid-November was her best guess);
* Ballston diners can check out the new Rustico (4075 Wilson Blvd. Arlington; 571-384-1820)–which promises a few menu tweaks (homemade ricotta doughnuts, a Bibb salad with shaved apples, smoked cheddar and almond granola) and broader brew selection (400+ bottles, and counting) than the original–beginning at lunch today;
* Daniel O’Connell’s alumnus Colin Abernethy will be working his culinary magic as executive chef of Travinia Italian Kitchen in Leesburg, set to debut November 1; and,
* Chef Jacques Haerigner will be shaking things up at L’Auberge Chez Francois by unveiling Jacques’ Brasserie at L’Auberge–a more casual, a la carte alternative to the restaurants’ traditional multi-course service–on November 9. “I’ll be serving some of my favorite dishes, the ones I grew up with,” Haeringer said of his plans to delve into Alsatian comfort food, adding, “Many of these recipes come from a notebook of handwritten recipes my father brought with him when he moved from France to the United States.” Tentative additions include: Tarte Flambée (Alsatian-style pizza), organic chicken in riesling, traditional and fish choucroute, and pinot noir-braised ribs.
Let’s eat.
–Warren