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Photo above: RareSweets Bakeshop desserts – now available from 7 am to 7 pm daily at 963 Palmer Alley
We have a few updates for you…as usual, lots going on in the restaurant scene.
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Restaurants
RareSweets Opens at CityCenter (Downtown) – RareSweets Bakeshop, a bakeshop and specialty dessert company, opened for business at 963 Palmer Alley, NW, Washington, DC, 20001 located in CityCenter. A few lines from the press release follow:
After over a year of operating a wholesale and catering business out of the food incubator Union Kitchen, and hosting various pop-ups, RareSweets’ founder and pastry chef Meredith Tomason will open her first brick-and-mortar bakeshop. The menu will offer seasonally driven layer cakes, doughnuts, coffee cakes, mini bundts, cookies, bars, biscuits, ice creams, and other heirloom American confections reimagined for a modern palate.
Tadich Grill Will Open in Q1 2015 (Penn Quarter) – A former Chef Geoff’s chef will be the executive chef at the Tadich Grill which will move into the former Ten Penh space at 1001 Pennsylvania Ave NW. The Washington Post, DC Eater, and Washingtonian have the scoop.
Jose Andres to Trump’s Hotel at the Old Post Office (Penn Quarter) – Just when you thought the Andres empire couldn’t take over more of Penn Quarter. Well, it can, as Jose Andres is named to put his stamp on the hotel’s restaurant when it opens in mid-2016.
Last Industry Takeover Night at Graffiato’s in January (Chinatown) – Graffiato’s monthly Industry Takeover Night will end in January. We’re sad to see this tradition go so make sure to get to the last one on Monday, January 5!
Development/Retail
Variable Rate Parking Coming to Penn Quarter (Penn Quarter) – You may have seen the new parking meters being installed in Penn Quarter and Chinatown. They will allow DDOT to run a demand/variable rate metered parking program in 2015 and 2016 to see how well the system functions. The general idea is to set the parking rate high enough so that at least one space is vacant on any given block at any given time. The Washington Post has the details.
Loro Piana Opens at CityCenter (Downtown) – Do you like cashmere and wool with an Italian label? We do too. Bring your checkbook and your 401k as Loro Piana opened at 949 H St NW.
Arc’teryx Robbed, Unfortunately (Downtown) – Arc’teryx just opened on H St NW at CityCenter and was the victim of a smash and grab.
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