RSS FeedMike Isabella Announces New Restaurant Arroz For Early 2017 Opening In Marriott Marquis (901 Mass Ave NW)
We learned that Mike Isabella will open a new restaurant named Arroz in the Marriott Marquis hotel at 901 Massachusetts Ave NW. Easily walkable from Penn Quarter and downtown DC, this restaurant will focus on the cuisines of Valencia, Andalusia and Portugal, incorporating dishes from Tangier along with other North African influences. It will be open daily for lunch and dinner. Selected snippets from the press release offer more information as below:
On the Menu
Arroz is Spanish for rice, and as might be expected from the name, Valencian rice dishes like paella and soupy rice will have a prominent place on the menu alongside fideos and regional tapas. Also present throughout the Southern Spanish menu are elements and techniques often seen in the cuisines of Portugal and Morocco, most notably the northern city of Tangier, including bastilla, argan oil, and tempero cookery. Vegetable and seafood tagines and family-style dishes native to the Canary Islands show off Arroz’s diversity of influences.
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In Your Glass
Naturally, the beverage menu will lean heavily Spanish and Portuguese with plenty of Iberian wine, including a number from the Toro, Rueda and Ribera del Duero regions… Cocktails will include several varieties of sangria, as well as gin and exclusively Spanish-made tonics… A large sherry and port list will explore interesting Spanish and Portuguese vintages of both.
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The Design
Natalie Park Design Studio is behind the look and feel of Arroz, which offers a contemporary interpretation of Moroccan and Spanish architecture, motifs and colors. The 246-seat space includes 124 seats in the dining room, a private dining area for 12, bar seating for 18 with additional high-top tables and a plush lounge that seats 30, as well as a 62-seat terrace. A mix of both lounge and dining seating, the terrace is outfitted with fire pits, lush greenery and an open trellis with Tivoli lighting.
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