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.
Ford’s Theatre 2016-2017 Season Posted
Photo: The young 2015 cast the Ford’s Theatre production of A Christmas Carol. Photo by Scott Suchman.
We’d like to remind readers that just beyond summer lies the beginning of theater season. Ford’s Theatre may ring of tourists but it was the first theater we visited growing up in DC as native Washingtonians and it remains a favorite of ours especially since it was renovated a number of years ago. Ford’s posted its 2016-2017 season schedule online and tickets are already on sale for the first show, Come From Away. The full schedule follows below:
The Ford’s Theatre 2016-2017 Season
Come From Away
Book, Music and Lyrics by David Hein and Irene Sankoff
Directed by Christopher Ashley
Music Supervision by Ian Eisendrath
Choreographed by Kelly Devine
September 2-October 9, 2016“A superb new show! A moving, thoroughly entertaining tribute to the indomitable human
spirit.” -VarietyFresh off sold-out runs in Seattle and San Diego, the new musical Come From Away tells the heart-warming true story of how, on September 11th, 38 planes with 6,579 passengers were stranded in a remote town in Newfoundland. The locals opened their hearts and homes, hosting this international community of strangers for a week – spurring unexpected camaraderie in extraordinary circumstances. Featuring a rousing propulsive score, Come From Away honors the better angels of our nature, revealing hope and humanity in a time of darkness. The production marks the Ford’s debut of Tony Award-nominated director Christopher Ashley. See this hit musical prior to its Broadway engagement!
Mark Russell
September 19, 2016 at 7 p.m.Piano-playing political satirist Mark Russell returns to Ford’s Theatre for one night only, Monday, September 19. With impeccable timing, twinkling eyes and shock-of-recognition insights into American politics, Russell draws materials from the pomposity of public life. Long before Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, there was Mark Russell, daring to joke and sing of the often absurd political processes. Russell’s unique brand of comedy earned him the Mark Twain Award for political comedy and has made him a popular favorite on PBS.
A Christmas Carol
By Charles Dickens; Adapted by Michael Wilson; Directed by Michael Baron
November 17-December 31, 2016A holiday tradition for 35 years!
Join the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future as they lead the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge on a journey of transformation and redemption. Originally conceived by Michael Baron, this music-infused production captures the magic and joy of Dickens’s Yuletide classic. Acclaimed Washington stage actor Edward Gero returns for to play Scrooge in a production The Washington Post proclaims “musically high-spirited” and “infectiously jolly.”
Smoke Signals
So excited to see the signs going up for the new smoked meats- and veggies- centric fast casual spot from DC favorite and recent Top Chef participant, Marjorie Meeks-Bradley (Ripple, Roofers Union). Smoked & Stacked (1239 9th St. NW) is scheduled to open later this month.
Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association Breakfast Meeting On 7/13 Thu, 7/14 (Topic: Georgetown Streetcar)
Ed. Note (7/5): The event date has been corrected to Thursday, July 14.
By e-mail we were notified of the July Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association breakfast meeting. It will be on Thursday, July 13 14 at Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House (950 Eye St NW) in CityCenter.
There is no cost to attend but an RSVP is requested per below. Please indicate if you heard of this meeting from Penn Quarter Living.
This meeting’s topic is DDOT’s updated plan for the Georgetown east-west streetcar project study.
Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association Breakfast Meeting
Thursday, July1314, 8:30 amLocation
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House
950 Eye Street, NW – at CityCenterDC
Metro: Gallery Pl-Chinatown, exit 9th and GAgenda
Continental Breakfast: 8:30 am – 8:55 am
Brief Announcements: 9 am
Speaker begins after AnnouncementsSpeakers + Topic
Jamie Henson, DC Dept. of Transportation Project Manager
Jamie Henson, Manager of the Union Station to Georgetown streetcar project, will bring us up to date on the route details between 3rd and 15th streets, the implementation schedule, and items for which concern had been expressed previously (such as overhead wires, contraflow or exclusive streetcar lanes, and retention of curbside parking).
RSVP via email by noon Tuesday, July 12 to Jo-Ann@PennQuarter.org
Include the first and last names of all those attending and their affiliations.