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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Michelle Richard says opening a place in NYC doesn’t mean he’s leaving DC, but GM would feel more confident about that if Citronelle weren’t still shuttered.
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OK, The Georgetown Restaurant Scene is Not That Grim, Or Is It?
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Yesterday, when writing about Mie n Yu closing, GM was perhaps a bit harsh about the Georgetown restaurant scene. He wrote: “Only two noteworthy restaurants opened in Georgetown in ten years and now they’re both gone.”
Some commenters pointed out that a few more well regarded restaurants have opened over that time. Here are a few of them:
- Bourbon Steak
- Farmers Fishers & Bakers (nee Agraria)
- Unum
- Bandalero
- Kafe Leopold
- Cafe Bonaparte
That’s a pretty good collection. Hopefully we’ll add a few more soon, including Malmaison. So, considering we live under the double weights of high rents and the liquor license moratorium–plus the increased competition from U St., 14th St. and downtown–we’re doing alright.
Or are we? Continue reading
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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- $26 dollars to ride a van from Bethesda to Georgetown? Is that really a good deal?
- Watch Jack Jr.’s debut.
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Mie N Yu Closes
As reported by the Citypaper yesterday, Georgetown’s Mie n Yu has closed. The Silk Road themed restaurant has been open since 2003 (GM’s always wondered whether it got its theme from the fantastic 2002 Smithsonian Folk Life Festival.) And just this year, it was nominated as having one of the best bathrooms in the country.
Last year when Hook closed, GM noted that the seafood restaurant had been the last restaurant to open with any “buzz” in Georgetown. And he noted that before that restaurant opened in 2008, the next previous “buzzy” restaurant was Mie n Yu. Only two noteworthy restaurants opened in Georgetown in ten years and now they’re both gone. Continue reading
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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Nike Store opening a lot earlier than originally thought.
- Evermay and Halcyon House-owning couple will have to make
duedo with just those two Georgetown estates.
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How You Can Help Out Your Local Schools Without Actually Doing Much
Do you like to support your local schools without having to do much? Do you like to eat? Do you ever buy stuff on Amazon? If you answered yes to these questions, keep reading.
You can help out Hardy School, Georgetown’s local middle school, in two simple ways. The first way is to sign up your Safeway Club Card to Hardy’s eScript number (2479580). After you do this, 1% of all your purchases at Safeway will be donated to Hardy’s PTA. You won’t be charged more or lose any discounts, money will simply go from Safeway to the PTA. Just stop by the Safeway customer service desk on your next trip to Safeway and sign up. That’s it. Continue reading
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Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:
- Finally some signs of life from the long-awaited Malmaison.
- Parents seek a crossing guard near Hyde.
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