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What comes before retro? Reblossoming of Washington's premiere politico dining refuge is a quiet hit among class-conscious, alas target market is mostly dead. Ghosts of Kennedys past play with grand piano keys, Julia Child beams proudly from heaven-she adores the Dover Sole and shrimp cocktail. Off-red is the color of royalty, velour cushions, checkered napkins. Off the chart wines for those who know a nice bottle of Chateau Mouton Rothschild. The only Champagne Violette served this decade.
The capital's first community table remains communal. Families--nuclear, spontaneous, and otherwise--gather for chatty meals and a fruity cosmo or two. Wrinkle-free Eurocrats took over the sidewa... read more
Founding father of the revolutionary pairing of food and literature. Glass-covered back porch to bookstore welcomes all, serves all: whodunnits to Hemingway, chicken caesar to Moroccan tagine. Thic... read more
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