Archive for 'Dining'
Planning commission OK’s hookah lounge
By Julia Brouillette Old Town offers an array of dining options and chic boutiques, but until now, it has lacked one of the trendiest hangouts: a hookah lounge. The city planning commission overwhelmingly supported a plan [...]
Tiffany Tavern slated for French makeover
By Julia Brouillette The vacated King Street building once home to Tiffany Tavern may experience a renaissance this summer. Cyrille Brenac, a native of Mazamet, Languedoc Roussillon, France, is a managing partner of Bistrot Lepic and [...]
Smooth sailing for Waterfront Market project
By Derrick Perkins Jody Manor’s concept for a shoreline eatery picked up steam last week when the planning commission overwhelmingly backed the proposal. Called the Waterfront Market, Manor’s restaurant would seat 150 patrons – indoors and [...]
Agua Viva to get a makeover
By Derrick Perkins Less than two years after throwing open the doors at Agua Viva, owner Michael Cordero is jettisoning the Latin infusion concept in favor of a 1950s-style steakhouse. “We came here as a Latin [...]
Old Town restaurant gets second chance from Alexandria Planning Commission
By Derrick Perkins Despite a lengthy list of noise complaints since opening King Street’s Agua Viva restaurant, co-owners Mike and Nick Cordero earned a stay of execution from the planning commission last week. Neighbors began grumbling [...]
Legendary local restauranteur Pat Troy welcomes retirement
By Derrick Perkins Pat Troy left the restaurant business Sunday, but not without raised glasses, speeches and a final rendition of “The Unicorn Song.” After more than three decades running Ireland’s Own, the Irishman-turned-Alexandrian hosted one [...]
Kimpton kitchens under new management
After four years working under chef Robert Weland at Penn Quarter’s Poste restaurant, Brian McPherson is taking over the kitchens at Jackson 20 and the Grille at Morrison House. McPherson, a Pittsburgh native, was announced as [...]
Thailand restaurant likely to move
Kem and Phil McCombie, owners of north Old Town’s Thailand restaurant, are a planning commission vote away from moving to new digs at the corner of Montgomery and North Fairfax streets. The couple, who also owns [...]
Virginia lawmakers likely to ease happy hour ad regulations
Local restaurants and bars got a step closer to showcasing their happy hour menus online after the House of Delegates voted to ease restrictions on advertising drink specials. Del. David Englin (D-45) is one of several [...]
Bombay Curry Company to open in Del Ray
Bombay Curry Company, an Indian restaurant once tucked away on the ground floor of The Calvert apartment building, is reopening at 2607 Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray, and locals are embracing it with wagging tongues. [...]
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News article about NSF move to Alexandria
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