No Summer Bethesda-Chevy Chase Restaurant Week This Year
Sorry foodies, there will be no special fixed price menus at restaurants in Bethesda and Chevy Chase this summer. BethesdaNow first reported the news that no lead organizer stepped up to the plate to coordinate the event. Previously, the event was run by The Washington Post, but last year the Restaurant Association of Maryland took over with a sponsorship from Bethesda Magazine. However, a lead organizer didn't step up to run the event this year.
Bethesda Area Restaurants to Participate in D.C. Restaurant Week
Fear not the loss of the local restaurant week, because many of the best Bethesda area restaurants are participating in D.C.’s Restaurant Week, which runs from Aug. 11 to 17. As part of the promotion, participating restaurants are offering price-fixed $20.14 lunch menus and $35.14 multi-course dinner menus.
Here are the local restaurants that are participating:
(You can click on the restaurant’s name to view their restaurant week menus, if they’ve provided them, and to make reservations)
- Aggio (Friendship Heights) – dinner only
- The Capital Grille (Chevy Chase) – lunch and dinner
- Chef Geoff’s (Rockville) – lunch and dinner
- Grapeseed (Bethesda) – lunch and dinner
- Jaleo (Bethesda) – lunch and dinner
- La Tasca (Rockville) – lunch and dinner
- Le Chat Noir (Friendship Heights) – lunch and dinner
- Lia’s (Chevy Chase) – lunch and dinner
- Mix Bar and Grille (Potomac) – lunch and dinner
- Range (Friendship Heights) – lunch and dinner
- Redwood (Bethesda) – lunch and dinner
- Ruth’s Chris Steak House (Bethesda) – dinner only
- SushiKo (Chevy Chase) – lunch and dinner
Trader Joe’s May Join 7900 Wisconsin Apartment Project
A representative of The JBG Companies who was presenting an update on the 7900 Wisconsin Ave. mixed-use project Tuesday night reportedly let it slip that a Trader Joe’s may be the anchor retail tenant at the new building, according to local blogger Robert Dyer. “Don’t expect official, public confirmation of the signing at this juncture,” Dyer wrote. A Trader Joe’s store is located about 1 mile south of the project in the Shops of Wisconsin at 6831 Wisconsin Ave.
Rendering of the 7900 Wisconsin Ave. project's Woodmont Avenue facade.
Piazza Beer Garden to Celebrate International Beer Day
It seems lately there’s a day for everything. On Wednesday alone we had Father-in-Law Day, Paperback Book Day and Cheesecake Day. Well, this Friday, Aug. 1, is International Beer Day. In honor of the designation, Piazza Beer Garden is hosting DC Brau co-owner Brandon Skall tonight (July 31) for a special beer-themed event. For $10, you can try three world brews and take home a platinum-lined DC Brau glass. The event runs from 6 to 8 p.m.
Food Wine & Co. Offering New Summer Menu
Food Wine & Co., the Wisconsin Avenue restaurant, launched its new summer menu last week. It includes the return of pizzas (cooked in a cast iron pan) topped with items including BBQ chicken, scallions, red onion and chili. The new menu also includes a tomato gazpacho, charred octopus and a seared rare tuna entrée. Pastry chef Eva Stafford has created two new desserts—a blueberry cheesecake and a lemon meringue with passion fruit cream.
The charred octopus dish on Food Wine and Co.'s new summer menu. Provided by Food Wine & Co.
