New chef de cuisine at Grapeseed has local roots – Chef Eduardo Harth has returned to Grapeseed in Bethesda after operating his own restaurant in San Salvador for eight years. Harth got his start at the restaurant more than a decade ago as a line cook and sous chef, but later moved to San Salvador to open Citron. He recently left the country with his family due to safety concerns arising from the political climate.
Harth is the son of a World Bank Executive who attended Sidwell Friends School and was trained in French cooking techniques at Bethesda’s L’Academie de Cuisine. In a statement, Grapeseed Executive Chef Jeff Heineman says he bonded with Harth during his first tenure at the restaurant and was happy to welcome him back as chef de cuisine.
With Harth in the kitchen, Heineman says he plans to expand the restaurant’s bar and steakhouse menu.
Denizens Brewing Co. adds new menu items, now filling growlers – The BBQ Bus team that runs the kitchen at Denizens Brewing Co. in Silver Spring had been offering a sample menu since opening in August. This weekthe team added new items such as pulled pork tacos, beer brats, smokehouse chicken salad, fried pickles, BBQ wings and vegetarian items including a smoked mozzarella quesadilla, a falafel burger and a spicy three-bean chili. Also, the restaurant is now filling growlers from 5 to 8 p.m. on Mondays, so customers can take a home a jug of one (or more) of their beers.
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Blaze Pizza to host free pizza day Oct. 2 – The new fast-casual pizza restaurant that opened in August at Westfield Montgomery Mall is going to give away an estimated 1,300 pizzas (but will serve as many people who come) Oct. 2 as part of its celebration of “National Pizza Month.” The restaurant serves thin, crisp-crust pies and offers a choice of ingredients to customers.
Related – First Taste: Blaze Pizza
