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Newcomer to the Washington DC dining scene, Kellari Taverna offers a 30-seat bar and lounge for lingering while enjoying the restaurant's complimentary bar snacks: a bowl of Greek olives, sheep's milk cheese with crostinis and homemade cookies. After-work and luncheon specials include seafood sliders, a grilled seafood sampler and broiled jumbo lump crab cakes along with additional hot appetizers fit for sharing such as the slow-roasted lamb riblets sprinkled with taygetos oregano and Kellari veggie chips. These bar menu offerings are priced between $4.95 and $18.95. Wine lovers will find 50 wines by the glass, priced between $7 and $14, featuring an impressive selection of Greek varietals. Kellari Taverna also presents a monthly red and white wine that is offered for $25 per bottle. Kellari Taverna, 1700 K St. NW, Washington, DC 20006, 202-535-5274.
RIS, from chef-owner Ris Lacoste and co-owner Mitchell Herman, has opened in Washington's West End. Lacoste's signature neighborhood café offers seasonal American cuisine in eight unique spaces. The bar boasts three mounted flat-screen TVs, a series of high-backed chairs and a row of tables. The entire menu is available throughout the restaurant, whether it's a bite at the bar or a more leisurely meal. The menu features classics such as rabbit stew, lamb shank and Nantucket Bay scallops alongside original compositions such as grilled octopus, sardines, grilled Portuguese skirt steak, and fall vegetable Wellington. The menu is executed by Lacoste's team led by chef de cuisine Ed Kwitowski and pastry chef Chris Kujala, whose desserts include daily sundaes. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner daily. RIS, 2275 L St. NW, Washington, DC 20037, 202-730-2500.
Chef-partners Kaz Okochi and Richard Sandoval have named Antonio Burrell as chef de cuisine of the new restaurant, Masa 14. The all small-plates menu will incorporate Asian and Latin flavors, and prices will range from $6 to $14. Guests may view the open kitchen with its wood-fired brick oven that is an important centerpiece to Masa 14's menu. Masa 14, 1825 14th St. NW, Washington, DC 20009, 202-328-1414.
Lunch Specials at Zengo
Chef-owner Richard Sandoval's Latin-Asian Zengo is now offering a selection of rice and noodle bowls along with two new bento boxes for lunch. Available Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., these newcomers include the carnitas rice noodles served with pork shoulder, mushroom, cashew, soft egg and hot-and-sour sauce; and beef brisket udon noodles served with shiitake, asparagus, basil, chile Fresno and hoisin broth. The bento boxes at lunch include the Roll Box with a choice of the Angry Zengo roll made with spicy yellowfin tuna, wasabi tobiko, avocado and sesame-chipotle sauce; and a Vegetariano roll made with asparagus, scallion tempura, avocado and sambal aïoli. Prices range from $10 for rice and noodle bowls and from $13 to $19 for bento boxes. Zengo has also added some new Latin-Asian favorites to its happy hour menu, which has been extended Monday through Saturday from 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m. in the bar and lounge. Zengo, 781 Seventh St. NW, Washington, DC 20001, 202-393-2929.
New Sommelier at Willow
Willow Restaurant has a new sommelier, Christianna Sargent, who recently completed her Certified Sommelier of Wine courses through the Italian Association of Sommeliers. Along with her daily task of choosing the right wines, Sargent will lead weekly tastings and private classes at Willow Restaurant. To date, her most popular class has been a chocolate pairing where the understanding of terroir is developed while chocolates of equal cacao percentages from seven different regions of the world are paired with wines from seven distinctly different terroirs. Willow Restaurant, 4301 Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA 22203, 703-465-8800.
Santanna Salas, a longtime member of the Mina Group, has been appointed pastry chef at Bourbon Steak. Salas presents guests with contemporary interpretations of desserts such as a bitter chocolate cake with hazelnut ice cream and milk and honey ganache; a unique tiramisu with mascarpone mousse, espresso sponge and a cocoa sorbet; and a Macallan 18 butterscotch pot de crème served with pumpkin spice cake, butterscotch caramel and pepitas. Bourbon Steak, Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC, 2800 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20007, 202-944-2026.
The former Enology Wine Bar has been transformed into the Alliance Tavern, featuring new beers on draft and a menu offering dishes such as Southwest tuna sliders and pesto pizza. Alliance Tavern, 3238 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20016, 202-362-0362.
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