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The following two paragraphs are paraphrased from a detailed letter Amy sent me yesterday. I realize it sounds a touch "press-releasey," but since it's from the chef herself, it carries plenty of weight and significance. Congratulations on your new position, Chef Brandwein - we'll all be pulling for you! Cheers, Rocks. Amy will be the opening chef at Fyve, a new restaurant in the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City, currently scheduled to open in early March, pending final construction. Decor will be vibrant red, orange, and cool patterns with hardwood floors and no tablecloths. There will be an intimate dining room with an adjacent lounge. The staff at the Ritz has given Amy total creative control over the menu, which will reflect modern-American cuisine. She'll be doing some traditional dishes such as ribs, pork belly, collard greens, baby chicken, but twisting them in a different way. There will be southern-Italian influences, but also some nods to Tunisia, Morocco, and Turkey. "Inclusive and diverse menus that will look towards how all of these countries are similar in their ingredients and techniques, but using them in different ways with different spicing," she told me. Ginger, curry, saffron, turmeric, and garlic will all be used in various dishes, which will be cooked with ingredients sourced locally and from small east-coast farms whenever possible. -
Decided to give The Dandelion Pub's brunch a try largely based on location and the inability to get a reservation at Starr sister restaurant Parc. Dandelion is housed in what seems to be an old Philadelphia home and was delightfully cozy on a chilly fall morning with a fire burning in the fireplace. It was actually a little difficult to identify the restaurant from the street because there wasn't a prominent sign. I was glad I'd kept the street address in my phone. Two of us went with traditional breakfast fare enjoying the 2 inch high, fluffy Brioche french toast and Eggs Benedict. I was pleasantly surprised to receive two poached eggs over perfect English muffins, rather than just one that it seems many restaurants think constitute a full entree. The other half the group went with more traditional pub menu of fish and chips and Shepherd's pie. Both were given high marks and really hit the spot on a morning that felt like fall had definitely arrived. The bloody mary's were just as spicy as requested and the service unrushed. The house has several small dining areas and fusty English vibe. The bar area has a couple of spectacular mounted boar's heads if you're into that sort of thing. A good solid choice of standard brunch food....but nicely matched with pub classics.- 5 replies
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