hey_brookie Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 My tragically hip sister's birthday is on Monday and she has requested I make reservations somewhere where she might see a celebrity while enjoying some good eats and wearing her favorite cocktail dress. Figured you guys would know. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demetrius Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 I have heard that Cafe Milano is a hot spot. http://www.cafemilanodc.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capital Icebox Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 (edited) There are DC celebrities (a boozy Tom Delay, a speeding Sandy Berger) and then there are the real deal types who grace the pages of US Weekly. For the former, go to the Palm, Signatures, or Milano. For the latter, head West. Edited to add: If you had been at Milano last night, you would've had the best of both worlds: Mick Jagger and Howard Dean partied together well into the evening. Edited October 6, 2005 by Capital Icebox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meaghan Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Palena and Cafe Atlantico are both "trendy" and they both have great food and smart cocktails. I like the trndy beet mojito at Atlantico very much; I like the trendy fries at Palena. Also, Charlie Palmer is a place to be seen by really cool Hill staffers and other bad guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisa7 Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 I love fun trendy restaurants. That said, Cafe Milano was one of the worst meals I have ever had in my life, and the trend factor was zero, at least that is not the trend that I like. I would recommend Indebleu, Oya, Rosa Mexicana, or Ceiba. All great choices with great cocktails! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliveDC Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 If dinner doesn't turn up any celebs, head to the Degrees bar at the Georgetown Ritz for an after dinner drink. It's apparently a favorite hangout for George Clooney and a few others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capital Icebox Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Drinx, maybe? Never been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm chen Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 I adore Palena but I don't think it fits the bill here. Milano is definitely a known celeb hangout but reports on the food have not been positive. Are there celebs at Zola? Zaytinya? Oya? All are flashy and it sounds like flash is what's needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitman Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 (edited) I love fun trendy restaurants. That said, Cafe Milano was one of the worst meals I have ever had in my life, and the trend factor was zero, at least that is not the trend that I like. I would recommend Indebleu, Oya, Rosa Mexicana, or Ceiba. All great choices with great cocktails! Milano's food -- once pretty good eatin' -- has gone downhill as the average age of the clientel has climbed. Also, now that they have the Side Room of Death, it's possible that even if you decided to run with the still (if often artificially so)- Beautiful Crowd, you'd end up in a windowless room surrounded by tourists. I'd head for Zola or maybe one of it's Penn Q neighbors, or Zaytinya. cool Hill staffers There's an oxymoron for you. Edited October 6, 2005 by Waitman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunnyJohn Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 (edited) Agree with what has been said about Cafe Milano -- AVOID THIS PLACE LIKE THE PLAGUE! I like the bar scene at Zaytinya on Friday nights -- don't know how "trendy" the customers really are but they seem to think they are -- MEOW Edited October 6, 2005 by FunnyJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starfish Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 another place worthy of consideration, in my mind, would be the bar at cashion's. it gets a nice mix of the more sophisticated adams morgan crowd - pre-party, and a crowd i would describe as "hip enough to be called hip but smart enough to never use that term in reference to themselves". and i could eat ann cashion's food all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazeegirl Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Has anyone tried indique? I am getting mixed reviews from my fellow food-mates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilrus Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Has anyone tried indique? I am getting mixed reviews from my fellow food-mates. Indique is very good, at least on the six or seven visits I've had. It is a little more "modern" than most Indian places, but I'm not sure I think it falls into the category of hip or trendy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitman Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 Last time I was at Indique, I felt like the food had lost some of the initial sparkle. On the trned scale, I'd say "trendy for an Indian restaurant in a yuppie neighborhood," rather than trendy on an absolute sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliveDC Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 another place worthy of consideration, in my mind, would be the bar at cashion's. it gets a nice mix of the more sophisticated adams morgan crowd - pre-party, and a crowd i would describe as "hip enough to be called hip but smart enough to never use that term in reference to themselves". and i could eat ann cashion's food all the time. I saw Peter Horton at Cashion's once. Ya know...Peter Horton? Come on! The "thirtysomething" guy with the scruffy blond beard who married Michelle Pfeiffer?! There's star power for you. On another note, Nicole Kidman is apparently hanging around town for a while. Wonder what kind of place could attract Nicole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris W Posted October 7, 2005 Share Posted October 7, 2005 A friend of mine recently bumped into a memeber of the Saudi Royal family in Mate in Georgetown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hey_brookie Posted October 7, 2005 Author Share Posted October 7, 2005 Thanks all for your input. As it stands, a last-minute benefactor has stepped in (daddy) and we've decided on City Zen on Friday. SO looking forward to it, but will definitely try some of your recs in the meantime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camille-Beau Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 For anyone interested in celebrity sightings, this from People magazine: "Sometimes girls just want to have fun. Nicole Kidman recently celebrated the birthdays of three of her gal pals at Bangkok Joe's restaurant in Washington, D.C., where the Aussie actress sipped on Shiraz, munched on sesame-crusted ahi tuna and put in special requests for flourless chocolate cake and flambéed bananas. Kidman looked "gorgeous" in a knit top with a skirt and boots and was "happy and laughing and chatting with friends and sharing food," a restaurant observer tells us. The party of 11 hung out for about 2-1/2 hours until the restaurant closed at 10:30 p.m. The actress has been making the rounds in D.C., where she's filming a role as a psychiatrist investigating a strange epidemic in the sci-fi thriller The Visiting. Her "good friend" Keith Urban shared some meals with Kidman – including at the historic Georgetown eatery 1789 – before the country singer headed out on tour. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadya Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Guess whose parking habits suffered a major blow on account of movie sets actors strolling outside my door at bloody midnight? Come on, Nicole, spill the beans, let's get rid of that movie business pretext, we all know who you're here to see. I can pencil you in for next Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sthitch Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 The actress has been making the rounds in D.C., where she's filming a role as a psychiatrist investigating a strange epidemic in the sci-fi thriller The Visiting. Playing a Psychiatrist, I wonder if she is doing that just to piss-off her ex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLK Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 I love it. Is Jin (which is now open) a restaurant? If so, I expect it will at least start out hip. Playing a Psychiatrist, I wonder if she is doing that just to piss-off her ex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertyy Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 I saw Peter Horton at Cashion's once. Ya know...Peter Horton? Come on! The "thirtysomething" guy with the scruffy blond beard who married Michelle Pfeiffer?! There's star power for you. Actually, Michelle Pfeiffer is married to David E. Kelley of TV's "Boston [insert modifier here]" fame. Please don't hate me for knowing that or feeling that it was necessary to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deangold Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 Hey... Nicole took her clothes off at Dino on Tuesday. Well it was in the bathroom and after the location folk rented the space for her to use as a green room! I htink my head waiter still has the cappuccino cup that touched her lips! I personally liked her stunt double better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 so if all the stars and celebs go to milano, do the stunt doubles go to sette? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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