File this under things that could be an April Fools’ joke, or might actually turn out to be true. After waiting months without any official word from the folks at Park Tavern, today, it looks like management says the restaurant will be open “sooner than soon.” Earlier this morning the Park Tavern tweeted: What the [...]
Many have lamented the fact that Park Tavern has taken a while to open. The ice skating rink, as you may recall, opened back in November. Chef Robert Wood was on hand at the inauguration, offering food samples and discussing the menu with Tommy Wells. And then? Nothing. Months upon months of waiting for permits [...]
Some in our fair community would say that this is not a reopening. To quote resident curmudgeon Tim Krepp, this is “a Hawk ‘n’ Dove-themed bar.” Perhaps it’s not even that: the new Hawk ‘n’ Dove, brought to us all by Xavier Cervera of Senart’s, the Chesapeake Room, and many others, doesn’t have much left [...]
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A weekly roundup of interesting miscellany from our fellow neighborhood bloggers. Borderstan takes a look at the latest outpost of burger joint Black and Orange. Anybody for a heavyweight No Burger No Cry?? U Street Dirt asks: is our city as invincible as we think? Some may wonder if one too many convicted councilmembers will [...]
Tags: Black and Orange·Borderstan·Congress Heights·JDLand·U Street·Xavier Cervera
To say that Xavier Cervera has been busy is an understatement. On Friday, Cervera will open his fifth restaurant on Capitol Hill, Boxcar Tavern, located directly across the street from Eastern Market. The opening marks the end of a busy year for the Capitol Hill restaurateur, and it will usher in another busy one, filled [...]
Tags: BoxCar·boxcar tavern·Eastern Market·restaurant·Xavier Cervera
It looks like Xavier Cervera’s taste for owning a chunk of Capitol Hill is expanding beyond Barracks Row and Eastern Market. It was announced yesterday the Hawk ‘n’ Dove will close this fall, undergo some substantial renovations, and reopen next spring under Cervera’s ownership. Yes, one of the oldest drinking holes on the Hill will [...]
Tags: Hawk & Dove·Hawk 'n' Dove·Lost on Capitol Hill·New Business·restaurants·Xavier Cervera
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