CULINARY CAPITAL Culinary Capital Dine in one of the country’s most exciting restaurant scenes. ingredients available. The Osteria o ers intimate private dining spaces including the interactive open kitchen space and full use of the osteria for up to 100 guests. Explore the intersection of Spanish and Japanese cuisine at Cranes , a restaurant and sake lounge by Chef Pepe Moncayo. The 10-course omakase menu puts your meal in the talented chef’s hands and features seasonal ingredients artfully plated and paired with sake. Private dining is available for up to 30 people. worthy dining room by renowned designer Noriyoshi Muramatsu. A private dining room features a 45-seat rectangular table under a dramatic ceiling of wavy red fabric. La Vie RAVED ABOUT RESTAURANTS JÔNT EVENT At chef Ryan Ratino’s Jônt , an inventive tasting menu showcases playful techniques resulting in one-of-a-kind seasonal dishes infused with dynamic fl avors: Dungeness crab with donabe rice, tru e and maitake and sea urchin served with custard and English peas. Private dining is available at the intimate chef’s counter or, for larger groups, at Ratino’s French bistro-inspired and Michelin-starred Bresca . CRANES SPANISH KAISEKI CHEFS MAKING A DIFFERENCE An expert in modern Korean cooking, Anju executive chef Angel Barreto has captured the hearts of diners since launching one of the city’s hottest restaurants. Barreto seeks to better his community, whether by touting local chefs and food industry friends or joining the chorus of Washingtonians urging racial justice. While heaps of paella, chicken croquettes served out of a glass sneaker and molecular gastronomy at notable Minibar ANGEL BARRETO 26 PLANNING GUIDE CENTROLINA MERCATO E OSTERIA SHŌ TŌ A dual-concept Italian osteria and mercato from James Beard-nominated chef Amy Brandwein, Centrolina features regional Italian cooking that changes seasonally to refl ect the freshest Tailor-made for DC by globally renowned restaurateur Arjun Waney and managing partner Arman Naqi, SHŌ TŌ , which means “short sword,” serves a contemporary and sophisticated twist on the traditional Japanese izakaya style of informal dining, set within a museum-JOSÉ ANDRÉS
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