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Breaking News, Cont.: Colorado Kitchen to Close
By
Todd Kliman
Published Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Colorado Kitchen, chef Gillian Clark's cozy, quirky restaurant in DC's Brightwood, is closing after seven years.
"It's a-coming," says Clark. "The final day is coming. . . . People should make their plans soon. We've had a great seven years and had a really great time. We're not a one-trick pony. . . . My brain has more restaurant concepts in it than Colorado Kitchen."
The reason for the shutdown? "In order for Colorado Kitchen to continue," Clark says, "I need people to come in here and cook"—a real problem, says the chef, given that the kitchen is only 300 square feet.
She expects to debut a new restaurant in Silver Spring this fall, in the Woodside neighborhood that she and partner Robin Smith had expected to be a second Colorado Kitchen. The project has been fraught with problems. Says Clark: "The building is really old. The roof wasn't done to code. We bit off a lot by taking that on. We're looking at October."
Colorado Kitchen built a loyal and passionate following for its reasonably priced, often creative cooking and its idiosyncratic setting. Clark assures fans that her brand of restaurant is not going away just because her first place is shutting down: "We're not done with this town yet. Colorado Kitchen has grown up, and let's just say she's ready to go to college. She's ready to move on." More breaking news: Barton Seaver is parting ways with Hook. Want to ask Todd Kliman his thoughts on these developments? Submit a question in advance for next week's Kliman Online dining chat. More>> Best Bites Blog | Food & Dining | Restaurant Finder
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My understanding is that the new place she intends to open is on Capitol View near Stoneybrook drive, near the LDS Temple. Not a commercial area at all.
Posted by: Dennis, Jul 10, 2008 01:05:59 PM
I hope the Silver Spring spot actually opens soon. It’s been in the works for over a year and its windows are still boarded up.
Posted by: April, Jul 01, 2008 08:21:40 AM
Where in Woodside is she planning the new restaurant?
Posted by: Chris, Jun 30, 2008 10:17:54 AM
Oh this just breaks my heart. I had no idea. It’s the only viable restaurant in our neighborhood!!!
Posted by: Tess, Jun 30, 2008 07:43:58 AM
Finally i wont be dragged there anymore for brunch. I hate that place.
Posted by: Jeff, Jun 26, 2008 09:41:11 AM
NOOOOOO!!!!!
Where am I gonna get my Saturday morning bucket o’ holes fix now? And seriously - for folks in the neighborhood, its not like I can take folks out for a decent meal at Popeye’s...
So sad...
Posted by: Matt, Jun 26, 2008 06:05:48 AM
I bet she meant "bit off a lot by taking that on" not "built off"
Posted by: , Jun 25, 2008 11:07:47 AM
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