Food

Table-Hopping: Where the Boldface Names are Eating

Texan singer/songwriter Lyle Lovett lunched at Chef Geoff's…

…Wizards star Gilbert Arenas celebrated the opening of Mount Pleasant restaurant/bar Tonic's new location in Foggy Bottom…

…First daughter and soon-to-debut author Jenna Bush noshed on tuna tartare and white pizza with prosciutto (what, no mini-burgers?) at Matchbox in Penn Quarter…

…Singer Stevie Wonder, whose fashion designer wife is from DC, was spotted not once but twice last week at Cafe Milano. One night he had chicken, the next he had seabass… 

…Senator Hillary Clinton took a quick campaign break to  drop in  to Cafe Milano. She had seabass (just like Stevie), plus a plate of buffalo mozzarella…

…Presidential hopeful John McCain was seen at–surprise–the Monocle…

…New York City restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow (aka, the guy who tangled with Rocco DiSpirito on The Restaurant…or the guy who threw a temper tantrum in a New York Times ad after a recent bad review) was (hmmm) spotted walking through Central with chef/owner Michel Richard

…Actor Gary Sinise stopped at Au Bon Pain at Union Station.

 

Ann Limpert
Executive Food Editor/Critic

Ann Limpert joined Washingtonian in late 2003. She was previously an editorial assistant at Entertainment Weekly and a cook in New York restaurant kitchens, and she is a graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education. She lives in Petworth.