From a lavish lobster eggs Benedict to a lush fruit plate and a basket of fresh pastries, breakfast and brunch in the Jefferson hotel’s gorgeous Greenhouse are well prepared and elegantly presented—think white tablecloths and lots of shiny silver. It’s hard to upstage the setting, with its flowers, vaulted skylight ceiling, and crown molding, but dishes such as the fluffy omelet stand out; we like it stuffed with spinach, onions, and cheese. Monday through Saturday 7 to 10:30; Sunday 7 to 10:30 and 11 to 3.
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.
Anna Spiegel covers the dining and drinking scene in her native DC. Prior to joining Washingtonian in 2010, she attended the French Culinary Institute and Columbia University’s MFA program in New York, and held various cooking and writing positions in NYC and in St. John, US Virgin Islands.
