Crazy Aunt Helen's - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com The website that Washington lives by. Tue, 05 Dec 2023 19:42:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-washingtonian-favicon-gigantic-138x138.png Crazy Aunt Helen's - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com 32 32 Beloved Drag Brunch Destination Crazy Aunt Helen’s Has Closed https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/11/03/beloved-drag-brunch-destination-crazy-aunt-helens-has-closed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beloved-drag-brunch-destination-crazy-aunt-helens-has-closed https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/11/03/beloved-drag-brunch-destination-crazy-aunt-helens-has-closed/#respond Fri, 03 Nov 2023 14:43:38 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1660667 Crazy Aunt Helen’s, the Capitol Hill comfort food restaurant known for its gospel and storytime drag brunches, closed abruptly this week. “I can go through all the obstacles like opening during Covid, our location challenges, staffing challenges, repair and maintenance costs associated with an older building and equipment… but those are things every restaurant owner […]

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Crazy Aunt Helen’s Is the Joyful, Nostalgic, Comfort Food Restaurant Capitol Hill Needs https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/06/29/crazy-aunt-helens-is-the-joyful-nostalgic-comfort-food-restaurant-capitol-hill-needs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=crazy-aunt-helens-is-the-joyful-nostalgic-comfort-food-restaurant-capitol-hill-needs Tue, 29 Jun 2021 19:56:33 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1537790 After 30-plus years working in the restaurant industry, Shane Mayson arrived at a crossroads in 2019. The longtime marketing director of Hank’s Oyster Bar had started waiting tables when he was “a little 18 year old with no skill,” scoring a job at Mr. Henry’s on Capitol Hill shortly after arriving in DC from his […]

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