Founding Farmers - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com The website that Washington lives by. Sun, 31 May 2020 18:25:56 +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 Founding Farmers - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com 32 32 CityCenter Boarded Up, Downtown DC Businesses Damaged After Saturday Protests https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/05/31/citycenter-boarded-up-downtown-dc-businesses-damaged-after-saturday-protests/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=citycenter-boarded-up-downtown-dc-businesses-damaged-after-saturday-protests Sun, 31 May 2020 18:25:56 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1132346 A number of businesses around Downtown DC have boarded up their windows or temporarily closed after sustaining damage or theft from two nights of protests in Washington. Demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality began on Friday, joining nationwide protests sparked by the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd while in police custody. On Saturday night, […]

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Restaurants Are Using a Virus-Killing Fogging Agent as an Extra Precaution Against Covid-19 https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/04/28/restaurants-are-using-a-virus-killing-fogging-agent-as-an-extra-precaution-against-covid-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=restaurants-are-using-a-virus-killing-fogging-agent-as-an-extra-precaution-against-covid-19 Tue, 28 Apr 2020 18:38:08 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1099788 DC-area restaurants are starting to consider what they’ll need to reopen safely. Masks, strict hand-washing protocols, and social-distancing are all givens. Some businesses are already doing employee temperature checks too. Another new protocol? Disinfecting dining rooms and kitchens with a virus-killing mist. The group behind Founding Farmers sprayed its restaurants with a virucide known as […]

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Why Your Favorite Neighborhood Restaurants Were Shut Out of Critical Government Aid https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/04/21/why-your-favorite-neighborhood-restaurants-were-shut-out-of-critical-government-aid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-your-favorite-neighborhood-restaurants-were-shut-out-of-critical-government-aid Tue, 21 Apr 2020 16:49:40 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1090968 Chef Michelle Poteaux started the year off strong at Bastille Brasserie & Bar in Alexandria. She and her partner/husband Christophe had just remodeled their French dining room and were seeing some of their best business in a long time. That’s all come crashing down as the coronavirus-curbing restrictions halted dine-in service. Poteaux’s 29-person staff is […]

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Our 5 Favorite Impossible Burgers Around DC https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/09/06/our-5-favorite-impossible-burgers-around-dc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-5-favorite-impossible-burgers-around-dc Fri, 06 Sep 2019 11:00:42 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=807355 Out: lentil patties. In: plant-based burgers that taste, smell, and grill up medium-rare like beef. Pro tip: Unless you’re vegan, skip the nut cheeses and “vrioche” buns—science hasn’t come that far. Large Mack at American Son Chef Tim Ma loves Big Macs—hence his vegan, special-sauce-slathered homage, offered to late-night diners at the progressive Eaton DC hotel. Find […]

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Founding Farmers’ Dan Simons Makes the Case for Banning Straws https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/07/05/should-dc-restaurants-ban-straws-founding-farmers-owner-says-yes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=should-dc-restaurants-ban-straws-founding-farmers-owner-says-yes Thu, 05 Jul 2018 17:11:00 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=409727 DC restaurateur Dan Simons’s new venture isn’t about food or drinks—it’s about how we consume them. The Farmers Restaurant Group co-owner has stepped into sustainability with his new project Our Last Straw. Launched in June at the annual RAMMY awards, the campaign is Simons’s attempt to eliminate single-use plastics, most notably plastic straws, for good, […]

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Founding Farmers Reston Is An Ode to Thomas Jefferson—With Fried Chicken and Doughnuts https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/02/28/founding-farmers-reston-location-is-an-ode-to-thomas-jefferson-with-fried-chicken-and-doughnuts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=founding-farmers-reston-location-is-an-ode-to-thomas-jefferson-with-fried-chicken-and-doughnuts Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:24:07 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=309951 Farmers & Distillers in Chinatown is one big love letter to George Washington, complete with a Mount Vernon mural and a hipster man-bun portrait of the first American president. The Founding Fathers theme will continue at Founding Farmers’ forthcoming Reston restaurant. This time, though, it’s all about Thomas Jefferson (minus the man-bun, sorry). The seventh establishment from […]

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Founding Farmers Sets DC Record For Number of Yelp Reviews https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/01/11/founding-farmers-sets-dc-record-for-number-of-yelp-reviews/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=founding-farmers-sets-dc-record-for-number-of-yelp-reviews Thu, 11 Jan 2018 16:02:03 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=267037 Tom Sietsema’s zero-star takedown may still be Founding Farmers’ most famous review, but the Washington Post critic isn’t the only one with something to say. The Foggy Bottom restaurant is Yelp’s most-reviewed dining establishment in Washington, and it recently hit a new milestone by exceeding 10,000 reviews. Perhaps that’s less surprising when you consider that the 265-seat American […]

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Old Ebbitt Grill, Le Diplomate Rank Among The 100 Highest Grossing Independent Restaurants in America https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/10/31/old-ebbitt-grill-le-diplomate-rank-among-100-highest-grossing-independent-restaurants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=old-ebbitt-grill-le-diplomate-rank-among-100-highest-grossing-independent-restaurants Tue, 31 Oct 2017 20:32:40 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=241101 Seven Washington-area establishments rank among the 100 highest grossing independent restaurants in the country, according to an annual list from Restaurant Business magazine. Old Ebbitt Grill, ranked #5, brings in the most annual sales in DC: more than $32 million. That’s over $2 million more than the previous year. The downtown saloon has remained in the […]

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Founding Farmers’ New Vegetarian Burger Smells, Tastes, and Bleeds Like Meat https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/10/16/founding-farmers-new-vegetarian-impossible-burger-smells-tastes-and-bleeds-like-meat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=founding-farmers-new-vegetarian-impossible-burger-smells-tastes-and-bleeds-like-meat Mon, 16 Oct 2017 19:32:40 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=240033 You’ve likely heard of scientists genetically-modifying plants, manipulating a fruit or vegetable so that it’s crunchier or sweeter. But what about plants genetically-modified to look, taste, and act like meat—right down to toothsome texture and juicy bleed?   California-based Impossible Foods is doing just that. Its first product, the Impossible Burger, will be served at all three DC-area […]

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20 Things to Look For at Farmers & Distillers https://www.washingtonian.com/2016/12/28/20-things-to-look-for-at-farmers-distillers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20-things-to-look-for-at-farmers-distillers Wed, 28 Dec 2016 14:56:01 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=213056 Normally when we write restaurant previews, we include just five interesting things readers should look for. But there’s a lot going on at Farmers & Distillers, the restaurant, bar, and distillery from the Founding Farmers team. The $7 million Chinatown spot has around 220 employees, more than 300 seats, and 150 dishes on its lunch and dinner menu. […]

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