Moon Rabbit - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com The website that Washington lives by. Tue, 16 Jan 2024 21:52:57 +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 Moon Rabbit - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com 32 32 Modern Vietnamese Restaurant Moon Rabbit Is Reborn in Penn Quarter https://www.washingtonian.com/2024/01/16/modern-vietnamese-restaurant-moon-rabbit-is-reborn-in-penn-quarter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=modern-vietnamese-restaurant-moon-rabbit-is-reborn-in-penn-quarter https://www.washingtonian.com/2024/01/16/modern-vietnamese-restaurant-moon-rabbit-is-reborn-in-penn-quarter/#respond Tue, 16 Jan 2024 19:16:59 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1671739 Moon Rabbit. 927 F St, NW. Modern Vietnamese restaurant Moon Rabbit sent shockwaves across the DC dining scene when it suddenly closed in the Wharf’s InterContinental Hotel last spring. But this week, chef Kevin Tien is reviving the restaurant in a new Penn Quarter home with a completely new menu, aiming to push his ambitions […]

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Union Organizers and Restaurant Workers Protested Moon Rabbit’s Closure at the Wharf Today https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/05/24/union-organizers-and-restaurant-workers-protested-moon-rabbits-closure-at-the-wharf-today/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=union-organizers-and-restaurant-workers-protested-moon-rabbits-closure-at-the-wharf-today Wed, 24 May 2023 21:15:24 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1639270 Dozens of union organizers and restaurant and hotel workers gathered at the Wharf today to protest the InterContinental Hotel’s decision to close Moon Rabbit, its acclaimed modern-Vietnamese dining room helmed by chef Kevin Tien. The closure was reported Monday—the restaurant’s last day of service—by the Washington Post.  The announcement that “IHG Hotels & Resorts and […]

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100 Very Best Restaurants: – Moon Rabbit https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/01/25/100-very-best-restaurants-moon-rabbit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=100-very-best-restaurants-moon-rabbit https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/01/25/100-very-best-restaurants-moon-rabbit/#respond Wed, 25 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/02/15/100-very-best-restaurants-moon-rabbit/ At this hotel dining room, Kevin Tien skillfully fuses Vietnamese cuisine with flavors from the American South. (The expert cocktails? They’re inspired by Taylor Swift.) Dig into noodles tossed with an umami-rich array of crawfish, miso, and crab fat, or shrimp-stuffed shu mai dumplings paired with grits, then build lettuce wraps from a family-style platter […]

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DC Chefs Raising Funds After Lunar New Year Shooting https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/01/23/dc-chefs-raising-funds-after-lunar-new-year-shooting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dc-chefs-raising-funds-after-lunar-new-year-shooting Mon, 23 Jan 2023 18:54:16 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1619734 Chefs Stopping AAPI Hate had already planned a special Lunar New Year dinner at Wharf restaurant Moon Rabbit on Sunday, January 29.  Then news came of the mass shooting at a dance hall in Monterey Park, California, which left 10 people dead. The DC-based organization, which supports Asian American Pacific Islander causes through culinary connections, […]

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It’s Been a Big Week for Celebrity Sightings in DC Restaurants https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/11/07/its-been-a-big-week-for-celebrity-sightings-in-dc-restaurants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-been-a-big-week-for-celebrity-sightings-in-dc-restaurants Mon, 07 Nov 2022 20:56:15 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1604982 VIP-peeping beat autumn leaf-peeping this past week and weekend around DC—especially if you’re into food world stars and/or Bravolebrities (hi!).  No surprise, Le Diplomate in Logan Circle was the biggest Starr scene of all. Comedian Chris Rock, in town for a stop on his Ego Death World Tour last week, waved to fans and dined […]

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These Are the Top 25 New Restaurants Around DC https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/03/10/these-are-the-top-25-new-restaurants-around-dc-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=these-are-the-top-25-new-restaurants-around-dc-2 Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:01:06 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1569039 Albi 1346 Fourth St., SE The most thrilling restaurant to open in the last two years? The one we still tell all our friends to visit, stat? This Navy Yard dining room from Michael Rafidi, which opened just before the pandemic began. His gorgeously plated dishes—whether carrots spiced with sumac and sweetened with smoked-date honey; […]

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Michelin Adds Four Restaurants to DC Dining Guide https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/12/08/michelin-adds-four-restaurants-to-dc-dining-guide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=michelin-adds-four-restaurants-to-dc-dining-guide Wed, 08 Dec 2021 16:15:02 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1560658 Michelin has started adding restaurants to its dining guides on a rolling basis throughout the year, rather than one big, highly anticipated annual drop. So as of today, four DC destinations have earned a spot: Caribbean Bammy’s in Navy Yard, New Orleans-inspired Dauphine’s downtown, modern Vietnamese Moon Rabbit at the Wharf, and veg-centric Oyster Oyster […]

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Best of Washington 2021: The 16 Best New Things to Eat and Drink in DC Right Now https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/09/20/16-best-new-things-to-eat-and-drink-in-dc-right-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=16-best-new-things-to-eat-and-drink-in-dc-right-now Mon, 20 Sep 2021 15:00:21 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1548437 Best New Food-Hall Experience La Cosecha Washington has always claimed an international identity, and there are few places where that comes so alive as at this Latin American marketplace near Union Market. La Cosecha opened in 2019, but its dozen-plus vendors just filled out over the past year. On any given day, you might find […]

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Chef Kwame Onwuachi Will Host the 2021 James Beard Awards https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/09/16/chef-kwame-onwuachi-will-host-the-2021-james-beard-awards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=chef-kwame-onwuachi-will-host-the-2021-james-beard-awards Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:06:40 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1548772 Celebrity chef Kwame Onwuachi—formerly of the late Wharf restaurant Kith/Kin—will host the 2021 James Beard Awards. The annual Oscars for the American restaurant industry will be held in Chicago on Monday, September 27. The event will be live streamed on Twitter (@beardfoundation) at 8 PM, and a DC satellite event will be hosted at Moon Rabbit, the […]

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An All-Star Lineup of DC Chefs Host a Dinner to Help Afghan Refugees https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/09/09/star-dc-chefs-are-hosting-a-dinner-to-help-afghan-refugees/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=star-dc-chefs-are-hosting-a-dinner-to-help-afghan-refugees Thu, 09 Sep 2021 19:25:42 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1547915 Chef Seng Luangrath knows what it’s like to be a refugee, having fled Laos in 1981 for a camp in Thailand. So when the dire news footage began flooding in from Afghanistan, “it’s like going back to old memories,” says Luangrath, who runs Laotian restaurants Thip Khao and Padaek. Luangrath has long supported Southeast Asian […]

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