Thursday, February 28, 2013
A roundup of the top food headlines this month in Bethesda.
February was a newsy month in the Bethesda food scene. Patch broke the news this month that Harris Teeter has signed a lease to be the grocery tenant at a new mixed-use development at 8300 Wisconsin Ave. The new grocery store is expected to open in 2015. Also this month, we reported that Dunkin' Donuts is closing its Bethesda Avenue location after Bethesda Row management company Federal Realty did not renew their lease, which expires in May. The coffee shop has two new downtown Bethesda locations in the works. There was more news out of Friendship Heights from celebrity chef Bryan Voltaggio, Bethesda favorite Persimmon re-opened with a new look, Aroma Espresso debuted at the Montgomery Mall, and the new Prohibition-style bar and grill …
Thursday, January 31, 2013
The much-anticipated restaurant is open for business and is planning a grand opening celebration Feb. 8.
The much-anticipated Brickside Food & Drink opened its doors to customers today at 4866 Cordell Ave. The restaurant was launched by the owners of Adams Morgan’s Grand Central and Villa Mozart Restaurant in Fairfax. The Prohibition-style bar is "bolstered with a vintage, distillery atmosphere unlike anything in the Montgomery County neighborhood," reads a statement released by the restaurant. “We wanted to make a place where you can get together with the guys, impress a date, hang out with co-workers, bring the family or watch games and still have great food and drink options,” said Grand Central co-owner Brian Vasile, the restaurant's general manager, in a statement. Villa Mozart owner and Brickside chef Andrea Pace will serve up pizzas, …
Friday, January 11, 2013
Prohibition-style American restaurant is planned for Cordell Avenue in the space formerly occupied by Bubby's Deli.
Brickside Food & Drink, an American restaurant and bar planned for the former Bubby's Deli space at 4866 Cordell Avenue, is set to open later this month. The 85-seat restaurant will make its debut Jan. 21, Jeff Burton, Bethesda Urban Partnership deputy executive director, said at a Woodmont Triangle Action Group meeting Friday morning. The kitchen at Brickside will be headed up by Andrew Pace, chef and co-owner of Villa Mozart in Fairfax, The Washington Post reported. Brian Vasile, co-owner of Adams Morgan's Grand Central, will serve as general manager, according to the report. Pace told the Post the restaurant will have a "Prohibition" feel, complete with black garage doors, brick walls and dark leather booths. Brickside will serve up …
Michael Smith
8:32 am on Thursday, February 28, 2013
Cordell Ave also got Smokes BBQ(A great BBQ place) and 4935 Bar and Kitchen in addition to Brickside, both have great food and drinks. more ›