Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Grab some free grub from the Pepe food truck today.
Pepe, the popular food truck by celebrity chef and Bethesda resident Jose Andres, will be making a stop for lunch in Friendship Heights on Wednesday. Even better, the mobile eatery will serve free sandwiches to the first 100 people who stop by. Sandwich flavors du jour include shredded beef, eggplant, fried chicken, Spanish pulled-pork and a club. The food truck, which serves up “flautas,” or Spanish sandwiches, has been feeding hungry Washington, DC, residents since March 2012. The truck made its debut in Montgomery County last October. Prices range from $8 to $14. Chicken noodle soup will also be on the menu. Wednesday, Pepe will be serving up the free sandwiches in partnership with Equinox gym. The truck, along with Equinox reps, will …
Grab some free grub from the Pepe food truck today.
Pepe, the popular food truck by celebrity chef and Bethesda resident Jose Andres, will be making a stop for lunch in Friendship Heights Wednesday. Even better, the mobile eatery will serve up free sandwiches to the first 100 people who stop by. Sandwich flavors du jour include shredded beef, eggplant, fried chicken, Spanish pulled-pork, and a club. The food truck, which serves up “flautas,” or Spanish sandwiches, has been feeding hungry Washington, DC residents since March of 2012. The truck made its debut in Montgomery County last October. Prices range from $8 to $14. A chicken noodle soup will also be on the menu. Wednesday, Pepe will be serving up the free sandwiches in partnership with Equinox gym. The truck, along with Equinox reps, …
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Celebrity chef and Bethesda resident named among the Daily Meal's 50 most powerful people in food.
Jose Andres has been named among America's most powerful foodies. Andres was named by the Daily Meal, which recently came out with its list of America's 50 Most Powerful People in Food. The celebrity chef and Bethesda resident came in 18th on the third annual list, which highlights those who "affect what and how and where and why we eat." Andres is also a successful restaurateur behind eateries including downtown Bethesda's Jaleo. He also launched popular food truck Pepe. Also named on the list was First Lady Michelle Obama (No. 24), McDonald's head Donald Thompson (No. 7) and chef and restaurateur Wolfgang Puck (No. 36). Read the full story at the Daily Meal.
Monday, October 15, 2012
A roundup of foodie news from around Montgomery County and nearby neighborhoods in Washington, DC.
Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods with "1 Meat, 3 Sides." This week, a popular restaurant's closing takes center plate: One Meat: Bethesda Magazine’s Table Talk blog reported that Tragara Ristorante—"the longtime Italian eatery with an upstairs banquet room that’s hosted many a Bethesda Bar Mitzvah"—will close at the end of this month. A new restaurant with a French-Indian flair will take its place at 4935 Cordell Ave. in Bethesda. Read more on Bethesda Magazine's website and on Bethesda Patch. Three Sides: The 23rd annual Taste of Bethesda set the Twitter world abuzz, "as event-goers took to the popular social media platform to share photos, interact with their favorite …
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Celebrity Chef Jose Andres will park his food truck today in Bethesda
A new lunch option rolls into Bethesda today. Celebrity chef Jose Andres confirmed via Twitter that his popular food truck, “Pepe,” will park in front of Jaleo on Woodmont Avenue in Bethesda to start serving lunch at 11:30 a.m. The truck will serve Spanish sandwiches, called “falutas,” with selections including the Club Barcelona -- thinly sliced chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato and shallot mayonnaise -- and the Butifarra Burger -- a Spanish pork burger with alioli and brava sauce. Prices range from $8 to $14. For more information check out our previous story on the truck’s expanding reach here. Will you be dining a la truck today? Tell us in the comments!
Monday, October 8, 2012
Foodie news from around Montgomery County
Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods with "1 Meat, 3 Sides." This week, food trucks take center plate: One Meat: The food truck scene in Montgomery County may not be what it is in DC, but it could be moving in that direction. Famed local chef José Andrés is expanding the reach of his popular food truck, Pepe, and the mobile eatery soon will be making stops in Bethesda, Rockville Town Center, Bethesda’s NIH campus, Bethesda Row and Friendship Heights, Bethesda Patch reported. "The food truck, which serves up 'flautas,' or Spanish sandwiches, has been feeding hungry Washington, DC, residents since March," Bethesda Patch added. In Silver Spring, Bánh Mì Annie is one of the newer …
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Bethesda residents will soon be able to grab a flauta from popular food truck 'Pepe'.
Looking for a new, non-traditional lunch option? If so, you’re in luck. Famed local chef Jose Andres is expanding the reach of his popular food truck, Pepe, and the mobile eatery will soon be making stops in Bethesda, Huffpost DC Restaurants reported. The food truck, which serves up “flautas,” or Spanish sandwiches, has been feeding hungry Washington, DC residents since March, according to the report. The truck will soon begin making stops near Rockville Town Center, Bethesda’s NIH campus, Bethesda Row and Friendship Heights, along with Northern Virginia, Huffpost DC Restaurants reported. Just a few flauta selections include the Fútbol Club Barcelona, with thinly sliced chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and shallot mayonnaise, and the …
Folks in Friendship Heights and Bethesda soon will be able to grab a flauta from popular food truck Pepe.
Looking for a new, non-traditional lunch option? If so, you’re in luck. Famed local chef José Andrés is expanding the reach of his popular food truck, Pepe, and the mobile eatery soon will be making stops in Friendship Heights and Bethesda, Huffpost DC Restaurants reported. The food truck, which serves up “flautas,” or Spanish sandwiches, has been feeding hungry Washington, DC, residents since March, according to the report. The truck soon will begin making stops near Rockville Town Center, Bethesda’s NIH campus, Bethesda Row and Friendship Heights, along with Northern Virginia, Huffpost DC Restaurants reported. A few of the flauta selections include the Fútbol Club Barcelona—with thinly sliced chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato and shallot …
Friday, September 23, 2011
Andres, and his giant paella pan, made an appearance at the Woods Academy last weekend.
When celebrity chief Jose Andres imported his 500-pound, seven-foot-wide paella pan into the country, U.S. Customs officials cleared it after making sure it wasn't a satellite dish. That said, 75 families Sunday came to The Woods Academy, a Bethesda independent Catholic school, to enjoy a Spanish picnic and watch Andres simmer his mix of rice, chicken and about a dozen other ingredients that make up one of Spain's signature dishes. It was a first for new Head of School Joe Powers, who said, "This is such a wonderful gift for Jose and his team from Jaleo to share with the Woods community. He's touched us all in our hearts and stomachs!" So what's the biggest challenge in making so much paella for that many people? "Make sure you have the …
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