Have Your Latté and Drink Your Cocktail at Takoma Park’s New All-Day Cafe
This article first appeared in Washingtonian Magazine on June 20, 2017 People who like good coffee are often the kind of people who like good wine and cocktails. That was the thinking behind cousins Seth Cook and Chris Brown’s first restaurant, Takoma Beverage Company, which opened Sunday. The shop serves up coffee and pastries in the […]
Takoma Beverage Co. Taps Into Everything
This article first published on Eater Washington DC on June 19, 2017 Takoma Beverage Co., a combination coffee shop and bar pieced together by two first-time restaurateurs, is now mixing up drinks and offering pour-over service in Takoma Park, Md. The all-day cafe and drinking establishment comes from cousins Chris Brown and Seth Cook, […]
Don’t Let the Wine List Intimidate You: Ordering wine in a restaurant should be fun, not stressful. Try this approach.
This article first appeared in Arlington Magazine on May 15, 2017 It’s hard to say what I love most about wine. The taste? The feeling it gives me? The vineyards it comes from? The memories it helps to make? I could go on and on. What is easy for me, by contrast, is naming what […]
City-State Brewing Co. Has a Can-Do Attitude: Husband-wife team is all about celebrating life in the District
This article first published on Eater Washington DC on April 21, 2017 If they’re going to pour their life savings into opening a brewery anyway, City-State Brewing Co. co-founders James Warner and Kim Carnahan figure they might as well build something to grow into. “To go as big as you can from the start can […]
The Eleanor, Bowling Lounge, Bar & Grille, Coming to Ivy City!!
This article first appeared on PoPville on April 20, 2017 Holy mackerel – my dream is becoming a reality!! For those still doubting the hotness of Ivy City – behold The Eleanor from Adam Stein and Nick Freshman: “The Eleanor will be a Bar and Restaurant from several of the city’s industry veterans. Located […]
Podcast: Spider Kelly’s Co-Owner Nick Freshman by ARLnow.com
This article first appeared on ARLnow on November 17, 2016 Nick Freshman is a native Arlingtonian who is the co-owner of Spider Kelly’s and was the co-owner of the former Eventide Restaurant in Clarendon. In this week’s 26 Square Miles podcast, we talked with Nick about the current state of Arlington’s restaurant business, why so many […]
Clarendon Bar Vet Starts Advisory and Investment Firm for New Restaurants
This article first appeared on ARLnow on October 24, 2016 Sponsored by Monday Properties and written by ARLnow.com, Startup Monday is a weekly column that profiles Arlington-based startups and their founders, plus other local technology happenings. The Ground Floor, Monday’s office space for young companies in Rosslyn, is now open. The Metro-accessible space features a […]