Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Celebrity chef Mike Isabella helped pass out appetizers at the event Tuesday.
Newly opened Bandolero at 3241 M St. held a celebration Tuesday night, welcoming local foodies and reporters to scope out Top Chef star Mike Isabella's new Mexican-style restaurant. The new Georgetown restaurant fills the space vacated by Hook after a fire last summer. Isabella worked the room, greeting guests and handing out samples of his small-plate menu items. "I've opened up too many hotels and restaurants to be nervous," Isabella told Patch at the event. "It's a lot of work." Get daily and breaking news email updates from Georgetown Patch by signing up for newsletters here. Guests sampled Mahi Mahi tacos with chipotle, avocado and lime. And the blue crab coconut, red chili and purple potato tostadas. Margaritas flowed freely, …
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Chef Mike Isabella's second restaurant will open at 3241 M Street next week.
Bandolero, the much-hyped, Mexican-inspired second restaurant of Top Chef star Mike Isabella will open on May 24 at 3241 M St. The new Georgetown restaurant will fill the space vacated by Hook after a fire last summer. Bandolero will feature a "Day of the Dead" decor style and modern Mexican small-plates. Design firm Streetsense helped Isabella execute his vision for a space that is dark, cool and cemetary-esque. Get daily and breaking news email updates from Georgetown Patch by signing up for newsletters here. As for food, Bandolero will be a place where "you can get tacos, margaritas all day long" Isabella told Patch in an earlier interview. “When I go out for Mexican food, I want lots of tacos and strong margaritas. Bandolero will have …
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Isabella, of Top Chef fame, hopes to open his Mexican-inspired M Street restaurant later this spring.
Nine months after opening his first restaurant, Graffiato, Chef Mike Isabella is forging ahead with his Georgetown restaurant, Bandolero. This, his second restaurant, will fill the space at 3241 M St. vacated by Hook after a fire in summer 2011. In a recent interview with Georgetown Patch, Isabella said about the decision to create his second restaurant so soon after his first, "The momentum keeps me going. ... I need to be kind of put in situations where I'm constantly busy and stressed out." Opening two restaurants in high-traffic neighborhoods (Georgetown and Penn Quarter) within a year of one another fits that need. While Graffiato, the Penn Quarter home of his first venture, caters to Italian flavors, Bandolero will be entirely …
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
There are a slew of comings and goings announced for M Street and Wisconsin Avenue.
Georgetown's empty commercial spaces are filling up as retail brokers ink new deals with new businesses from Top Chef-run restaurants to Finnish furniture lines. Monday, Top Chef's Mike Isabella announced that he will be opening a modern Mexican small plates restaurant, Bandolero, right in the heart of Georgetown. Isabella's announcement also means that Hook, which has been closed since a June fire, will not reopen and Bandolero will fill its slot at 3241 M St. Also on M Street, Finnish furniture line Artek will soon make an appearance at M2L in Cady's Alley, according to the Washington Business Journal. Meanwhile, on Wisconsin Avenue, Edible Arrangements is opening a "flagship" location at 1600 Wisconsin Ave. (Wisconsin and Q Street), …
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Monday, November 7, 2011
Top Chef's Mike Isabella will open a Mexican small-plates restaurant on M Street in Georgetown.
Chef Mike Isabella, who appeared on two seasons of Top Chef, revealed Monday he will open his second D.C. restaurant, a modern Mexican small-plates restaurant in the former Hook restaurant space in Georgetown. Bandolero will open in early 2012. "My vision for Bandolero is a high-energy, high-volume restaurant to match the bustling vibe of the Georgetown neighborhood and feed the late-night appetite of its college students. The menu will change frequently with my twist on classic Mexican dishes and a large cocktail menu," Isabella said in a press release. "Jose Garces has been one of the most influential chefs of my career. With Bandolero I'll draw from my early culinary experience with him learning to create modern Latin American dishes…
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Donald Noble
8:41 am on Saturday, July 28, 2012
Jacques, et al: I wanted to update everyone that we are now open for business. Hopefully, you can stop by and enjoy a smoothie. Don Here is the announcement: http://www.conntact.com/press-releases/14333-edible-arrangementsr-opens-third-dc-location.html more ›