Ari Wilder News Today

Newish burger spot La Bonne Vache replaces the beloved sandwich shop Booeymonger at the corner of Prospect and Potomac streets NW.

Here is a—likely incomplete—list of the trendy-yet-classic French bistros that have opened in and around DC so far in the roaring 2020s: Lutèce, Bistro du Jour, La Bise, L’Avant Garde, Josephine, Petite Cerise, Cafe Colline, and as of today, Pastis. That’s on top of old standbys like Le Diplomate, La Chaumiere, and Chez Billy Sud.

La Bonne Vache, “The Good Cow,” will have its grand opening on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at the corner that held the beloved Booeymonger for 50 years. The renovated

Restaurants and retail shops set to open in Georgetown in 2024 are giving the town a happy new year — things are looking up. 

Vibrant restaurant pros Claire and Ari Wilder (Chaplin’s, Kappo DC) are transforming the former Booeymonger space at 3265 Prospect St. NW, into an

Queen Arrives in D.C.’s West End – PLANTA Queen, that is…    

Zeppelin owners and Minoru Ogawa of Sushi Ogawa is opening Kappo Makoto, a wagyu-focused omakase restaurant in the Palisades (reservation only).