Best Mediterranean Restaurant DC Green Almond Opens Georgetown
Share Green Almond Pantry opens in Georgetown with Mediterranean dishes like seasonal focaccia bread. Photography courtesy of Green Almond Pantry The pandemic has been tough on small restaurants—particularly Green Almond Pantry, whose tiny Shaw space suffered a devastating fire five days before Christmas. Chef/owner Cagla Onal-Urel, usually a beaming presence at her beloved Mediterranean lunch counter and market, looks pained as she recounts that time. She and general manager Kat Kempner cancelled their flood of holiday orders, issued refunds, and threw out fire-damaged food and melted Ch...