Germantown Brothers Put a Paris Baguette in Their Hometown — Plus Extra Intel

A South Korean bakery chain unfold throughout the DMV, with eight areas in Virginia and one in Rockville, opens its new outpost into Germantown on Saturday, December 14 (21040 Frederick Street Suite G, Germantown, Maryland). The house owners of the Paris Baguette location, brothers Michael and John Canterino, inform Eater that that is just the start and they’re already creating three to 4 extra areas within the space. “Our enlargement is focused in direction of the D.C. metro space, a few of it overlaps with the Baltimore space a bit of bit,” Michael defined.

The rapidly increasing model differentiates itself from different bakery chains by baking its pastries onsite at each location and franchising out areas particularly to native house owners which have perception into the neighborhood. The Canterino brothers noticed the bakery as “a sustainable model in its prime” that might fill a gap in Germantown’s bakery market. The 5,000-square-foot retailer is without doubt one of the largest on the earth and has loads of particular perks that the brothers hope will carry within the work-from-home crowd, together with free Wi-Fi, loads of retailers, and plenty of free parking. They mentioned that clients had been already excited throughout the mushy opening. “All of our friends have been saying, you recognize, ‘we’re actually completely happy that you just’re right here. We’ve been ready for you guys. We’ve got nothing like this right here,’” John recounted.

The grand opening will characteristic loads of music (together with Christmas caroling), a sketch artist, and free pastries for the primary 50 friends. “Additionally, along with that,” says Michael, “I’ll in all probability simply do random giveaways. Possibly each 100 or 200 clients we’ll give a cake out too.”

A $40 pre-fixe menu to rejoice 40 years at Perry’s

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This beloved Japanese spot celebrates being open since 1984 by remembering a few of its largest accomplishments, like throwing the longest operating drag brunch within the metropolis and chef Masako Morishita’s large 2024 James Beard Award for rising new chef. Diners can mark the anniversary with a three-course tasting menu that comes with a complimentary cocktail, glass of wine, home sake, or beer. Course choices embrace a winter crab cake with heat dashi broth, wagyu steak donburi, a sushi omakase with a salmon avocado roll, and heat miso cookies with vanilla cream. Reservations can be found on Resy. 1811 Columbia Rd NW

The place you may don an unpleasant Christmas sweater and sip wine this Sunday

The Jap hosts an unpleasant sweater wine class ($65, tickets accessible right here), with the theme “The Island of Misfit Wines,” this Sunday at 1 p.m. (360 seventh Avenue SE). Come wearing your ugliest, mismatched Christmas sweater to impress the wine bar’s employees and you possibly can go residence with a prize. And when you miss that one, Primrose additionally hosts an Ugly Sweater Jolly Hour with a wine tasting from proprietor Sebastian Mutant’s Virginia winery: Lightwell Survey. There isn’t any cowl or tickets for the tasting, and the attendee within the ugliest sweater will get to take residence a bottle from Lightwell Survey’s fall lineup (3000 twelfth Avenue NE).

Gingerbread home constructing, scorching chocolate, and extra at Cork

This 14th Avenue NW wine bar brings again its annual gingerbread making lessons this Saturday from 10 a.m. to midday or 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. with free-flowing scorching chocolate, scorching cider, and vacation sweets all through the adorning social gathering. Tickets are $60 per gingerbread home and at-home kits are additionally being bought for $50 every. Wine and extra meals may also be accessible to order. 1805 14 Avenue NW

To-go and prix fixe tamales on the Royal

D.C.’s Latin-leaning scorching spot that simply designed the foods and drinks menus for pop star Karol G’s Medellín eating places throws a tamale navideños vacation luncheon on Tuesdays via Thursdays this month. Influenced by possession’s Christmas custom of constructing tamales, the primary course features a mango and citrus-filled kale salad and the third course a carrot cake layered with pumpkin seed granola, papilla caramel, and cream cheese frosting. Diners can guide the three-course meal ($48) on Resy, order the tamales frozen ($48 for 4), or order 10 tamales scorching and able to eat ($110). 501 Florida Ave NW

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