Friends, Family, Chefs Celebrate Boulud and DBGB Opening


Gourmandization in the best sense: DBGB Kitchen and Bar made its D.C. debut Sept. 12 and looks to become a big hit on the dining scene, if its festive, food-filled kick-off party was any indication. Chef Daniel Boulud, who got his start in Washington, said he was happy to return to D.C. The casual French-American DBGB marks the New York-based chef’s first restaurant in D.C. The two-level place is in the CityCenter at 931 H St., NW.

On hand were hundreds of Boulud’s friends and admirers — and, of course, his family and his famous chef pals. About his early mentor in D.C., Boulud said of pioneering chef Jean-Louis Palladin: “He was the finest chef Washington ever had.”

Best seen as a little bit brasserie, a little bit bistro, half French, half American, DBGB is described by Boulud as his “tribute to casual American dishes I’ve come to love since moving to the states, all done with a French flair.”

DBGB says it will be serving “seven varieties of house-made sausages, three house-ground gourmet burgers, seasonal Lyonnais-inspired cooking and hit dishes from the original downtown, New York City restaurant.”

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