Del Campo's Happy Hour, C.F. Folks Loses Chef

PENN QUARTER— The brand new Del Campo restaurant in Penn Quarter is starting a new happy hour Wednesday. Drinks including wine, beer and cocktails are all priced at $7 every day from 5-7 p.m., though the fancy margarita has to be a better buy than the Peroni at that price, right? [EaterWire]

DOWNTOWN— Beloved lunch spot C.F. Folks downtown has lost its chef. The Washington Post reports George Vetsch is stepping down just after the restaurant gets special recognition from the James Beard awards. Brian Nance will replace him. [WaPo]

CAPITOL HILL— Expect artwork from Paris on the walls of Bearnaise, Spike Mendelsohn's upcoming steak frites restaurant. The celebrity chef Tweeted a photo today of his mother and sister shopping for artwork for the new project in Paris. [Twitter]

THE CRITICS— Also from Twitter, this from The Washington Post's food critic: "Most expensive dinner party yet: last night, when my fellow host & I sat down after a toast and BOTH our 50 y.o. Eames chairs collapsed..." #tomsietsemaproblems [Twitter]

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