White House Chef Profile; Bacon Hot Dogs

CAPITOL HILL— Charlie Palmer is planning a wine diner featuring Charles Thomas from Napa's Quintessa Estate. The multi-course dinner is $130 and scheduled for next Wednesday. More info here. [EaterWire]

ADAMS MORGAN— Mellow Mushroom has a brand new menu entirely created by its employees. The "Employees-Only" menu, created on a national scale, includes such dishes as a turkey club pizza and a chicken cordon bleu calzone. [EaterWire]

FOGGY BOTTOM— Public service announcement: Burger, Tap & Shake is now serving bacon-wrapped hot dogs. Yeah, that's right. [Twitter]

POLITICS— Tim Carman has a profile of former White House chef John Moeller. The chef shares some war stories, like a pretzel-related scandal during the George W. Bush administration. [WaPo]

[Photo: Mellow Mushroom]