Ris LaCoste Misses Mel Krupin's, The Guards and (Of Course) 21 Federal

Chef Ris LaCoste of Ris sent Eater an email listing some of the now-departed restaurants she misses around Washington. They include V Pizzeria and the affiliated Fio's, Jean Louis, Mel Krupin's, Yannick Cam's Coco Loco, The Guards (for gin) and 21 Federal, which she helped open with Bob Kinkead in both Nantucket and D.C. More recent departures she misses include Palena, Citronelle and of course, Kinkead's.