Austin Ginsberg IN at Pearl Dive Oyster Palace; Melrose Café Opens at Melrose Georgetown

LOGAN CIRCLE— Pearl Dive Oyster Palace welcomes Austin Ginsberg as the new chef de cuisine. He was most recently sous chef at their sister restaurant, Black’s Bar and Kitchen in Bethesda. His resume includes experience at Woodberry Kitchen in Baltimore and at 1789. [EaterWire]

GEORGETOWN— Melrose Georgetown Hotel is opening a new casual restaurant option with Melrose Café. Located in the hotel's lobby, the upscale grab-and-go café will serve coffee drinks, granola parfaits and breakfast pastries to both hotel guests and non-guests from 6-11 a.m. during the week and from 7-11:30 a.m. on weekends. [EaterWire]

CHINATOWN— Pho fans rejoice. Pho 88 is opening in the former Pho DC space, according to PoPville. [PoP]