Food.Fun.Stuff: This and That

In and around the District...:

>After leaving Columbia Firehouse, Orlando Hitzig is getting cozy in his new restaurant home, Creme Cafe. Hitzig said that his time off was "a long vacation I didn't want to take" after being let go after only a month at Columbia Firehouse (*That is bizarre, he didn't even get an opportunity to make a good roast before they scooted him out of the door...). Hitzig sees the move to Creme as a silver lining especially where the restaurant is small and the owners are giving him some leg room to play with menu ideas. Check out more on his move here.

>Bourbon Steak has a new pastry chef. Santanna Salas, a longtime member of the Mina Group, joins Bourbon Steak with some contemporary twists on classic desserts. Among her creations are Bitter Chocolate Cake with Hazelnut ice cream and milk & honey ganache and a Macallan 18 Butterscotch Pot de Creme served with pumpkin spice cake, butterscotch caramel and pepitas. All desserts are $11.00.

>Everyone is pulling out all the stops for Thanksgiving and 2941 is no exception. The Falls Church restaurant will be offering a 3-course prix fixe menu for $65 per person (*$25 for the kiddies under 12) from 11 am until 8 pm on Thanksgiving Day (*Thursday, November 26, 2009). Guests can expect to see Maple Lawn Farms turkey breast with wild mushroom stuffing and sweet potatoes, Meyer Lemon Crab Cake w/ jumbo lump & sweet crab, fine herbs and a crunchy fennel salad and such sweet treats as 2941 Apple Pie.

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