“Georgetown was very different when I was a kid,” he says, recalling the days of Halloween block parties and packed streets. Spruill-Jenkins, who grew up in D.C., hopes to cash in on the neighborhood’s recent renaissance. There’s no alcohol out of the gate, he says, but that may change. All-day breakfast service will be joined by lunch and dinner items as the day progresses. There’s a banana split “cake” in the works, as well as a flight of four or five desserts served in shot glasses. Mono Diner’s menu details are slim for now, but Spruill-Jenkins says in-house desserts will have a starring role. Spruill-Jenkins traveled with Esfahani to see those establishments in action and took note of dishes’ consistency and stylish French presentations. Mono Diner’s retro look and menu is inspired by some of the refined restaurants and diners Esfahani’s family runs in Montreal. Spruill-Jenkins, formerly a corporate trainer with the now-shuttered Uncle Maddio’s Pizza in Frederick, Maryland, met the building’s owner Mohammad Esfahani through a work contact.
#Mono vox youtube movie#
“All these people have their own mystique - we want the diner to be a remembrance for that age in Hollywood,” says general manager Eric Spruill-Jenkins, adding “there is like nothing like that anymore in terms of movie stars - the hottest thing today is gone tomorrow.”
Written etchings on its white walls will spell out stories of featured icons like Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Elizabeth Taylor. Menu items carry themed names like Ingénue, Spotlight, and Golden Globe.
To encapsulate the booming Hollywood era of the 1940s, bar stool seats resemble large champagne corks, movie set-style spotlights take aim at stars’ black-and-white framed portraits, and velvet curtains reminiscent of a red carpet will line the doors. on other days - to sustain late-night drinkers and Georgetown University students looking for a new study spot. The new diner ( 1424 Wisconsin Avenue NW) is projected to serve all-day breakfast and stay open 24 hours on Fridays and Saturdays - and operate 6 a.m. Mono Diner is a few weeks away from its big debut, hoping to bring the glitz and glamour around legendary actresses like Rita Hayworth and Marilyn Monroe to a major artery in Georgetown.
0 kommentar(er)
