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    Wheres the Food? Anthonys 3000 Annandale Road Applebees 127 East Broad St. Argias 124 North Washington St Dogwood Tavern 132 West Broad St. Famous Daves 370 West Broad St. Garden Grille at Hilton Garden Inn 706 West Broad St. Idylwood Grill 2190 Pimmit Drive

    Irelands Four Provinces 105 West Broad St. La Cte DOr Caf 6876 Lee Highway The Locker Room 502 West Broad St. Mad Fox Brewing Company 444 West Broad St. Open Road Grill & Icehouse 8100 Lee Highway

    Pizzeria Orso 400 South Maple Ave. Saffron Indian Cuisine 1077 West Broad St. S zi Cafe 800 West Broad St. Taco Bamba 2190 Pimmit Drive Trio Grill 8100 Lee Highway Yayla Bistro 2201 N. Westmoreland St. Zpizza 1051 West Broad St.

    Spend less time searching and more time eating during Falls Church Restaurant Week using this handy map plotting out all this years participants.

  • F.C. RESTAURANT WEEK FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS | FCNP.COMPAGE 18 | MARCH 19 - 25, 2015

    Travis Weiss, executive chef at Mad Fox Brewery, said that he works the opposite way of a lot of other chefs when creating new dishes for the Falls Church res-taurant. Whereas many chefs con-ceive a dish in their heads, then go fetch the ingredients needed for that dish, Weiss lets the ingredi-ents inspire the recipes he creates, he said.

    Another thing that sets Weiss creative process apart from other chefs, at least locally, is the ingre-dient he tries to center many of his dishes around: beer.

    One of my main ingredients comes from that room right there, Weiss said, pointing to Mad Foxs brew room. And I try to use beer in as many of my dishes as pos-sible. So when my dishes start to come to life or take shape, its based on what beers are coming out.

    For this time of year were doing an irish stout called St. James Irish Stout and were doing an Irish red, and so Im using those to cook with. The beer is my biggest influence.

    Mad Foxs beer menu chang-es weekly, gradually marking the changing seasons, but Weiss, along with a few other restau-rants in Falls Church, has seasonal menu changes coming up. The News-Press spoke to the executive chefs at three different restaurants in the city to see what goes into creating a new menu to help bring in a new season.

    LOCALLY SOURCED

    Bertrand Chemel, recently hired as the corporate chef at Pizzeria Orso and executive chef at Orsos sister restaurant, 2941, said that he is focused on using local ingredients in the dishes he creates for both restaurants.

    Right now, the restaurants he oversees are importing ingredients from the West Coast, but he said that he plans to visit the Falls Church farmers market when he gets back.

    Im going to go the Falls Church market on Saturday and see what they have, Chemel said.

    The idea is to feature new dishes from the farmers market every weekend. During the sum-mer, spring and fall, well go to

    the market every weekend and well see what they have and then well create a dish or two for the weekend featuring local ingredi-ents.

    The idea of using locally- or regionally-sourced ingredients is nothing new. All of the chefs who spoke to the News-Press about their creative process said that they strive to use local ingredients. Chris Lefbom, owner of Dogwood Tavern, said that some of the ingredients used in the Virginia southern dishes at his restaurant are locally-sourced and others are imported.

    But Mad Fox takes it a step fur-ther. According to Weiss, the res-taurant makes nearly everything they serve from scratch, except for their bread, which they get from Lyon Bakery in Washington, D.C.

    When it comes sourcing, Weiss listed a few regional distributors that Mad Fox gets their ingredi-ents from.

    He said they get their beef from 1855 and their eggs from from Saunders Eggs both distribu-tors based out of Pennsylvania. He said that hes planning a pork belly dinner soon at the restaurant, and that the restaurant is going to

    get the pork from Polyface Farms in Swoope, Va.

    I try to stay as local as pos-sible, Weiss said. Sometimes thats hard, based on the weather and based on the season.

    WEATHER OR NOT

    Because all of these chefs are trying to use local farmers for the ingredients in their menus, they are also dependent on the weather, which dictates what and when ingredients are available. For example, a lot of chefs, including Mad Foxs Weiss, have been using ramps in dishes more frequently in recent years.

    But the availability of ramps this year has been delayed because of the record-breaking low tem-peratures recently, the amount of snow this region has gotten and how long the winter has lasted. Weiss offered this problem as an example of how the weather impacts the roll out of a spring menu.

    Ramps are a big ingredient for the spring time, Weiss said. But because of the cold weather usu-ally ramps would be hitting right around now theyre not really

    springing yet. Theyll probably be ready in about three or four weeks. Because its been so cold and because of the snow, they never had a chance to sprout. So it can definitely push your menu back.

    Chemel, who apprenticed as a chef in his native France, agreed that weather impacts when the availability of spring menu ingre-dients. Im waiting for the ramps to come, which should be pretty soon when it starts to get a little bit warmer, he said.

    Although Chemel said that hes waiting on the ramps to be ready for harvest, 2941 rolled out its spring 2015 menu this week. The menu at Pizzeria Orso will be changed over the next few weeks, Chemel told the News-Press from Los Angeles, where hes working on getting certified as a profes-sional pizzaiolo.

    As the weather gives us the ingredients, well start changing the menu, Chemel said. Although late March marks the beginning of spring on the calendar every year, that doesnt mean that Mother Nature will provide spring ingre-dients, he said.

    So we also dont want to rush to use spring ingredients, when theyre not high quality product, he said. I mean here in California, its 85 to 95 degrees, but when I left [Falls Church] it was in the 30s, and we were still cleaning the snow away.

    THE CREATIVE PROCESS

    Much like Weiss, Will Sullivan, who was recently hired as the executive chef at Dogwood Tavern, as well as Lefboms three Arlington County restaurants, starts the menu creation process with ingredients.

    I start with ingredients and what I think would work togeth-er, said Sullivan, a Falls Church native. And then I put some stuff down on paper and get the pro-tein and vegetables that I think work well together and obviously a sauce to tie all together.

    Like many creative processes, theres an ethereal aspect to how Sullivan, and other chefs, create recipes. I cant exactly explain the full process, Sullivan said.

    It kind of just, over the years, you know all the experience and all the food Ive seen, Ive just learned what works together and what doesnt and come up with new flavor profiles that you think would be good and that the cus-tomers would enjoy and what would make diners happy in gen-eral.

    And the process at every res-taurant is unique. For example, Weiss menu creation process at Mad Fox is beer-centric.

    Whereas the food is the star at

    Falls Church Chefs Get Kitchens, Menus Ready for Spring Seasonby Drew CostleyFalls Church News-Press

    MAD FOX EXECUTIVE CHEF TRAVIS WEISS (left), stirs the filling for the restaurants St. Patricks Day Sheppards Pie. Weiss is currently conceiving dishes for the restaurants spring menu, which he plans to roll out in mid-April. (Photo: News-Press)

  • a lot of different restaurants, our food is great, but the beer is the star, Weiss said.

    I help support the beer and the beer supports me. But I use the beer as an ingredient, not just something that you pair along with a dish. I put beer in everything I make.

    This differs from the process at Dogwood Tavern, a restaurant that specializes in Virginia south-ern dishes. Lefbom said that they are currently looking to change the signature burger menu at Dogwood. The process goes as

    follows:Well tell Will that we want to

    change our signature burgers, for instance, and hell come up with a couple that are different than what we have and he makes them, lets us try them. And if we like them, well add those to the menu.

    Sullivan, whos in the process of rolling out menu changes at all of Lefboms restaurants, said that he plans to bring some con-temporary Southern dishes to Dogwoods menu.

    Because hes currently working

    on the menus at the Arlington res-taurants Ragtime in Courthouse, William Jeffreys Tavern on Columbia Pike and Rhodeside Grill just east of Courthouse hell be working on rolling out a new menu at Dogwood in the late Spring/early Summer.

    Also, with the patio opening up, well try to make things fresh and nice and change up a couple salads, Sullivan said. We also talked about doing some oyster roasts on the roof deck, coming up in the summer.

    He said he is planning on using ingredients like English peas, Spring onions and, perhaps, some different potatoes. Lefbom added that Dogwood, where they do two seasonal menu changes a year, will switch to some lighter offer-ings for the spring and summer time.

    For instance, we have chili on the menu right now, Lefbom said. Well probably take the chili off the menu and put on a lighter soup. If its 90 degrees out, chili doesnt seem like the best option.

    F.C. RESTAURANT WEEK MARCH 19 - 25, 2015 | PAGE 19FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS | FCNP.COMMixing Up the Drink Menu, Too

    Falls Church restaurants are preparing to change the drink menus in addition to changing the food menu for the spring season.

    Paul Taylor, beverage director at all of Lefboms res-taurants, said that, while noth-ings set in stone, the cocktail menu at Dogwood Tavern will definitely change to incorpo-rate more seasonal beverages.

    People tend to drink heart-ier drinks during the winter and more effervescent, lighter drinks that you can have mul-tiple servings of in the spring and summer, Taylor said.

    For example, Dogwoods Virginian cocktail will stay on the menu, but will likely be paired with blueberries or cher-ries to give it a seasonal twist.

    The beer menu at Mad Fox changes weekly throughout the year, but Weiss said the beer offerings will soon begin to reflect the spring season.

    Coming into the spring season, youll probably start see-ing some hoppier beers, lighter beers, probably some saisons and stuff like that, he said.

    -D.C.

    FRESHLY-MADE PORK BELLY CONFIT (left), one of Mad Foxs new spring dishes that incorporates a house-made apple kim-chi, sits atop Mad Foxs kitchen counter. On the right, Mad Foxs Albacore Tuna Burger incorporates cucumber, radish slaw and yuzu aioli. (Photo: News-Press)

    WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ONLINE ABOUT THE IDYLWOOD www.tripadvisor.comCharming restaurantGreat food and great with kids Hidden gem

    This is my go-to place for brunch!.. The wine options and suggestions were right on the mark and delicious.

    Just the kind of place every neighborhood should be fortunate enough to have.

    FALLS CHURCH RESTAURANT WEEKMARCH 23 29, 2015

    3-COURSE FROM THE WHOLE MENULUNCH: $20.15 DINNER: $30.15

    2190-B PIMMIT DRIVE FALLS CHURCH, VA 22043(Behind Whole Foods Shopping Center on Rt. 7, Next to Subway)

    703-992-0915 [email protected]

    www.yelp.com

    The Washington Post

  • F.C. RESTAURANT WEEK MARCH 19 - 25, 2015 | PAGE 21FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS | FCNP.COM

    A3000 Annandale Road, Falls Church

    anthonysrestaurantva.com

    $5 off purchase of $30 or more

    A127 East Broad Street, Falls Church

    applebees.com

    Bourbon Street Steak - cajun-spiced steak served with sauteed onions and mushrooms - $13.99

    A124 North Washington Street, Falls Church

    argias.com

    2-Course Lunch (no dessert) for $12.95 3-Course Dinner for $21.95Appetizer (choose soup or salad):

    Salad: Mixed green or CaesarSoup: Minestrone or Soup of the Day

    Entree (choose one): Pasta: Homemade spinach fettuccini with sauted shrimp, sun-dried tomatoes, zucchini, and brussel sprouts tossed in a hazelnut brown butter sauce

    Fish: Blackened Tilapia capped with an arugula and grape tomato salad served over sweet mashed potatoes

    Carne: Chicken Florentine stuffed with asiago cheese, spinach, red bell peppers and cremini mushrooms

    topped with a basil cream sauce and served alongside homemade linguine tossed in an aglio e oilo sauce

    Dessert (choose 1): Warm blueberry cobbler with a dollop of vanilla ice cream or a lemon trufle tartufo

    D T132 West Broad Street, Falls Church

    dogwoodtavern.com

    Appetizer: $11 - Oyster Bienville - 5 Blue Point oysters topped with a traditional cajun shrimp and mushroom

    brandy cream sauce, baked to perfectionLunch & Dinner Special: $15 - Chicken Pot Pie - housemade

    and traditional, served with arugula side salad

    F D370 West Broad Street, Falls Church

    famousdaves.com

    1/2 slab platter of ribs (St. Louis-style of Baby Back) with choice of dessert, paired with choice of small draft beer

    or glass of wine for $25

    G G H G I706 West Broad Street, Falls Church

    gardeninn.hilton.com/fallschurchBreakfast Buffet - 20% off; 10% off dinner entrees, Monday - Friday;

    1/2 off all soup, salads and lat bread

    I G2190 Pimmit Drive #B, Falls Church

    idylwoodgrill.com

    3-Course Lunch from entire lunch menu and desserts for $20.15 3-Course Dinner from entire dinner menu and desserts for $30.15

    I F P105 West Broad Street, Falls Church

    4psva.com3-Course Dinner for $26.99 includes Super Salad, Choice of Three Entrees

    and Specialty Desserts

    L C DO C6875 Lee Highway, Arlington

    lacotedorcafe.com

    3-Course Dinner Monday-Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday for $35 Choice from three appetizers, two main courses and three desserts

    T L R502 West Broad Street #5, Falls Church

    thelockerroomfc.com

    But 1 entree, get 50% off second entreeM F B C

    444 West Broad Street, Falls Churchmadfoxbrewing.com

    Falls Church Restaurant Week-Long Specials:Soup of the Day: Beer Cheese Soup, Candied Neuskes

    Bacon, House Pickled Jalapenos, $4/$7Entree (dinner only): Full rack St. Louis Style Ribs, Ale

    BBQ Sauce, Byrd Mill Kolsch Grits, Defender APA Braised Collard Greens, Roasted Apples, $21

    Pizza: The Rock Lobster - Mac-N-Cheese, Gruyere, Butter Poached Lobster, Neuske Bacon, Trufle Oil,

    Chives, Lunch Size- $9, 10 - $15, 14 - $25Mussels: PEI Mussels, Sundried Tomatoes, Chevre Goat

    Cheese, Rosemary, Abbay Des Chutes, $12Fish Market (lunch only): Fish Tacos - Tempura Fried Maryland Catish, Red Corn Tortillas, Cojita, Crema,

    Pickled Red Onions, Cabbage, $12Epic Burger: Cluck Moo - Savory Kolsch Funnel Cake

    Wafle Bun, House-Ground 8 oz. 3-Cut Burger Patty, Fried Chicken Skins, Orange Whip Cracked Pepper Maple Syrup, Grilled House Chicken Nugget, Tilamook Cheddar,

    Dijon Aioli, $19

    O R G I8100 Lee Highway, Falls Church

    openroadmerriield.com

    1/2 Off All Desserts

    P O400 South Maple Avenue, Falls Church

    pizzeriaorso.com

    Lunch Special for $12(Choose 1, includes soft beverage or ice tea)

    Margherita DOC - tomato, bufala mozzarella, basilDiavola - tomato, pepperoni, mozzarella

    Italian Sandwich - mozzarella, spicy aioli, salami, prosciutto, arugula

    S I C1077 West Broad Street, Falls Church

    saffronfc.com

    $10 Off $50 check, $20 Off $100 Check, 20% Off Lunch Buffett

    S C2190 Pimmit Drive, Falls Church

    tacobambarestaurant.com

    20% Off Lunch & Dinner Monday - Thursday; 20% Off Lunch Friday & Saturday

    T B6168 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church

    neworleanscajunseafoodva.com

    Three Traditional Tacos and Grilled Mexican Corn for $10

    T G8100 Lee Highway, Falls Church

    triomerriield.com

    3-Course Meal for $45

    Appetizer (choose 1): Soup or Salad

    Entree (choose 1): Scallops, Salmon or Filet Mignon

    Dessert (choose 1): Key Lime Pie or Chocolate Cake

    Y B2201 North Westmoreland Street, Arlington

    yaylabistro.com

    3-Course Prix Fixe Menu Lunch for $20.953-Course Prix Fixe Menu Dinner for $30.95

    1051 West Broad Street, Falls Churchzpizza.com

    Buy One Pizza, Get One Pizza FREE (Free pizza must be of equal or lesser value. Cannot

    combine offers. Limit 1 free pizza per person.)

    F.C. RESTAURANT WEEK FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS | FCNP.COMPAGE 20 | MARCH 19 - 25, 2015

    The News-Press is proud to present the 3rd Annual Falls Church Restaurant Week! This years event features an exciting selection of restaurants from in and around The Little City serving up special dining deals all week long starting Monday, March 23 and running through Sunday, March 29. All partcipating restaurants and their dining specials are listed below and are also available online at www.fcrestaurantweek.com. Happy eating Falls Church!

    FALLS CHURCH RESTAURANT WEEK 2015MARCH 23 - 29

    Around the World With Falls Church Restaurant Week World cuisine is well represented in this years Falls Church Restaurant Week lineup with participants serving up cuisine from eight dierent countries. Give your mouth a world tour all week long, right here in The Little City.

    News-Press Graphic

    IndiaSaron Indian Cuisine

    TurkeyYayla Bistro

    GreeceAnthonys

    United StatesApplebeesDogwood TavernFamous DavesGarden Grille at Hilton Garden InnIdylwood GrillThe Locker RoomMad Fox Brewing CompanyOpen Road Grill & IcehouseZpizza

    ItalyArgiasPizzeria OrsoSzi CafeTrio Grill

    IrelandIrelands Four Provinces

    FranceLa Cote DOr

    MexicoTaco Bamba

  • F.C. RESTAURANT WEEK MARCH 19 - 25, 2015 | PAGE 21FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS | FCNP.COM

    A3000 Annandale Road, Falls Church

    anthonysrestaurantva.com

    $5 off purchase of $30 or more

    A127 East Broad Street, Falls Church

    applebees.com

    Bourbon Street Steak - cajun-spiced steak served with sauteed onions and mushrooms - $13.99

    A124 North Washington Street, Falls Church

    argias.com

    2-Course Lunch (no dessert) for $12.95 3-Course Dinner for $21.95Appetizer (choose soup or salad):

    Salad: Mixed green or CaesarSoup: Minestrone or Soup of the Day

    Entree (choose one): Pasta: Homemade spinach fettuccini with sauted shrimp, sun-dried tomatoes, zucchini, and brussel sprouts tossed in a hazelnut brown butter sauce

    Fish: Blackened Tilapia capped with an arugula and grape tomato salad served over sweet mashed potatoes

    Carne: Chicken Florentine stuffed with asiago cheese, spinach, red bell peppers and cremini mushrooms

    topped with a basil cream sauce and served alongside homemade linguine tossed in an aglio e oilo sauce

    Dessert (choose 1): Warm blueberry cobbler with a dollop of vanilla ice cream or a lemon trufle tartufo

    D T132 West Broad Street, Falls Church

    dogwoodtavern.com

    Appetizer: $11 - Oyster Bienville - 5 Blue Point oysters topped with a traditional cajun shrimp and mushroom

    brandy cream sauce, baked to perfectionLunch & Dinner Special: $15 - Chicken Pot Pie - housemade

    and traditional, served with arugula side salad

    F D370 West Broad Street, Falls Church

    famousdaves.com

    1/2 slab platter of ribs (St. Louis-style of Baby Back) with choice of dessert, paired with choice of small draft beer

    or glass of wine for $25

    G G H G I706 West Broad Street, Falls Church

    gardeninn.hilton.com/fallschurchBreakfast Buffet - 20% off; 10% off dinner entrees, Monday - Friday;

    1/2 off all soup, salads and lat bread

    I G2190 Pimmit Drive #B, Falls Church

    idylwoodgrill.com

    3-Course Lunch from entire lunch menu and desserts for $20.15 3-Course Dinner from entire dinner menu and desserts for $30.15

    I F P105 West Broad Street, Falls Church

    4psva.com3-Course Dinner for $26.99 includes Super Salad, Choice of Three Entrees

    and Specialty Desserts

    L C DO C6875 Lee Highway, Arlington

    lacotedorcafe.com

    3-Course Dinner Monday-Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday for $35 Choice from three appetizers, two main courses and three desserts

    T L R502 West Broad Street #5, Falls Church

    thelockerroomfc.com

    But 1 entree, get 50% off second entreeM F B C

    444 West Broad Street, Falls Churchmadfoxbrewing.com

    Falls Church Restaurant Week-Long Specials:Soup of the Day: Beer Cheese Soup, Candied Neuskes

    Bacon, House Pickled Jalapenos, $4/$7Entree (dinner only): Full rack St. Louis Style Ribs, Ale

    BBQ Sauce, Byrd Mill Kolsch Grits, Defender APA Braised Collard Greens, Roasted Apples, $21

    Pizza: The Rock Lobster - Mac-N-Cheese, Gruyere, Butter Poached Lobster, Neuske Bacon, Trufle Oil,

    Chives, Lunch Size- $9, 10 - $15, 14 - $25Mussels: PEI Mussels, Sundried Tomatoes, Chevre Goat

    Cheese, Rosemary, Abbay Des Chutes, $12Fish Market (lunch only): Fish Tacos - Tempura Fried Maryland Catish, Red Corn Tortillas, Cojita, Crema,

    Pickled Red Onions, Cabbage, $12Epic Burger: Cluck Moo - Savory Kolsch Funnel Cake

    Wafle Bun, House-Ground 8 oz. 3-Cut Burger Patty, Fried Chicken Skins, Orange Whip Cracked Pepper Maple Syrup, Grilled House Chicken Nugget, Tilamook Cheddar,

    Dijon Aioli, $19

    O R G I8100 Lee Highway, Falls Church

    openroadmerriield.com

    1/2 Off All Desserts

    P O400 South Maple Avenue, Falls Church

    pizzeriaorso.com

    Lunch Special for $12(Choose 1, includes soft beverage or ice tea)

    Margherita DOC - tomato, bufala mozzarella, basilDiavola - tomato, pepperoni, mozzarella

    Italian Sandwich - mozzarella, spicy aioli, salami, prosciutto, arugula

    S I C1077 West Broad Street, Falls Church

    saffronfc.com

    $10 Off $50 check, $20 Off $100 Check, 20% Off Lunch Buffett

    S C2190 Pimmit Drive, Falls Church

    tacobambarestaurant.com

    20% Off Lunch & Dinner Monday - Thursday; 20% Off Lunch Friday & Saturday

    T B6168 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church

    neworleanscajunseafoodva.com

    Three Traditional Tacos and Grilled Mexican Corn for $10

    T G8100 Lee Highway, Falls Church

    triomerriield.com

    3-Course Meal for $45

    Appetizer (choose 1): Soup or Salad

    Entree (choose 1): Scallops, Salmon or Filet Mignon

    Dessert (choose 1): Key Lime Pie or Chocolate Cake

    Y B2201 North Westmoreland Street, Arlington

    yaylabistro.com

    3-Course Prix Fixe Menu Lunch for $20.953-Course Prix Fixe Menu Dinner for $30.95

    1051 West Broad Street, Falls Churchzpizza.com

    Buy One Pizza, Get One Pizza FREE (Free pizza must be of equal or lesser value. Cannot

    combine offers. Limit 1 free pizza per person.)

    F.C. RESTAURANT WEEK FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS | FCNP.COMPAGE 20 | MARCH 19 - 25, 2015

    The News-Press is proud to present the 3rd Annual Falls Church Restaurant Week! This years event features an exciting selection of restaurants from in and around The Little City serving up special dining deals all week long starting Monday, March 23 and running through Sunday, March 29. All partcipating restaurants and their dining specials are listed below and are also available online at www.fcrestaurantweek.com. Happy eating Falls Church!

    FALLS CHURCH RESTAURANT WEEK 2015MARCH 23 - 29

    Around the World With Falls Church Restaurant Week World cuisine is well represented in this years Falls Church Restaurant Week lineup with participants serving up cuisine from eight dierent countries. Give your mouth a world tour all week long, right here in The Little City.

    News-Press Graphic

    IndiaSaron Indian Cuisine

    TurkeyYayla Bistro

    GreeceAnthonys

    United StatesApplebeesDogwood TavernFamous DavesGarden Grille at Hilton Garden InnIdylwood GrillThe Locker RoomMad Fox Brewing CompanyOpen Road Grill & IcehouseZpizza

    ItalyArgiasPizzeria OrsoSzi CafeTrio Grill

    IrelandIrelands Four Provinces

    FranceLa Cote DOr

    MexicoTaco Bamba

  • the little citys most social restaurants

    In this day and age, restaurants need more than just a website to establish an online presence. The rise of social networks has given both diners and restaurateurs a new way to share and advertise their eating experiences through check ins, food photos, daily specials and more. We looked at restaurants throughout Falls Church to nd The Little Citys most connected and social joints. We limited our search to local non-chains within the City limits and determined the most social spots by tallying likes, followers and check ins on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Foursquare.

    likes

    6,5222,3412,9031,1771,5681,959860

    followers

    5,7701551840

    37911733

    followers

    54910000000

    check ins

    10,6895,7474,8373,6692,4012,0591,345

    Mad Fox Brewing Company

    Dogwood Tavern _2,341_2,341Clare & Dons Beach Shack 72,90372,903Irelands Four Provinces 91,17791,177Pizzeria Orso 81,56881,568spacebar 51,95951,959Argias 58605860

    News-Press Graphic. Source: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Foursquare

    F.C. RESTAURANT WEEK FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS | FCNP.COMPAGE 22 | MARCH 19 - 25, 2015

  • Bertrand Chemel has worked at some of the finest restaurants in the world. Hes cooked in the kitchens of Laurent Tourondel and Daniel Boulud and helmed the kitchen of the acclaimed Cafe Boulud in New York City. Since 2008, hes been the executive chef at Falls Churchs award-winning fine dining restaurant 2941, and just last October he took over the reins at Pizzeria Orso in the City. But despite his extensive culinary background, up until five months ago, Chemel had no history with

    Orsos signature offering. I had zero experience when it came to Neapolitan pizza, he says. In fact, Chemel says he had no experience cooking any kind of pizza.

    But with the same drive and motivation that had him sweep-ing the floor of a local bakery at age 14, Chemel is tackling the pizza world with fervor. So much in fact, that hes current-ly in California training for his official Associazione Vera Pizza Napoletana certification this week. His goal is for Pizzeria Orso to join an exclusive club as one of the few VPN-certified piz-zerias in the area (there are only

    five others in D.C., Maryland and Virginia). Neapolitan pizza differs from other styles in that there are strict regulations as to how they are prepared. Everything from the ingredients to the temperature of the oven and even the way the dough is mixed is sanctioned to assure adherence to the tradition of Neapolitan pizza making.

    Since he took over Orso last October, Chemel whos still the executive chef at 2941 says the transition has been smooth, mostly because much of the kitchen crew also works at his sister restaurant. Theyre all my guys, he says. But despite the familiarity in the

    kitchen, the new Italian cuisine not to mention the pizza presents its own set of challenges. Orso is more Mediterranean than the French 2941 and, therefore, relies on different ingredients. Its more olive oil, seafood, cured meats, he says. Evidence of this is a new cured meats and cheese section on the menu with sweet and dry pork sausage, housemade garlic sausage and prosciutto di parma.

    Also new are shareables like bruschetta with tomato confit, basil and garlic, a delightful beef tartar crostini dressed in truffle oil and a youd-swear-it-was-burrata cold parmesan dip drizzled in olive oil and capers. A new octopus appetizer is another example of Chemels take on Mediterranean, mixing peppers, smoked eggplant and mozzarella di bufala with chunks of the grilled cephalopod.

    Chemel says while the pizza dough recipe has remained largely the same, its now a little more yeasty and less sour than before. As for those Neapolitan pies, the 14-deep lineup keeps the restau-rants longstanding favorites the eponymous Orso and Orso Bianco along with other, more tradi-tional pies like the Margherita DOC and Diavola. And while Chemel respects those classic combinations, he also likes to have some fun. Theres a couple on the menu with a little twist, he says with a smile. And one of those is, quite literally, a twisted pizza. For the Rotolino, Chemel takes fontina, pecorino, ricotta, prosciutto di Parma and prosciutto cotto and rolls it all up in dough before tossing it in oven. The result is a pizza-calzone hybrid in the shape of a crescent moon with an arugula salad in the middle for good measure.

    The other pizza twist is the Orso Di Fumare, an excellent example of Chemels deft touch when it comes to smoked vegeta-bles. Sausage, peppers and onions

    mix with delightfully smoky tomatoes on this one. Another testament to the chefs wizardry with veggies and fire is his baked eggplant. Dont be put off by the burnt-looking outside, its amalga-mation of sweet, smoky richness is nothing short of wonderful.

    Larger plates include pasta dish-es like a traditional spaghetti with beef and veal meatballs but also more upscale fare like braised short ribs and pork belly agnolotti and a light and pillowy ricotta gnocchi mixed with spicy sausage and baby kale. Theres a rib eye, in a portion suitable for a cave man, served with grilled onions and crispy pota-toes, a chicken parm and a burger that just may be one of the most underrated in the D.C. area.

    Along with Chemel, Jonathan Schuyler and Caitlin Dysart 2941s wine and beverage direc-tor and award-winning pastry chef, respectively have lent their skills to Orso, too. Schuyler revamped the beverage program (including a new quartino wine option that splits the difference between a glass and a bottle) and a new dessert menu from Dysart features stand-outs like vanilla cream donuts, a playful spin on a sundae with blood orange sorbet and a decadent choc-olate cake with nutella cream and toasted hazelnuts.

    Chemel says hell be a fre-quent attendee of the Falls Church Farmers Market and his future plans for Orso include an herb garden outside, chilies growing on the patio and he wants to make his own foccacia along with home-made ricotta, too.

    For a guy with relatively lim-ited experience with Italian cui-sine and someone who just started making pizzas for the first time six months ago, Chemel is certainly a fast learner.

    Orso has been my most chal-lenging restaurant yet, he says.

    He could have fooled me.

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    Chemel Makes His Latest Challenge Look Like a Breeze at Pizzeria Orso

    LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AGO, new Pizzeria Orso corporate chef Bertrand Chemel had no experience with pizza. Today, hes on his way to becoming a certified pizzaiolo by the Associazione Vera Pizza Napoletana. (Photo: Jody Fellows/News-Press)

    A CREAMY PARMESEAN DIP with olive oil (left) and the Orso Di Fumare pizza with smoked tomatoes, mozzarella, roasted peppers and sausage are just two of chef Bertrand Chemels newest additions at Pizzeria Orso. (Photos: Jody Fellows/News-Press)

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