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DMV Chef Shutters Acclaimed Restaurant After 25 Years DMV Chef Shutters Acclaimed Restaurant After 25 Years
DMV Chef Shutters Acclaimed Restaurant After 25 Years After 25 years, Marcel's will be closing its doors. The Washington DC restaurant owned by Chef Robert Wiedmaier said its last day in business will be on May 12. "Since its opening in March 1999, Marcel's has been a cornerstone of Washington, DC's fine dining community for 25 extraordinary years," reads an announcement on the restaurant's website. "Despite our best efforts, Marcel's was unable to reach lease terms with the new building owner and will not be renewing its lease." The son of Holocaust survivors, Wiedmaier hails from Belgium and started out in the industry as a dishwasher. He w…

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by Cecilia Levine
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This Is The Best Expensive Restaurant In Maryland, Website Says This Is The Best Expensive Restaurant In Maryland, Website Says
This Is The Best Expensive Restaurant In Maryland, Website Says You went to a fancy restaurant and now you're a few hundred bucks in the hole. Here's the thing: The food wasn't great. Eat This, Not That has compiled a list of the best most expensive restaurant in every state to make sure that the Beef Wellington and lobster ravioli really are worth every penny spent. In Maryland, that's a restaurant called "Charleston" — the place for fine dining, Eat This Not That says.  "The menu changes daily based on what's fresh, and you can choose from three-, four-, five-, or six-course prix fixe options for $89 to $146 per person (or $149 to $260 with wine…

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by Cecilia Levine