Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Landmark restaurant closes doors after 58-years.
Roy’s Place, an iconic Gaithersburg restaurant, has shuttered its doors for good. In December, Patch reported that Roy’s Place, once home to a dizzying array of more than 200 sandwiches, was seeing its business “dying off a little bit” and would cut its hours. "Roy’s was obviously one of Olde Towne’s signature establishments," Gaithersburg Economic Development Director Tom Lonergan said. "While understanding that few things last forever, it’s always sad when a place like Roy’s closes its doors for good." First opened in Rockville in 1955, Roy’s Place moved to its Diamond Avenue location in Gaithersburg, and quickly became a local legend for offering some of the most unusual concoctions to ever be served between two pieces of bread. “I …
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods with 1 Meat, 3 Sides. This week, a Connecticut-style pizza restaurant's upcoming opening in Silver Spring takes center plate. One meat: The wait for an authentic taste of Connecticut pizza in Montgomery County will continue for a few more weeks, Silver Spring Patch reported. Joel Mehr, one of three owners of Pete's New Haven Style Apizza, said he's now shooting for a June 1 opening for his company's fourth location. The Silver Spring location, near the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Wayne Avenue, will feature the same menu offerings as the company's current locations in Columbia Heights, Friendship Heights and Clarendon, VA. Read more on…
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods with 1 Meat, 3 Sides. This week, a popular DC restaurant's plans to open a second location in Silver Spring take center plate. One meat: The popular Scion Restaurant in Dupont Circle, DC, will open a second location this spring at 1200 East-West Highway in downtown Silver Spring. "Scion will be quite similar to what we have in Dupont as far as the menu is concerned," owner Joanne Liu told Silver Spring Patch. It'll be brunch, lunch and dinner with a focus on American craft beers—at least 12 on tap and lots of bottles, Liu added. Liu said that Silver Spring was the perfect place to expand and that she's sure her food, which she describes as…
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Gaithersburg's SPAGnVOLA chocolate boutique hopes to open a second store in Bethesda, according to a report by BethesdaNow.com.
Chocolate lovers may soon have an alternative to traveling to Gaithersburg to get their fix of SPAGnVOLA. Eric Reid, owner of the Kentlands-based chocolate boutique, will likely bring his dark chocolate bars, bonbons and truffles to Bethesda "via a partnership that’s in the works with a 'high-end' existing business," BethesdaNow.com reported. “It will at least give us the ability to serve our customers that are currently in Bethesda,” Reid said, according to the report. “We want to start to build that market organically. If things go well and we have the right formula, we’d like to open up our own boutique there.” Read the full story on BethesdaNow.com.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods with 1 Meat, 3 Sides. This week, a new jazz and blues supper club in Bethesda takes center plate. One meat: The Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club (7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda) opened on March 1 in a circa-1938 Art Deco movie house, Bethesda Patch reported. The club underwent a $6 million renovation by the Bozutto group in 2007. To that, operators added a two-level, 1,800-square-foot kitchen and a 35-foot bar that will serve beer, wine and cocktails. The theater seating was replaced with two tiered levels of table seating for 300 and 200 theater seats to the rear of the space, Bethesda Patch added. The menu features Creole and American …
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Restaurants in Wheaton and Rockville get high marks from DC foodies, a Bethesda bar re-re-brands itself, cold weather shutters a popular Bethesda crepe stand and Bryan Voltaggio expands his empire in Chevy Chase.
Get caught up with the food scene in Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods with 1 Meat, 3 Sides. This week, Montgomery County's growing recognition as a dining destination takes center plate. One meat: As we all know, DC's suburban food scene frequently outshines that of DC itself. But getting District-dwellers to dine out in the 'burbs is another story. Eater DC's special guide to dining in Wheaton should help with that. Tim Ebner reported that: [Wheaton is] a neighborhood strewn together by small businesses, many serving cheap, authentic and simple food. Walk a few blocks and there's a plethora of pupusas, dim sum, salteñas, ramen, gyros, cannolis, haggis, and sushi. Wheaton is a haven for the adventurous diner. …
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Competition offers grants and services to life science and high tech companies.
Several companies across Montgomery and Prince George’s counties have made it to the second round of the InvestMaryland Challenge, a competition in which start-up companies can win a portion of $300,000 in grants and/or business services. Of the 250 companies that initially applied to the competition, 71 were selected to advance to the second round, with 20 in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. In the second round, the entrants’ business plans will be reviewed and judged with semi-finalists announced Feb. 19, and the Governor’s Cup Award Ceremony on April 15. Prizes include such things as mentorship programs, strategic consulting services, product development services, incubator space, accelerator programs and small business …
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The Gaithersburg restaurant will be replaced by a medical facility, owner Bill Tempchin said.
Super Bowl Sunday will be a last hurrah for not only the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers, but also a Gaithersburg sports bar. Rockafellas Bar and Grill owner Bill Tempchin told Patch Tuesday afternoon the restaurant will close its doors following Super Bowl XLVII. "That's happening," Tempchin said. "I guess there's a story there but I'm not willing to talk about it...It's peaceful, it's been planned." Gaithersburg Director of Economic Development Tom Lonergan said rumors of Rockafellas' closing "have been circulating for some time" and he had fielded some inquiries over the past few months from prospective businesses that were interested in the space. Tempchin said it will be replaced by a medical facility, but he was not sure of …
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The city's retail vacancy percentage for Q4 of 2012 is the lowest since 2008.
As Americans continue to struggle with the economy, local businesses may not be booming. But recent statistics show signs of Gaithersburg returning to pre-recession numbers. The city of Gaithersburg's retail vacancy numbers have shrunk to their lowest percentage since the recession, Gaithersburg Economic Development Director Tom Lonergan said, based on a report of around 300 retail properties from around the city. The report includes both shopping centers and freestanding retail sites, he said. "I'm pleased with the way things are trending right now," Lonergan said. "Obviously there are some spaces that their vacancies are more notiecable and we look forward to getting new tenants in there sooner than later." The numbers represent "the …
While the other four Magruder's — including Gaithersburg — are going away, no big changes are planned for the Chevy Chase store by the new owner, The Northwest Current reported.
More good news for fans of the recently sold Magruder's store in Chevy Chase, DC: Not only is the store not closing—it's also not changing all that much, either, The Northwest Current reported. The store—which consists of a liquor store, deli and farmers market—was bought by Ki Yoon, who will keep the same product mix. The only upgrades planned are for things like new carpeting and fixtures, The Current reported on pages 1 and 26 of its Jan. 23 issue. Yoon told The Current that he worked hard to keep the Magruder's name. "It's a D.C. tradition—a great store that has served customers for decades," he told The Current. Even more: All of the employees will stay on at the store, The Current added. Read more about the store's transition to …
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11:07 pm on Thursday, May 16, 2013
I grew up going to Roy's Place Too in Columbia. Of course, that has been closed for some time. So, we made the trek regularly from Baltimore to Roys in Gaithersburg. There was no place like it, and I already miss it. Oh how I'd love to be in Nancy's Fancy! Definitely a stitch in time. If someone reopened it, i'd give it a try. more ›