The evidence of Mark Slater's move to Ray's the Steaks can be found all around the host stand at this Arlington steakhouse. Cases of wine are stacked everywhere — on the floor, on chairs, on top of wine cabinets — as if the place should actually be called Ray's the Glass. (Capital Spice gets all [...]
It was an eventful week in local food. Kim O'Donnel went from losing her weekly cooking chat to launching another. Mark Slater got a new job, and Georgetown Wine and Spirits still can't drop any bomber bottles. Without further ado, the Top 5 posts... How Does Tom Sietsema Avoid Wolfing Down Useless Calories? Slater to [...]
The biggest news of the day has been the sommelier shuffle in which Mark Slater, the 12-year veteran at Citronelle, has left Michel Richard's venerable four-star restaurant in favor of Michael Landrum's populist meat emporium, Ray's the Steaks. Former 2941 sommelier Kathryn Morgan has taken over Slater's old job at Citronelle. Slater's move, of course, [...]
