AUTHOR: Dave McIntyre TITLE: Food and Art DATE: 9/18/2006 07:59:00 PM ----- BODY:
Washington, DC's Logan Circle neighborhood has become a trendy residential area the last few years as the city's renaissance continues to spread. Culture has come to the 'hood, too, along with gentrification, in the form of art dealer Giorgio Furioso, who convinced some the city's best art dealers to relocate to the area. Furioso purchased a former car dealership at 1515 14th Street NW and turned it into an art showcase. On the ground floor, he created Viridian, a restaurant that features art on the walls and an artistic sensibility on the plates. Chef Antonio Burrell offers mostly organic, vegetarian-friendly cuisine, which succeeds when he resists the temptation to fuss with the food. Here's my review of Viridian in DC magazine. [Note: Chef Burrell left the restaurant in November 2006. There is no indication my review had anything whatsoever with his departure. The new chef is Jeff Orel. I have not revisited the restaurant since the change.]

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