Reston Woman Dies After Car Crash — Stephanie D. Garcia, 29, of Reston died at Fairfax Inova Hospital on Aug. 8 from injuries she sustained the previous day in a two-car crash on I-95 at the 169-mile marker in Springfield. Reportedly not wearing a seatbelt, Garcia was thrown from her car when another vehicle struck it head on while she was making a U-turn. The other driver was transported to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries. [Virginia State Police]
D.C. Restaurant Week Returns — The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington’s summer D.C. Restaurant Week kicked off yesterday (Monday) and will last through Sunday (Aug. 15), with many participants again offering to-go options. Reston-area venues include Founding Farmers, Makers Union, The Melting Pot, and more. [Viva Tysons]
Construction on Autumnwood Pickleball Courts Begins — “Construction has begun on the permanent pickleball courts at the Autumnwood Recreation facility. Pickleball players have been temporarily moved to courts 3 and 4. Tennis will no longer be played at Autumnwood until the new pickleball courts are finished in September. When construction has been completed, tennis will resume at Autumnwood.” [RA News]
General Assembly Approves COVID Relief Plan — “The General Assembly on Monday approved a spending plan for $4.3 billion in federal coronavirus relief money, with lawmakers leaving about $1.1 billion unappropriated so it is available for future needs if the pandemic worsens…The plan calls for using $800 million of the American Rescue Plan money to replenish the state’s unemployment trust fund, $700 million for rural broadband, $411 million on clean-water projects, $353 million for small-business relief and $250 million for school ventilation systems.” [The Washington Post]
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Four Reston eateries will be participating in the Metropolitan Washington Winter Resturant Week later this January.
Foodies around the area can enjoy lunch for $22 and dinner for $35 from Jan. 13 through 19.
A few places around the D.C.-area offer brunch specials — but not at any of the Reston locations.
Offerings vary from restaurant to restaurant, and places will feature either a specialed menu or a multi-course option.
PassionFish will offer lunch and dinner specials featuring nine different appetizer options like the Peruvian-style ceviche and main courses from their regular menu, as well as one of three desserts such as the almond biscotti crème brûlée.
A few items on their menu, such as the crab cakes, will include a $10 upcharge.
Other participating eateries in Reston include The Melting Pot (11730 Plaza America Drive), Founding Farmers (1904 Reston Metro Plaza Drive) and McCormick & Schmick’s (11920 Democracy Drive).
Anyone interested in taking advantage of the deals can either call ahead to reserve a space at the individual locations or make a reservation on OpenTable.
Photo via PassionFish/Facebook
Foodies can enjoy discounted prix fixe meals in mid-August during the Metropolitan Washington Summer Restaurant Week.
More than 200 restaurants in the District, Maryland and Virginia are set to participate in the event, which takes place from Monday, August 12 to Sunday, August 18. Restaurants will offer brunch and lunch for $22 and dinner for $35.
In Reston, four eateries will provide discounted lunch and dinner:
- Founding Farmers (1904 Reston Metro Plaza)
- The Melting Pot (11730 Plaza America Drive)
- Morton’s The Steakhouse (11956 Market Street)
- PassionFish (11960 Democracy Drive)
Restaurant menus have not yet been posted on the event’s website. Guests taking part in restaurant week can also sign up for a diner rewards program, which gives guests who opt-in exclusive access to deals on meals and prizes.
The event is organized by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, a regional trade association that represents restaurants and the food-service industry in the DC-area.
Photo via RAMV
There’s plenty to do around Reston this weekend in addition to the many events for Reston’s 34th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration.
If you’re looking to avoid the cold weather, plenty of indoor activities are scheduled for this weekend.
Tomorrow (Jan. 19)
Stuff the Bus (9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) — Head Herndon’s Fox Mill Giant (2551 John Milton Drive) to support Helping Hungry Kids as a part of “Stuff the Bus,” which takes place at various locations around the county to benefit local nonprofit food pantries. Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova will join the event at 11 a.m. to assist with the food collection and also discuss the county’s resources for people impacted by the federal government shutdown.
Fantastic Films at Reston: A Wrinkle in Time (11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) — The Reston Regional Library (11925 Bowman Towne Drive) plans to show the 2018 movie, which is based on the classic book by Madeleine L’Engle, with warm cocoa.
“Time Stands Still” auditions (1-4 p.m.) — The Reston Community Players is looking for people to come audition for a show that examines the lives of one couple making a living out of documenting the horrors of war. The auditions, which will be held at 266 Sunset Park Drive in Herndon, will consist of cold readings provided that day. Auditions will also be held at the same time and place on Sunday.
Chess club (1-2:30 p.m.) — Locals can learn chess from experienced instructors at the Herndon Fortnightly Library (768 Center Street).
Sunday (Jan. 20)
Crys Matthews performance (2 p.m.) — Matthews, a singer-songwriter from Herndon, is scheduled to perform her songs at CenterStage at RCC Hunters Woods (2310 Colts Neck Road). Tickets cost $15 for Reston residents.
Winter Restaurant Week ends (all day) — Sunday is the last day for locals to enjoy prix fixe menus at the four Reston restaurants that are participating in Winter Restaurant Week.
Photo via Reston Community Players/Facebook
Who’s hungry for more dining options?
As Winter Restaurant Week winds down this weekend, foodies in Reston and Herndon may have noticed some changes to their dining options in an area. Over the last few years, the food scene has seen newcomers pop up and long-established restaurants close.
(For comparison, Winter Restaurant Week in 2016 featured eight Reston-area participants. That’s double the number of participants for this year and 2018.)
Last year alone, several restaurants and two dessert shops shut their doors in Reston Town Center at almost the same rate as new options — Honeygrow, Balducci’s, Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls and &pizza — popped up.
It’s a new year with new food. Openings already nearing for some of the seven restaurants coming to Reston and Herndon in the first three months of 2019.
Foodies, let us know your thoughts about which dining option the food scenes in Reston and Herndon really need.
Foodies can enjoy discounted prix fixe meals through Sunday, Jan. 28 during this year’s Metropolitan Washington Winter Restaurant Week.
More than 250 restaurants in the District, Maryland and Virginia are participating in the event, which kicked off on Monday.
In Reston, four eateries are also taking part. Restaurants will offer three-course lunch and brunch menus for $22 and a three-course dinner for $35. The annual event is sponsored by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington.
Participating Reston restaurants include:
- McCormick & Schmick’s (11920 Democracy Drive)
- Morton’s The Steakhouse (11956 Market Street)
- The Melting Pot (11730 Plaza America Drive)
- Passion Fish (11960 Democracy Drive)
A handful of Reston restaurants will be taking part in Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week next week.
About 250 restaurants from throughout the DC area will be participating this year. Each will be offering a three-course lunch for $22, a three-course dinner for $35, and for the first time, brunch for $22. In addition, a “rewards program” will be offered for those who book their reservations to any of the participating restaurants through the RWDMV website.
Reston restaurants that will be participating in the weeklong event include:
- M&S Grill (11901 Democracy Drive)
- The Melting Pot (11730 Plaza America Drive)
- McCormick & Schmick’s (11920 Democracy Drive)
- Morton’s The Steakhouse (11956 Market St.)
- PassionFish (11960 Democracy Drive)
There are also numerous participating restaurants elsewhere in Fairfax County including in Tysons Corners, Fairfax and McLean.
Some of the restaurants are planning additional specials beyond the discounted meal deals.
Our #RestaurantWeek menu incl specially priced wines to benefit the @foodbankmetrodc! Starts Mon Aug 14. Info: https://t.co/X7nEFYqzJG pic.twitter.com/rxDa9JruGQ
— PassionFish Reston (@PassionFishRest) August 9, 2017
For more information, follow the Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week page on Facebook.
A couple Reston eateries are set to offer meal deals as part of the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington’s Restaurant Week this winter.
The Melting Pot (11730 Plaza America Drive) and PassionFish (11960 Democracy Drive) are scheduled to participate in the annual event from Monday, Jan. 30, to Sunday, Feb. 5.
The restaurants are slated to serve $35 dinners from prix fixe menus. The Melting Pot also is set to have a $22 multi-course brunch, while PassionFish is slated to have a $22 lunch with various courses.
Reston Now’s sibling publication, Borderstan, has details on about four dozen D.C. eateries participating in Restaurant Week.
Image via Twitter/Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington
Crowds are thin at restaurants from K Street to Leesburg this week. So its a good time to try out the places where getting a table is usually tough at Metropolitan Washington Summer Restaurant Week, which begins today and runs through Aug. 22.
More than 200 restaurants in Virginia, DC and Maryland will participate. They are offering special prix-fixe, three-course meals that will be $22 for lunch and $35 at dinner.
Reston restaurants taking part include The Melting Pot,  Morton’s and Passion Fish.
See the entire list of participating Virginia restaurants and make reservations on Open Table or on the Restaurant Week website.
Want to take advantage of August’s thin crowds at some of the area’s most popular restaurants? Then make plans now for Metropolitan Washington Summer Restaurant Week, which runs Aug. 15 to 22.
More than 200 restaurants in Virginia, DC and Maryland will participate. They are offering special prix-fixe, three-course meals that will be $22 for lunch and $35 at dinner.
Here are the Reston restaurants participating:Â The Melting Pot, Â Morton’s and Passion Fish.
See the entire list of participating Virginia restaurants and make reservations on Open Table or on the Restaurant Week website.
After several days hunkered down at home, you may be ready to get out.
Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week started Monday and may have just what you need.
Participating Reston-area restaurants include:
- McCormick & Schmick’s, Reston Town Center
- The Melting Pot, Plaza America
- Morton’s, The Steakhouse, Reston Town Center
- M&S Grill, Reston Town Center
- Neyla, Reston Town Center
- PassionFish, Reston Town Center
- Europa, Herndon
- Stone’s Cove Kitbar, Herndon
Participating restaurants are offering $22 lunch menus and $35 dinner menus.
Visit the Restaurant Week website to make reservations and see the entire list of participating restaurants in D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
Restaurant Week, a project of the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, has been extended through Feb. 3 due to the weather.
Make your reservations now. The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington’s (RAMW) Summer Restaurant Week runs from Aug. 17 to 23.
This is the 18th year RAMW has sponsored the discounts at some of the D.C.-area’s best-known restaurants. More than 200 restaurants will offer three-course prix fixe dinner ($35) and/or three-course prix fixe lunch ($22) menus.
Participating restaurants in and near Reston include:
To see a list of all participating restaurants (and link to reservations) visit the RAMW website.
New deals this year
Sneak Peek: New and existing Uber users who ride two times between Aug. 4-14, anywhere in the DMV area are eligible to win a VIP Summer Restaurant Week Sneak Peak at one of five participating restaurants. Use the Uber Promo Code DCPreviewNight before each ride to be entered for a chance to win.
Uber will randomly select five riders on Aug. 15 as winners. The winning riders, and a guest of their choice, will be picked up and driven to their dining destination on Sunday, Aug. 16, where they will enjoy an exclusive Restaurant Week dinner including appetizer, entrée and dessert. Participating Sneak Peek Restaurants include Jaleo – Bethesda, TICO, DBGB, Casa Luca and Chima Brazilian Steakhouse.
Restaurant Week Lunch Giveaway: Listeners of 94.7 Fresh FM will get the chance to win lunch with Tommy McFly, Kelly Collis and Jen Richer of The Tommy Show during Summer Restaurant Week. From Aug. 10-14, listeners will call in live to The Tommy Show when they hear the prompt for the restaurant of the day. Tommy, Kelly and Jen will then select one lucky winner per day to join them, with a guest, for lunch at Teddy & The Bully Bar, Cuba Libre, Indigo Landing and more.
Diner Rewards Program: This gives restaurant-goers the opportunity to win prizes, including a weekend getaway in New York City, ticket giveaways to Washington City Paper events, tickets to the annual Old Ebbitt Grill Oyster Riot, and a Restaurant Week Diner Reward Card for one year of dining out at participating Restaurant Week restaurants.
To enter, make reservations through the NEW Restaurant Week URL: www.rwdmv.com and then dine out. Diners who opt-in to receive emails about exclusive deals on meals from RAMW when making reservations through www.rwdmv.com will be automatically eligible and entered to win at random. (Winners will be announced in September 2015 at the Restaurant Association Educated Eats Fundraiser event. Winner(s) are not required to be present to win.)
Make your reservations now — Winter Restaurant Week in the D.C. area begins Jan. 19.
Three Reston restaurants will be among the more than 200 participating in the event sponsored by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington (RAMW). Restaurant Week runs through Jan. 25.
Click the links to see special menus at:
The Melting Pot, 11730 Plaza America Dr.
PassionFish, 11960 Democracy Dr.
Vinifera Wine Bar and Bistro, 11750 Sunrise Valley Dr.
Participating restaurants are offering a three-course prix-fixe dinner ($35.15) and/or three-course prix-fixe lunch ($20.15) menu.
RAMW is also sponsoring a Restaurant Week social media contest. Diners are encouraged to snap and post pictures to their Instagram accounts while out at participating restaurants. Diners who follow RAMW on Instagram (@RAMWdc), use the hashtag #DMVRW and tag the participating restaurant will automatically be eligible to win prizes including roller derby tickets, brunch gift certificates, cookbooks and a grand prize of two tickets to the 33rd annual RAMMY Awards and Gala.
To see a list of all Restaurant Week participants, visit the RAMW website.
Photo: PassionFish at Reston Town Center/file photo
It’s Metropolitan D.C. Restaurant Week, and several Reston restaurants will among the more than 200 businesses taking part.
Participating establishments are offering three-course lunches for $20.14 and dinners for $35.14 per person.
It is a great chance to try a variety of restaurants and more affordable prices.
In Reston, The Melting Pot (dinner only), PassionFish and Vinifera Wine Bar & Bistro have restaurant week specials.
Slightly farther afield, other Fairfax County spots with specials include 2941 (Falls Church), America Eats Tavern (McLean), Ruth’s Chris Steak House (Fairfax Corner) and Stone’s Cover Kitbar (Herndon).
To see the entire list of Restaurant Week participants — as well as make reservations — visit the Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Association’s website.
File photo of PassionFish
