Designers in D.C. kept raising the bar for creativity and verve with a slew of restaurant openings this year that wowed Eater editors. From an understated space full of slick, amber-hued wood at la Betty to the [...]
As Seen in Lehigh Valley Good Taste. Written by Lenora Dannelke MEET THE ALLENTOWN NATIVE WHO’S BUILDING THE TRENDIEST RESTAURANTS IN OUR NATION’S CAPITAL. SUSHIKO WASHINGTON D.C. [...]
For years, the reputation of our nation’s capital hinged on politics, monuments, steakhouses, and of course, scandal. But recently, Washington, D.C., has blossomed into a destination for design buffs. With a spate of design-forward hotel, restaurant, [...]
By Anna Spiegel from The Washingtonian How restaurants are courting a new breed of most valued customer: the Instagrammer. It’s a beautiful evening on Columbia Room’s patio, and the smartphone cameras are out in force. [...]
By Danny Klein from FSR Magazine Start, start, finish. Start, finish, finish. “I know that sounds ridiculous, but it’s honest,” says Rob Mescolotto, the founder of Hospitality Construction Services, of a recent project. “Money in [...]
Yona Pays Homage to Japanese and Korean Design - A Hospitality Construction Project From Food & Beverage Magazine Introducing Yona, the latest restaurant concept from award-winning chef and restaurateur Mike Isabella. Located next to Isabella’s [...]
By Aaron Kraut, Bethesda Magazine The Greek concept from celebrity chef Mike Isabella is set to open Monday for lunch and March 11 for dinner The crew behind celebrity chef Mike Isabella’s Kapnos Kouzina is [...]
By Barney Wolf, Full-Service Restaurants Magazine, January 2016 Raku in the Cathedral Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C., relied on imagination to stay under its design budget. Sometimes decisions born in compromises end up as great ideas. Restaurant [...]
From Small Healthy Snacks, January 20, 2016 The Ballston-based, travel-inspired Mexican cantina is the third restaurant Hospitality Construction Services has worked on with Isabella, and it’s located in the same building as a previous collaboration, Kapnos Taverna. [...]
From Designer Pages, January 20, 2016 Constructed by Rob Mescolotto and his Washington D.C.-based restaurant general contracting firm, Hospitality Construction Services, Pepito is the latest restaurant concept from Mike Isabella. The Ballston-based, travel-inspired Mexican cantina is the third restaurant [...]
