It's Official, I'm Fashionable!!!!!!

My wife, Helaine, and I went out on a rare date for us on the 15th. We went to a preview of a new restaurant that was opening downtown, Restaurant K. It's located at 17th and K streets. Did you think it wouldn't be on K Street?

The place was nice and we had a really good time. The restaurant is owned by the McCormick & Schmick's company, so if you've been to one of their locations, you already know how good it is.

I spoke with John Harter, who used to work at WJLA for many years. A very nice man, and he seems to be enjoying life after TV.

I ran into Andrew Stover, who is the Wine Director for OYA Restaurant. He's been a guest on our 9 AM News quite a few times. The Examiner had a nice article on him in the beginning of February. The Executive Director of Downtown Cluster of Congregations, Terry Lynch and his wife Rose were also there. We see Terry often on our 9 AM News also.




Maurisa Potts from the Crystal City Business Improvement District was there with her husband David. We didn't see David, he was by the bar watching some football game. We were sitting in a booth giving our legs a rest. That's when Maurisa came over to say hello.

Maurisa and I first met in the Spring during a morning live shot for Artomatic, a really cool art show that is held in some vacant office space to promote artists and Crystal City at the Same time. Maurisa is also the one who got me involved in the Celebrity Trike Race in June. (If you go to the June Blogs, it's about halfway down.)

As we were talking with Maurisa, a photographer from DC Style magazine asked if she could take our picture. Let me back up for a second, Maurisa was standing with a friend and Helaine and I were in the booth. So she was asking if she could take Helaine's and my picture. We laughed but said, OK. Helaine checked the web site of DC style Magazine. They have a section called Social Studies where they post the pictures from events so that people like my wife will go to the site and create an account. It's actually a really good way to get new users.

Anyway, after about a week, the pictures show up and we are one of only 11 chosen. And if that wasn't special enough, the heading on the web site read:

9/16 Restaurant K Opens
Fashionable people gathered to celebrate the opening of Restaurant K, which offers a menu with modern twist on comfort food served in a high-end setting.

So there you have it, I'm one of the "Fashionable People" of DC, along with my wife, Helaine, and if you take exception to that, have it out with the good people at DC Style Magazine.