June 26, 2008
Curtains for Colorado Kitchen
The closing of Colorado Kitchen is one of the more notable in local restaurant news. Chef Gillian Clark is well known in D.C. for her strong personality and her ability to persevere as one of the few female head chefs. Clark told Washingtonian's Todd Kliman that the closing was due to a space issue. Maybe it's all semantics, but that sounds like slightly different language on Rasmus, the auction site where the kitchen's equipment is being sold, implying that it is due to redevelopment of the building. The last day of service will be June 29. Prince of Petworth first reported news of the auction.
This is not the last we will see of Chef Clark, as she and her partner Robin Smith have long been at work on a new restaurant, that is tentatively named General Store and Post Office Tavern, or as it was noted by some Rockwellers, GSPOT. It will be located in the Woodside neighborhood of Silver Spring.
Photo of a donut hole served up inside Colorado Kitchen by christaki
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Any word on when this, uh, GSPOT place will be opening? I know they've been having trouble with construction delays and red tape. I live right down the street, and most days, there seems to be no one home. The sooner the better--my wife and the Chinese delivery man are getting to know each other a little too well.
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Can anyone tell me how to find this new GSPOT place? I would like to be one of the first ones there. I think I know where it is, but whenever I look for it, I can't find it.
Thx!
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a space issue? as in too much space, not enough customers? RIP - warm donuts and cold service.
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Just one of many restaurants that will be shuttered as dining out becomes a luxury few can afford.
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I really LOVED the food there, but the long lines, combined with the occasional angry screed from the chef on a popular foodie forum, kinda discouraged me from going out there very often. Best of luck to them at their new location.
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The GSPOT is just a myth. It doesn't actually exist. Just part of some elaborate hoax.
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The GSPOT is kinda like Hogwarts. You have to want to find it. Otherwise, you waste half an hour fondling a pimple or a skin fold. And then the chef yells at you for putting salt on your food.