It might be the preferred hangover brunch destination for hordes of Capitol Hill interns and teeming with doe-eyed aspirational politics, but Busboys & Poets is a decent place to collect a paycheck, according to a new report by a restaurant industry group.
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Busboys: Annoying, But a Good Place to Work, Study Says
Eat Your Values
Via BoingBoing, we find a report by the Restaurant Opportunities Center United that ranks eateries across the country based on not only how good their food might be, but also how good they are to their workers.
DCist Preview: Murals to Zora
Saturday night from 9 p.m. to midnight, the vacant space beneath Union Row condominiums on 14th Street will be alive with art and music commemorating the life of Harlem renaissance writer Zora Neale Hurston. Why Hurston? The author and folklorist was born in Eatonville, Florida, and the murals will decorate the forthcoming Eatonville restaurant—owned by Andy Shallal of Busboys and Poets. Artist Chanel Compton waitresses at Busboys, and asked Shallal if he knew of any empty buildings where she could throw an art event. Shallal offered up Eatonville, which is still under construction, currently interviewing chefs, and preparing to open in a couple of months.
Help Us Decide -- Is U Street in Shaw?
Named for the “Sexual Healing” crooner, Marvin is a new Belgian bistro and lounge in the Shaw neighborhood where Gaye was born. Those taking an evening off from the darts-and-Dockers bar scenes in Georgetown or Adams Morgan say it feels more than a few Metro stops away from their usual haunts.Wait, Shaw? Yes, Shaw. But the Times isn't alone in making this claim -- the Washingtonian similarly lists Busboys and Poets, which is less than a block north of Marvin, as being in Shaw.
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