A La Minute Update: Bloody F%^&$!@# Brilliant!-Gordon Ramsey All But Certain To Take Over Maestro In Tysons Corner Virginia
Todd Kliman is reporting this morning that celebrated foul-mouthed and immensly entertaining (in a car wreck-I can’t help but look-kind of way) chef Gordon Ramsey is all but certain to take over the kitchen at Maestro in Tyson’s Corner. Ramsey is reported to be working out money issues at this time and plans to put a female protege at Maestro’s helm to execute his menu (a Hell’s Kitchen winner, perhaps?).
Maestro has been dark since last fall when lauded Chef Fabio Trabochi pulled up steaks (and most of his staff) and headed to Gotham City to become the Executive Chef at Fiamma.
I think it’s a good sign that internationally known chefs are choosing to add the Beltway region to their balliwick of restaurants. It has certainly worked out well with Chef Eric Ripert who opened Westend Bistro and Wolfgang Puck who opened The Source.
Just don’t rename Maestro “Hell’s Kitchen”. Please.
What do you think of big name chefs dipping their toes into our dining pool? Good, bad, no difference? Does it make it more difficult for local grass roots restaurants to survive or even come to frution? Does it change the dining culture in DC?
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Very interesting…I hadn’t heard this. I’m sort of surprised he would be willing to be all the way out in Tysons, as opposed to scouting out a downtown restaurant to pounce on.
Well, I think the former Chef lifted dining at Maestro to among the best in the city-area. But I agree, while Tysons isn’t DC proper I think it’s still very “beltway” and is situated in the richest county of the country.
I wonder though-why not “local” big names like Michel Richard or Roberto Donna.
Should be interesting.
Thanks for weighing in!
I’ve never been to any of the big name chef’s restaurants, I think. (Does Corduroy count? Or is it just local?) But it’s nice to have them around for when elitist New Yorkers come to visit.
Have you ever been to the Alexandria Chocolate Lovers Festival? It’s coming up, and I haven’t heard much about it.
Thanks for letting me know about the chocolate festival Tanya. I’ll have to check that out.
I myself don’t eat in the really $$ restaurants all that often. But, Ramsey is a world class chef andI think it will be interesting to see what he does-what his vision is for Maestro is(I wonder if the name will change, too).