Seven Reasons co-owners Chef Enrique Limardo and Ezequiel Vázquez-Ger discuss the joy of problem-solving, the triumph of getting a Michelin star, and the power of creating an intentional culture in business.

Inc. tapped seven food-service businesses for their top advice on navigating an uncertain tableau in the year ahead. Here are their responses to the biggest challenges facing the founders in the food business now.

Ezequiel Vázquez-Ger, a native of Argentina, co-founded Seven Reasons Group in 2019 with $5 million raised but no restaurant experience to his name. Today, the former political consultant and economist, in concert with co-founder and chef Enrique Limardo, have built a celebrated group of restaurants and bars…

A list of finalists for the prestigious awards, which debuted a new Outstanding Bakery category this year, will be released in March, followed by a June 5 announcement for the award winners.

If restaurants, arts, hospitality and entertainment suffered the most during Covid, then they just might shine the brightest when Greater Washington catches its footing.

This rapidly growing group still has more locations coming to the nation's capital, but they are looking to take their brands to more cities across the U.S., or even internationally.

Where should you eat tonight? We know. We’ve done the legwork. Jeff Gordinier, Esquire’s Food & Drinks editor, has been logging countless miles for the past 12 months, crisscrossing this big country looking for the best eats, the best drinks, the best backstories, the best vibes.

When people look back on this arbitrary demarcation of years, these will be the restaurants that bring time-specific memories flooding back.

With a D.C. restaurant industry bouncing back from a lengthy pandemic, going out to eat now comes with a semblance of normality. The Eater 38 offers a selection of defining culinary destinations that showcase the diversity of D.C.

When people ask me how I hear about restaurants, I tell them some of my informants are publicists, chefs and restaurateurs. Only a lazy critic would rely exclusively on a group with vested interests, though, so I take pride in walking or driving around neighborhoods where I find myself eating to poke around for additional review prospects.

Two of the talents recognized by the James Beard Foundation this past year as the best chefs in this country were of Latin descent, as were three recipients of the organization’s media awards.

No matter what political party is in power, Washingtonians have to eat — and these days, the food scene in the nation's capital is buzzing. Over the past few decades, the city's dining options have gone from staid to starry, clocking restaurant opening after restaurant opening from both homegrown talent and celebrity chefs like Wolfgang Puck to Gordon Ramsey.

If you’ve been following my restaurant rounds in and around Washington, you know your ravenous guide has been eating a lot of baguettes, hoisting more than a few chopsticks and frequenting spinoffs of popular dining establishments.

Vichyssoise, the cold potato-­and-leek soup, is an endangered species in all but the most old-school Gallic restaurants around here. So it was a surprise to see the potage on the menu at this new mod-Latin dining room in Chevy Chase, a spinoff of the 14th Street hot spot Seven Reasons.

The partners behind Seven Reasons, D.C.’s pricey Latin standout full of artfully plated dishes, just pushed play on a casual new offshoot up in Chevy Chase.

Hoping to create buzz, some places promote a celebrity’s name or résumé in the title. Let me point out the Bedford by Martha Stewart in Las Vegas and Gordon Ramsay Fish & Chips in Washington.

In today's world, there is no shortage of luxury items. We can purchase Lamborghini cars and Louis Vuitton purses, but the luxury market is no longer solely for products.

Afternoon tea might be rooted in English traditions, but the elegant pastime lives on in many of D.C.’s most luxurious hotels (and a few other special spots). According to legend, Anna Maria Russell, Duchess of Bedford, popularized afternoon tea time in the 19th century because she got hungry between meals.

Seven Restaurant Group has inked a deal for the former Westend Bistro inside the Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C., where it is planning to open a new restaurant as soon as the spring.

This month, Washington is seeing quite a few makeovers and reimaginings join the culinary landscape, from a luxe cocktail bar’s new French-inspired offerings to a late-night pizza menu at one of Arlington’s favorite event spaces and an upscale addition to an all-day dining staple in Silver Spring.

The fast-growing group behind luxe, Mediterranean-leaning Imperfecto adds a blockbuster hospitality project to its West End portfolio this fall.

The holiday season is all about embracing traditions. And one tradition that continues to flourish in the Washington area is holiday afternoon tea.

From semi-hidden speak-easies to bustling cafes and trendy restaurants, WTOP has scoured the D.C. area to provide a roundup of some of the most inventive or unique libations that tantalize both the palate and the imagination.

TheSaga, an upscale Latin-Spanish restaurant from chef Enrique Limardo, just opened in West End’s Ritz-Carlton hotel. (1190 22nd St. NW)

The D.C. hospitality group behind a growing collection of Latin-rooted eateries added a modern Spanish marvel to its repertoire on Tuesday, May 2.

One reason critics spend much of their time focusing on the latest fashions is in response to the inevitable and frequent question we hear from our audience: What’s new? My reply every spring is a dining guide showcasing some of the best of the current crop of restaurants.

MICHELIN Guide Inspectors spend all year on the road uncovering the best restaurants to recommend—and what they've found is too good to keep a secret.

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Surreal, a whimsical American restaurant from the owners of Seven Reasons and Imperfecto, opens soon in a park at National Landing.

From semi-hidden speak-easies to bustling cafes and trendy restaurants, WTOP has scoured the D.C. area to provide a roundup of some of the most inventive or unique libations that tantalize both the palate and the imagination.

We're experiencing a renaissance of non-alcoholic libations. Whereas zero-proof drink options were once confined to Shirley Temples and other treacly soda-based concoctions, the beverage landscape has changed dramatically, providing the same level of care and craft given to wine, beer, and cocktails.

The chef behind D.C.'s Michelin-starred Imperfecto is cooking up globally-inspired dishes with a playful edge in National Landing.

The prompt that sparked Enrique Limardo’s soon-to-open Surreal was ambitious, to say the least.

“Where should we eat tonight?”

The question, we’re happy to say, has more good answers than ever. That said, it makes our job of selecting the area’s top 100 restaurants a toughie.

The traditionally Italian dish further highlights the Latin and Mediterranean flavors the restaurant’s menus are based on.

Two new restaurants received a coveted star in this year’s guide. See who’s joined the list.

A restaurant table has always been a popular place for deals to get done. The pandemic had put these kinds of meetings on hold, but they’re back, from New York to Tokyo.

When it came to going out to Washington restaurants, the Obama and Trump administrations were a study in contrasts. D.C. restaurants waited breathlessly for a visit from Michelle (and sometimes Barack) Obama, especially since it usually would be followed by a boost in business…

At Imperfecto, chef Enrique Limardo aims to bridge Latin America and the Mediterranean.