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WASHINGTONIAN  September 2010 Robert Wiedmaier’s new beer-and-mussel house has the dark wood, tin ceiling, and conversational din of a Brussels drinking hall. The food nods to Belgium, but it’s also globally hip:pizza-like...

Opening Night (images)

Chefs Robert Wiedmaier, David Ashwell, Robert Gadsby, Francis...

Opening Press Release

Exercise Your Mussels Chef Robert Wiedmaier Flexes His Belgian Talents in Bethesda, Maryland What the world needs now is not another burger joint – but isn’t it high time for a good mussel dive? Ok, not so much a dive, since the...

What is Belgian Cuisine, Anyway?

Robert Wiedmaier, Full-Circle Chef, defines his homeland’s heritage Belgium is a country with a dual-identity, and to the uninitiated, its cuisine can be downright confusing.  Is it French?  It it Flemish?  And what on earth is...

Bethesda Magazine March April 2010