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Kapnos Taverna offers a flavour of the Greek coast to travellers at Reagan National |
USA. HMSHost and celebrity chef and restaurateur Mike Isabella have opened a new Greek restaurant at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Terminal C.
Kapnos Taverna opened on 10 October as a partnership between HMSHost, Mike Isabella Concepts, MarketPlace Development and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
The airport is the second location for Kapnos Taverna with the original location in Arlington, Virginia, near the Ballston metro station. Kapnos Taverna is the sister restaurant of Kapnos in Washington, D.C. and forthcoming Kapnos Kouzina concepts opening in Merrifield, Virginia, and Bethesda, Maryland, in 2016.
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The airport is only the second location for Kapnos Taverna |
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“We’re ecstatic to be opening Kapnos Taverna in Reagan National Airport with Mike Isabella. He is a culinary icon and as a local D.C. metro area company it means a great deal to HMSHost to have such great partners in our hometown with MWAA, MarketPlace Development, and Chef Isabella,” said HMSHost Vice President of Business Development Bryan Loden. “Chef Isabella’s exquisite menu will be enjoyed by travellers who are looking for something innovative and unique. His ability to fuse ethnic regional cuisines with his own creativity really resonates in the menu and will be an exciting experience for National Airport travellers.”
“D.C. and Virginia residents have embraced our take on Greek cuisine and allowed us to expand and focus on different regional concepts,” said Mike Isabella. “I think Washingtonians and visitors will love getting a taste of the Aegean while travelling through our nation’s capital.”
Kapnos Taverna offers a broad coastal Greek menu, including a gallery of mezze such as roasted spiced cauliflower, spicy olives and fried Greek potatoes. Guests can dress stone-baked flatbreads with tzatziki, hummus, or htipiti spreads and nosh on crispy squid, lamb chops, or a bifteki burger.
The menu also spotlights breakfast and brunch with savoury choices ranging from a Greek yogurt to baklava crusted French toast. A kids’ mezze section offers items like orzo pasta and crispy chicken.
Isabella’s recipes are made with locally-sourced and seasonal ingredients. The food can be paired with seasonally crafted signature cocktails, a selection of international wines specially selected for Mediterranean cuisines, and a variety of beers including local craft brews.
“With the opening of Kapnos Taverna, Reagan National offers our passengers the first taste of traditional Greek cuisine. We welcome the joint venture operating the new restaurant – HMSHost and Morgan Group Ventures – two local partners, further connecting the airport to the communities we serve,” said Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Vice President for Customer and Concessions Development Steven Baker.
“It is our pleasure to work with HMSHost and Chef Mike Isabella,” said Paul McGinn, President of MarketPlace Development. “The opening of Kapnos Taverna is a testament to successful collaboration in bringing a chef-driven concept and the culinary culture of D.C. to the travellers at Reagan National Airport.”
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“D.C. and Virginia residents have embraced our take on Greek cuisine and allowed us to expand and focus on different regional concepts,” says well-known chef Mike Isabella | |
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