China Chilcano

José’s Smaller Bites

China Chilcano Serves Tiny Peruvian Plates Chef José Andrés newest fine-dining restaurant is China Chilcano, 418 7th St. NW, in the Andrés block of Penn Quarter between Jaleo to the north and Oyamel to the south. It fuses Peru’s native Criollo cuisine with Chinese Chifa and
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China Chilcano, Jose Andres' new Peruvian-Chinese-Japanese restaurant, opens Monday. (Photo: R Lopez/China Chilcano)

On the Down Low

José Andrés’ China Chilcano Opens Today Although José Andreás’ newest restaurant, China Chilcano, opens today at 418 Seventh St. NW in the former Olsson’s Books location, both ThinkFoodGroup, his company, and its New York PR company, Baltz Co., have been tight lipped about
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Jose Andres' China Chicano, a Peruvian restaurant, is scheduled to open in Penn Quarter in January 2015. (Photo: Popville)

The Year in Food

Restaurants Come, Restaurants Go 2014 was a year of openings and closings in the DMV food scene. Old favorites closed, new endeavors didn’t pan out and new restaurants replaced them. And even though 2012 and 2013 saw a flurry of new restaurants, there was no slowdown in 2014. The
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