Wine Bar Maxwell Park Adds a Grab-and-Go Menu With Help From a Hummus Expert | Eater DC

"At the Shaw wine bar, Maxwell Park had been preparing a reconfigured food menu reflecting owner Brent Kroll’s partnership with Albi owner Michael Rafidi and has launched a contact-free grab-and-go service featuring Rafidi’s Middle Eastern-leaning one-page menu (advance orders via email at hello@maxwellparkdc.com; pickup Tues–Sat 2–8 p.m.). The menu includes 8-ounce containers of labneh soft serve, burnt eggplant with tahini, cheese and charcuterie, and a truffled grilled cheese sandwich. Maxwell Park continues to sell its entire 1,000-bottle wine list at a 30% discount, has been making deliveries (from 50-year-old Barolo to entry-level rosé) with free Thursday deliveries on orders over $100, and is selling washable, hospital-grade Italian face masks. The three-year-old bar, which won a 2019 local “Wine Program of the Year” award, plans to open a small patio with restricted seating (six-foot distancing, four tables of two–four for a 16-person max) when allowed, will sell wines on the patio by the bottle only, will sanitize bathrooms and tables after each use, log customers for contact tracing, require masks and gloves for guests and staff, use non-contact payment, and expects to rely on grab-and-go while working to bring back its 19-person furloughed staff — it has raised $20,000, distributed free CSA boxes, and run GoFundMe/Venmo initiatives to support rehiring with a goal of returning staff in June." - Tierney Plumb