"The 100-seat restaurant will be called Emilie’s (1101 Pennsylvania Avenue SE) and sit at Penn Eleven, formerly Frager’s Hardware store. “I’m looking forward to writing the next chapter and sharing my passion with the community on a larger scale and a different service style,” says Tien, in a release about the news, which Barred in DC broke on Friday, September 14. The menu at Emilie’s will rotate daily, playing up lots of seasonal and local ingredients with large plates and an a la carte menu. Small plates on rolling carts will also work the room under a dim sum-style format." - Tierney Plumb