"Restaurateur Meshelle Armstrong picked the quaint home of a former consignment shop as the site to resurrect her Society Fair market and pioneering speakeasy Bar PX, which both closed in Alexandria in 2019. Their reincarnation as Beauty by Society brings Arlington a “champagne and sugar boutique” stocked with female-made wines and local goods. A versatile menu includes charcuterie boards, flatbreads with dips and light bites, and sweets like pastries and cakes. Armstrong operates Alexandria’s Hummingbird Bar & Kitchen with co-owner Zena Polin, the founder of The Dish & Dram and The Daily Dish in Maryland. A grab-and-go retail section sells pantry items like homemade bolognese sauce, soups, and cookie mixes. Beauty by Society Fair’s own batch of cookies, made with potato chips, chocolate chunk and marshmallow fluff, is a Polin specialty." - Tierney Plumb
