Food.Fun.Stuff: Kellari Taverna Opens This Fall

[ 0 ] September 10, 2009 | Johnna

Now this is what DC needs more of…Greek food. In addition to really good Italian spots, Greek food is another cuisine that needs more presence in the DMV. K st. will now welcome Greek restaurant, Kellari Taverna (*Kellari=Wine Cellar in Greek), which will feature traditional Greek fare alongside lots-o-lots of wine. The restaurant is set to open its doors in early October with a seafood display in the middle of the dining room in addition to Greek specialities such as lithrini and fagri. Owner, Stavros Aktipis, has two other restaurants in New York with Greek seafood as the focus. We welcome Kellari Taverna to the area and are hoping it won’t follow in the footsteps of those that came before it…remember this is the same location that Restaurant K and Jimmy’s on K st. flopped…let’s hope for the best!

*WP Tom Sietsema gives more scoop here.

Kellari Taverna

1700 K St. NW

Washington, D.C.

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Category: Announcements, Food.Fun.Stuff., Various Cooking Styles, Washington D.C.

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Johnna French is a Harlem NY native with deep roots in Panama, Washington, DC and North Carolina. All four places have heavily influenced her life and the foods she loves today. After graduating Howard University School of Law and beginning her life as a young professional in the city she was led to start Johnna Knows Good Food in November 2007 to keep family, friends and colleagues updated on where to go and what to eat while dining in the nation’s capitol. French, who still practices law, leads a team of three writers to cover the ever expanding Washington, DC food scene. French has been featured in print and television, appearing in Washingtonian Magazine and is a regular contributor to various local TV affiliates including WUSA 9, FOX 5 DC and WJLA (ABC Affiliate) News Channel 8. During the 2016-2017 football season, Johnna aired on Comcast Sports Mid-Atlantic (CSN) show, Redskins Life, as the weekly tailgate host. Johnna is currently a regular contributor to the FOX Baltimore Weekend morning show.