Chef's Picks - Mendocino's Barry Koslow's

I went to a fab cocktail party hosted by a business partner at Mendocino Grille and Wine Bar. I would highly recommend this Georgetown location for this type of party - or for dinner for that matter. The space was beautiful, they were pouring some delicious wines and the passed food terrific. Two of the hours'dourves were true stand-outs - the tuna crudo and the sweetbreads. But the real fun of the evening was meeting chef Barry Koslow and talking to him about his favorite DC spots.

Barry has creds - not only does he head up the kitchen at Mendocino, he has cooked for Michel Richard at Citronelle and came directly from Circle Bistro where he took a floundering restaurant and put it on the map.

In addition to his own place, of course, Barry recommends Palena in Cleveland Park and Two Amys Pizza - two of my favorites also.

Look for future chef's picks.