From the Office of Councilmember Tom Hucker August 25, 2015

Contact: Matt Verghese 240-777-7960

Montgomery Councilmember Tom Hucker, Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot to Provide Early Preview of Silver Spring

‘Restaurant Week’ on Wednesday, Aug. 26 More Than 20 Top Establishments Will Participate in ‘New Tradition’ to Show Off Eateries from Sept. 8-13

ROCKVILLE, Md., August 25, 2015—Montgomery County Councilmember

Tom Hucker and Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot will provide a preview

of the upcoming Silver Spring Restaurant Week when they lead a “Restaurant

Week Promotional Tour” of participating restaurants on Wednesday, Aug. 26,

in downtown Silver Spring. They will kick off the tour with a “Happy Hour

Social” from 5 to 6:15 p.m. at A.G. Kitchen (931 Ellsworth Dr.) where they will

be joined by Alex Garcia, the restaurant’s celebrity chef as well as Silver Spring

Restaurant Week’s official partners. Following happy hour, they will dine at

Pacci’s Neopolitan Pizzeria (8113 Georgia Ave.) with Council President George

Leventhal and at 7:45 p.m. they will wrap up the evening with dessert at

Jackie’s Restaurant (8081 Georgia Ave.).

The public and media are invited to join the Happy Hour Social that will be a prelude to Silver Spring Restaurant Week, a new tradition that will have more than 25 of Silver Spring’s top restaurants joining efforts from Tuesday, Sept. 8, through Sunday, Sept. 13, to promote the outstanding dining opportunities in the area. Participating restaurants will offer special lunch and dinner fixed-price menus throughout the week.

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Councilmember Hucker, who represents Council District 5 that includes downtown Silver Spring, initiated the effort to have Silver Spring restaurants unite for the special week. Downtown Silver Spring continues to evolve into one of the County’s most vibrant areas, but currently, the business district with many unique eateries does not have a formal Silver Spring restaurant association. During Silver Spring Restaurant Week, participating restaurants will offer two-course lunches for $12 and three-course lunches for $17. Two-course dinners will be available for $17 and three-course dinners will be offered for $27. “Downtown Silver Spring continues to grow as one of this area’s best places for dining and entertainment, but there are still many people who have yet to discover the variety and quality of our restaurants,” said Councilmember Hucker. “Diners who come here, and restaurant critics, heap praise on our dining choices, and now, at these great prices, people will have even more incentive to either come to downtown Silver Spring for the first time or for regular Silver Spring diners to try restaurants at which they have not yet dined.” Restaurants thus far committed to participate in restaurant week include 8407 Kitchen Bar (8407 Ramsey Ave.); All Set Restaurant & Bar (8630 Fenton St.); A.G. Kitchen (931 Ellsworth Drive); Abyssinia (8221 Georgia Ave.); Austin Grill (919 Ellsworth Drive); Bete Ethiopian Cuisine & Café (811 Roeder Rd.); Fuddrucker’s (819 Ellsworth Dr.); Jackie’s Restaurant (8081 Georgia Ave.); Kin Da (6923 Laurel Ave. in Takoma Park); La Malinche (8622 Colesville Rd.); McGinty’s Public House (911 Ellsworth Drive); Middle Eastern Cuisine (7006 Carroll Ave. in Takoma Park); Mix Bar and Grille (8241 Georgia Ave.); Mrs. K’s Restaurant & Barrel Bar (9201 Colesville Rd.); Mulu Ethiopian Restaurant (7833 Eastern Ave.); Olazzo (8235 Georgia Ave.); Pacci’s Neopolitan Pizzeria (8113 Georgia Ave.); Pacci’s Trattoria & Pasticceria (6 Post Office Rd.); Republic (6939 Laurel Ave. in Takoma Park); Roscoe’s Neopolitan Pizzeria (7040 Carroll Ave. in Takoma Park); Scion Restaurant (1200 East-West Highway); Sligo Café (923 Sligo Ave.); The Society Restaurant & Lounge (8229 Georgia Ave.) and The Urban Winery (949 Bonifant St.). Additional restaurants will be added to the list. “We see this week as the start of new tradition for Silver Spring restaurants,” said Councilmember Hucker. “We have some of the best restaurants in the Washington area and once people try them, they will keep coming back.” Silver Spring Restaurant Week 2015 partners include Comcast Beltway, Downtown Silver Spring, the Silver Spring Urban District, OpenTable, the

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Montgomery Sentinel, the Takoma Park Voice, Silver Spring Town Center, Inc., and the Old Takoma Business Association. More information about Silver Spring Restaurant Week is available at www.silverspringrestaurantweek.com or by calling 240-777-7960.

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