Restaurants in Washington, D.C., have faced a slew of recent challenges, stemming from the COVID-19 crisis and demonstrations sparked by the death of George Floyd. But chef-restaurateur Nicholas Stefanelli and his Creative Food Group (CFG) are carrying on and adding new locations to a portfolio that includes Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence winners Officina and Masseria, starting with an Officina pop-up in Georgetown.
While the original Officina in D.C.’s waterfront complex the Wharf comprises multiple concepts including a market and a restaurant, the pop-up, opened June 5, is retail-focused. There’s a wine shop of mostly Italian selections and a market for Italian goods like pastas and snacks, plus weekly changing family-style meals for pickup.
