Don’t look now, but as of tomorrow, we’re one month out from Valentine’s Day. Which means like it or not, it’s time to start thinking about that dinner. Below, a few choice tables you’d do well to book before it’s too late.
The Soft Sell: “This choice corner booth is normally a five-top, but they’ll set it
just for the two of us.”
The Hard Sell: “They call it the Sex and the City table, because you can observe
everyone else while still having your privacy. Also, Jennifer Aniston ate there.”
The Soft Sell: “These tables overlook U Street on one side, and we can hide ourselves
behind the velvet curtains on the other while we sip special mezcal-strawberry cocktails.”
The Hard Sell: “We’ll ask the waitress not to disturb us unless we ring a little bell
that we bring. Or, should a canoodling-related emergency arise, blow this air horn.”
The Soft Sell: “Every table here is in demand, but especially these corner tables for two
in the main dining room, which look out the windows to the back patio.”
The Hard Sell: “We can come back for brunch on our anniversary.”
The Soft Sell: “A plaque at this table commemorates where a Soviet emissary made an offer
to end the Cuban Missile Crisis.”
The Hard Sell: “We can stir up romantic thoughts of Camelot. Jack and Jackie. Jack and
Marilyn. Jack and...”
The Soft Sell: “Right in between the bar and the dining room, these two tables are
nestled in a little nook beside the stairs.”
The Hard Sell: “They’re surrounded by dinner plates signed by VIPs who dined there (and
more than one couple who got engaged).”
