Reviews, Press and News

Imbibe Magazine, November/December 2007

Imbibe the magazine of liquid culture-Features Thrashers 'Jefferson Crimson' on the cover

“It’s pomegranate season, and I once read a story about Thomas Jefferson being the first to bring the delicious fruit to the United States. Restaurant Eve is in Virginia, home to Jefferson. And Virginia’s in the South, home to Southern Comfort.”—Todd Thrasher, Restaurant Eve, PX and the Majestic,
Alexandria, Va.

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Washington Post Magazine Dining Guide, October 2007

**** (out of four)

The scene: the formal dining room at Restaurant Eve. The season: late summer. The motivation: Can chef Cathal Armstrong and crew top themselves after my last visit? When one of two butters appears with some house-baked bread, we're told that the deep yellow spread is "from our friend Dave, who probably made it last week."

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The New York Times, September 2007

A Town Takes Its Place at the Culinary Table

ALEXANDRIA, VA., is only 10 minutes by car from downtown Washington, but the two restaurant scenes once felt decades apart. On one side of the Potomac River, you had nouvelle American bistros and fancy steakhouses packed with Washington insiders and their hefty expense accounts.

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The Washington Post, August 2007

Be a Bold Mix Master

When I told people I planned to make maraschino cherries and cocktail onions, as well as infuse my own spirits and bitters, they looked baffled. It was if I had told them I would be performing open-heart surgery in the living room.

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NBC 4, June 2007

Chef Spreads Green Message With Food

An Old Towne chef said his philosophy of eating food grown close to home is the same practice he holds for his restaurants in Alexandria..

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Delta Sky Magazine, August 2007

“Local,” “organic” and “fresh” are the buzzwords at Alexandria HOT SPOT Restaurant Eve

… they apply not onlyto the ingredients of chef Cathal Armstrong’s dishes, but also to the components of sommelier Todd Thrasher’s bewitching drinks. This master alchemist even dreams about cocktails: Visions of roasted lemons, organic vodka and freshly picked basil dance in his slumbering head…

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The Washington Post, June 2007

Eve's Cathal Armstrong Is Rammys' Top Chef

With so many distinguished dining destinations in the Washington area, it's tough to say which are the very best. Still, at the 25th Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington Rammy Awards Gala, held Sunday at the Marriott Wardman Park hotel, a panel of Washington food writers and hospitality industry educators selected its favorites.

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EATS! Your Guide to the Local Food Scene, June 2007

Programming to Please the Palate

…what's going on with this chef who started his career as a computer programmer and ended up cooking food that critics describe as "delectable," "rustic" and "thoughtful"?

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Local D.C. Stars To Shake Up James Beard Media Awards, May 2007

Washington Shines As Cocktail Capital

Rising star and "liquid savant" Todd Thrasher, of Alexandria’s Restaurant Eve, the popular PX, a speakeasy in Old Town, and Eamonn’s Dublin Chipper, has generated a buzz among DC’s elite with his use of farm fresh ingredients and innovative recipes.

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Tales of the Cocktail, July 2007

Authors, Mixologists & VIPS

A Virginia native, Todd Thrasher came to Restaurant Eve (110 S. Pitt Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 703.706.0450, www.restauranteve.com) with a distinguished zeal for wine, a keen eye for the freshest ingredients and a deep love of the hospitality industry.

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The DCist, March 2007

Beard, Rammy Nominations For 2007

Awards season: long gone in Hollywood; just getting started for D.C.'s restaurants. If you don't believe us, just ask Cathal Armstrong of Restaurant Eve, Eamonn's, and the forthcoming Majestic. Armstrong has been named a contender for two awards in as many days: Best Mid-Atlantic Chef from the James Beard Foundation on Monday and now Chef of the Year by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington.

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The Washington Post Magazine, March 2007

Beard, Rammy Nominations For 2007

Film actors and directors have the Oscars. Washington area chefs and restaurant owners anxiously wait each year for the results of the nationally recognized James Beard Foundation Awards and the local Rammy awards by the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington. The 2007 nominations are in.

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Washingtonian, January 2007

Restaurant Eve # 6 (from the 100) - 3.5 Out of 4 Stars

Cathal Armstrong's seasonal cooking shines in this stylish bar, bistro, and tasting room.

By Cynthia Hacinli, Todd Kliman, Ann Limpert

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Bon Appétit, January 2007

The Restaurant Reporter: Four-Star Food to Go

What do top chefs really crave? Judging from the recent openings of chef-driven fast-food-style joints, all signs point to pizza, ice cream, fish and chips, fried chicken, and good old-fashioned sandwiches. But don't think for a second that they have abandoned quality ingredients. This is takeout with a pedigree.

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