[RP TownTalk] Fwd: [New post] Kapnos Taverna Closing in College Park Dec. 1

[Dwight Holmes]

Yes, always sad to see a business close, *especially* when the stated
reasons are as reported here. (In that sense, it's good news, I suppose,
that we no longer tolerate such inexcusable behavior, at least in some
parts of the marketplace.)
That being said, we went there once - and were shocked by the prices and
small portions (and underwhelming quality of the food).  We were certainly
never returning. I've no way to know how much others shared our assessment
or not.





On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 5:29 PM Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Depressing.
>
>
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> Date: Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 12:16 PM
> Subject: [New post] Kapnos Taverna Closing in College Park Dec. 1
>
>
> Alison Beckwith posted: "Kapnos Taverna in College Park will close
> permanently on Saturday, Dec. 1. The outpost of the once-popular D.C.
> restaurant chain inside the Hotel at the University of Maryland fell victim
> to owner Mike Isabella's Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In recent months,"
>
> New post on *https://www.hyattsvillewire.com
> <https://www.hyattsvillewire.com>*
> <https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/?author=3> Kapnos Taverna Closing in
> College Park Dec. 1
> <https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2018/11/29/kapnos-taverna-closing/> by Alison
> Beckwith <https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/?author=3>
>
>
> <https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Screen-Shot-2018-11-29-at-12.11.33-PM.png>Kapnos
> Taverna in College Park will close permanently
> <https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/11/26/the-inside-story-of-mike-isabellas-fallen-empire/> on
> Saturday, Dec. 1.
>
> The outpost of the once-popular D.C. restaurant chain inside the Hotel at
> the University of Maryland
> <https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2017/09/23/hotel-university-maryland-opens/> fell
> victim to owner Mike Isabella's Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
>
> In recent months, Isabella has shut down restaurants due to declining
> traffic after reports that a former general manager was suing him
> <https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/celebrity-chef-mike-isabella-is-sued-for-extraordinary-sexual-harassment/2018/03/19/4cc47bf4-27a4-11e8-b79d-f3d931db7f68_story.html?utm_term=.0ecb18512db8>
> for sexual harassment.
>
> In the lawsuit, Chloe Caras alleged that Isabella and his partners called
> her “bitch” and “whore,” commented on her body and touched her without
> permission. Isabella settled for an undisclosed amount
> <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/food/wp/2018/05/07/mike-isabella-settles-federal-lawsuit-with-employee-who-alleged-sexual-harassment/?utm_term=.d6d9ea235887>,
> but his restaurants were disqualified from awards and removed from dining
> guides.
>
> Isabella was not the first celebrity chef to come to Route 1. Noted D.C.
> chef Geoff Tracy
> <https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2012/12/20/an-interview-with-chef-geoff/>,
> who has since moved to New York, ran Hank's Tavern and Eats
> <https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2014/04/07/hanks-tavern-to-close-this-month/>
> at University Town Center from 2008 to 2014.
> *Alison Beckwith <https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/?author=3>* | November
> 29, 2018 at 12:15 pm | Tags: Hotel at the University of Maryland
> <https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/?taxonomy=post_tag&term=hotel-at-the-university-of-maryland>,
> Kapnos Taverna
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