Tag: Soul Food

Mélange

.Reading time 5 minutes.

Image: Where dreams come true… Last Updated: October 2025 Overview: Chef Elias Taddesse managed to capture the public’s food imagination twice despite not having a stable home for his food.  First, he did it with a great burger spot in Mt. Vernon also called Mélange, but he had the misfortune to open in the middle […]

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Doro Soul Food

.Reading time 3 minutes.

Image: Plated up. Last Updated: September 2024 Overview: Chef Elias Taddesse opened a Covid-era phenom Mélange, where he mixed Ethiopian flavors with traditional burger and fries.  Unfortunately, opening in 2020 was not ideal and the spot closed after just a little while. For his encore he switched from burgers (though he brought burgers back too!) […]

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Henry’s Soul Cafe

.Reading time 2 minutes.

Image: Fried Chicken, Greens, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy and a hint of Cornbread. Last Updated: July 2021 Current Status:  Open for take-out, and you can order ahead.  They have a couple seats outside, if you can’t wait.  Note that they close on the early side. Overview:  Inconspicuous on the Dupont side of a block that […]

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