![]() Maybe there’s no better example of the death of the celebrity chef than the ill-fated D.C. “It’s not a part of my daily life,” he says. Voltaggio still gets asked to take selfies with guests, but he doesn’t think his appearance on cable matters as much anymore. (Voltaggio spends most of his time at Volt and Range and checks in with Ashburn’s Aggio about once a month.)īut, he continues, “I can’t deny the fact that it gave me this attention.” “I opened my first restaurant before going on TV,” says Bryan Voltaggio, referring to Volt, the Frederick, Maryland, flagship in his crew of restaurants scattered across the DMV. The earthy, humble beet gets the star treatment in a gorgeous salad from Ashburn’s Aggio. It was almost 10 years ago that Voltaggio lost to his brother, Michael, in the Top Chef finale. But with the foodie-fication of the world, can a Top Chef contestant command the same fame that would once draw Bravo watchers to restaurants? It’s a tag that can guarantee buzz and fans filling seats. A little comfort, a little trendy, a little star power.Īggio is cut from Voltaggio. Aggio fits snugly in what’s happening now. One Loudoun is home to lots of restaurants, burgers and upscale Thai, Indian and football-themed. It’s a hefty bowl to start, and as we sip cocktails at the bar, figuring out how to get our fork tines to stick through these dough marbles, we forget we’re still the only ones at the restaurant. The beauty lies in the combination of flavors at play: the buttery castelvetrano olive slices, a sweet puree made from pickled then smoked raisins, the bite from arugula, the crunch from almonds. Leggy octopus drapes over fregola, tiny balls of pasta, smaller than a pea. ![]() ![]() It’s housemade pastas with of-the-moment menu staples like burrata and Brussels sprouts with bacon. Where Family Meal blurred the line between a diner and a Southern-ish farm-to-table, casual-upscale restaurant with eggs all day, a fried chicken platter and shrimp and grits, Aggio is Italian. restaurant Range.Īggio in Ashburn, opened in August, was formerly Family Meal, a copy of the Family Meal in Baltimore, Hagerstown, Richmond and Frederick, the original location and the only one still remaining. But that’s not the whole story.Īggio in Ashburn is a copy of the Aggio in Baltimore, which started as a pop-up within the D.C. Early this year-January is a notoriously slow time for the restaurant business-Aggio was empty on a Thursday night and again on a Friday night. The same dish can be found at the Baltimore location. ![]() Trendy octopus is paired with fregola and a smoked raisin sauce. ![]()
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