Adoring Adour’s Creative Tastes

Alain Ducasse’s Latest Venture Brings Some Culinary Fanfare

By Alison McSherry
Roll Call Staff

October 2, 2008

If chefs Wolfgang Puck and Charlie Palmer weren’t noteworthy enough to skyrocket Washington’s restaurant scene into the major leagues, perhaps the arrival of Alain Ducasse, the first chef ever to have three restaurants with three Michelin stars, will do the trick. The opening last month of the famed restaurateur’s newest spot, Adour, is being viewed by many as a sign that dining in D.C. has truly arrived.

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