By: Kate Stofultz
Passover and Easter overlap for one weekend this year. There will be plenty of other spring things to do that weekend — including your last chance to celebrate the cherry blossoms — but if you’re marking either holiday, D.C.-area restaurants have specials including brunch spreads, macaroons and matzo balls, fondue made from chocolate eggs, and takeout cocktails to fill your table. Here’s some of what they’re offering.
ALBI
The Navy Yard restaurant is offering Levantine Easter dishes for customers to enjoy from the comfort of home. Beiruti-style hummus and pita, fattoush tossed with pears, cucumbers, and harissa vinaigrette, Maryland crab labne, barbecued lamb shoulder, asparagus tabouli, and Levantine sweets come with serving instructions. The spread is available for pickup and delivery (at $95 per person) on April 17. Make reservations on Tock. (1346 Fourth St SE; April 17 for scheduled pickup)
ALL SET RESTAURANT & BAR
The team at Silver Spring’s All Set have created a takeout family-style feast for Easter that will serve four: chef Ed Reavis is cooking up short ribs, lemon rosemary chicken, and a garlic crusted lamb rack for the main course, followed by skillet cornbread, smashed potatoes, and chocolate whoopie pies ($150). Order by April 13 and pick up at the restaurant on April 16. Limited delivery is available. (Plaza 5, 8630 Fenton St., Silver Spring; carryout only on April 16)
BLEND 111
The Vienna restaurant with Latin roots is open for a prix fixe brunch menu on Easter Sunday. Brunch, which can be enjoyed in the dining room or on the patio, includes a three-course meal ($85) with two starters, one main, and one dessert. Try arepitas de maiz (corn fritters) with cheese and avocado butter, ceviche with passion fruit and quinoa, filet mignon in tamarind sauce, and French toast with fruit and Brazilian chestnuts. A children’s menu is also available. (111 Church St NW Suite 101, Vienna; April 17 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.)
BASTILLE
This Alexandria French restaurant is offering a Joyeuses Pâcques three-course, price fixe Easter brunch that will include salad or soup, choice of entree and a dessert for $49. Drinks are not included, and there will be a children’s menu available. Reservations are recommended. (606. N. Fayette St., Alexandria; April 17, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.)
BOURBON STEAK
Make Easter extra fancy with a visit to chef Robert Curtis’ take on steakhouse fare. Decadence comes in the form of a $110 three-course menu — Maine lobster pot pie, black truffle mac and cheese, wagyu steak and eggs, oysters, and a chocolate molten cake sundae are just a few of the options. Available Sunday, April 17. Reservations are suggested. (2800 Pennsylvania Avenue NW; April 17 from 11 a.m.-1:45 p.m.)
CALL YOUR MOTHER
The growing deli empire is celebrating Passover with tacos instead of their usual bagels. Dinner kits with crispy rice and reheating instructions for pickup and delivery (within five miles) are available April 15 from the Park View and North Bethesda (Pike and Rose) locations. Choose between pastrami fried rice, brisket, or cauliflower and latke fillings, with accoutrements including pineapple salsa and matzo brittle. Kits serve four people, and the shops will take orders until April 12. Add chocolate-dipped macaroons to any order to round out the meal. (Multiple locations; pickup and delivery available April 15 from 3-5 p.m.)
COLADA SHOP
Don’t feel like venturing out? Cuban favorite Colada Shop has an Easter Day package ($70) ready for pickup. Preorders for two come with breakfast sandwiches, bunny-shaped guava pastelitos, croquetas, and sparkling wine and housemade orange-carrot-ginger juice to mix your own cocktails. Pickups are scheduled at the Wharf restaurant throughout Easter weekend; delivery is also available. (10 Pearl Street SW; April 15—17, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.)
Photo: Sababa in Cleveland Park will celebrate Passover with dinner spreads that include lamb loin and miso matzo ball soup.Greg Powers / Sababa
