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Posted by nickWe like to tell our grandparent’s story.
First generation immigrants arrived from Eastern Europe in the early 1900′s. Entrepreneurial spirit was the survival tool of the day. So many of our grandparents generation flooded the retail market. In DC, the corner grocery stores were the market of choice. They called them District Grocery Stores.
We’ve decided to call our soon-to-open place DGS Delicatessen, a nod to the spirit of our grandparents era. We will be brining, curing, and smoking all of our meat and fish in-house, inspired by the butchers, craftsman and grocers of our namesake.
Check out this great piece that ran this week in DC Magazine. It tells this same story.
We’d like to note though that while we “help conceptualize” exciting projects across the city, we want to make sure to give credit to our cast of great partners who are the driving forces behind the projects we’ve worked on. We have been lucky to work with incredibly talented people and simply lend our support where needed.
We hope to see you at DGS in September!
Photo by Ben Tankersley featured in DC Magazine Restaurant Edition, July 2012.
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Meet Our Contributors
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Andre Szabo
Photographer
Andre Szabo
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Andre Szabo sometimes shoots photographs. Most of the time he makes videos and reads good books. He's in Boston now but will soon be hopping around.
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Dave Adams
Photographer
Dave Adams
Photographer
Dave Adams is the resident cinematographer at Run Riot Films. He caught the travel bug after getting a job at National Geographic Television at the end of 2005. Since then he's worked in over 25 countries and formed an obsession with such delicacies as Pratha, Amok and Torchy's Tacos.
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Gabrielle Lurie
Photographer
Gabrielle Lurie
Photographer
Gabrielle Lurie is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in Photography and Imaging. She is a freelance photographer, currently working in NYC. She recently exhibited her work entitled "The Rhythm of Chaos" at the Gulf and Western Galleries. Gabrielle is a dedicated vegetarian and avid proponent of organic lifestyles.
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Tracy Clayton
Photographer
Tracy Clayton
Photographer
Tracy is a Seattle transplant by way of Manila, Miami, and DC with a few stops in between. You can find Tracy on city streets camera in hand collecting urban scenes that would otherwise go unnoticed.
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Eli Chamberlin
Photographer
Eli Chamberlin
Photographer
Eli Chamberlin is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and an avid photographer. He grew up in the country-side of Vermont, where he learned to be passionate about buying local and supporting small business from his parents who are both restauranteurs. Eli currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia but is planning a Magellan-esque global journey. Coming soon to a city near you.