""We were, I think, 19 restaurants going into 2020. And by April or May of 2020, I think we were down to nine, and then a few more closed... We just sort of got in a defensive position, didn't reinvest really.""
""It feels like you've been invited to a great cocktail party," Schlow says."
"About 70 percent of the menu is new or 'evolved.' For example, Schlow loved the Schnitzel alla Holstein with fried egg, anchovy, and capers, but he admits 'it was the ugliest dish.' Now, he's prettified the schnitzel by cutting it into a perfect circle and cooking the egg in a ring mold."
Michael Schlow closed his restaurant, the Riggsby, in 2019 due to the sale of its hotel. Plans to relocate were halted by the pandemic, leading to significant restaurant closures. Schlow's company went from 19 restaurants to nine by mid-2020. He is now reopening the Riggsby in Dupont Circle with a $6 million buildout, featuring a mix of favorite dishes and new menu items, designed to evoke a classy, nostalgic atmosphere.
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