Business in Brief: Farewell to Tesoro Trattoria; Chevy Chase Main Street wine tasting tonight; Comet Ping Pong restarting indoor shows

Tesoro Trattoria & Pizzeria is no more. A sharp-eyed Popville reader spotted a sign on the door stating that “The restaurant is no longer in business.”

Tesoro Trattoria had its struggles. Angela and Enrico De Rosa, a brother and sister team, purchased the restaurant in 2019, and within a few months the pandemic shut down indoor dining. But as as recently as June, business seemed to be picking up. Tesoro was celebrating busy weekends in its social media posts. Enrico De Rosa told us at the time that he was grateful to the restaurants’ neighbors and regulars for keeping them going.

Tesoro continued to express those sentiments in July, and as August began.

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The Subway restaurant at 4401 Connecticut Avenue has also closed, but according to Yelp the closure is temporary. The location is to reopen on September 25th.

One night only

The brand new Chevy Chase Main Street is hosting its first fundraiser this evening – a wine tasting outside the Long and Foster at Chevy Chase Circle. The event will feature music by Chevy Chase resident and Wammie award-winner Carly Harvey. Find more information and purchase tickets here.

Now showing

In the past few weeks, Tenleytown has added three new fast-casual eateries: Maman Joon (4531 Wisconsin Avenue), Sol Mexican Grill (4220 Fessenden Street) and Five Guys (4537 Wisconsin).

Coming soon

We’ve already updated you on Shemali’s plans to open its Van Ness market at 4483 Connecticut Avenue this fall.

Cracked Eggery, a food truck that’s been a fixture at the Cleveland Park farmers market, is working on opening a brick-and-mortar location at 3420 Connecticut Avenue. Its sign went up recently.

The show(s) must go on

Comet Ping Pong (5037 Connecticut) put on spring and summer outdoor concert series that sold out almost as soon as the shows were announced. This fall, the performances are moving back indoors.

The first show, featuring the bands Worn-Tin, Ohtis and Yardley, is on Sunday, September 5th. Here’s the rest of the lineup in September and beyond.

Comet Ping Pong is requiring audience members to provide either proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test taken within the previous 48 hours. And masks must be worn, except while drinking a beverage.

A few doors down at Muchas Gracias:

A peek behind the scenes

At Calvert Woodley’s La Cheeserie:

And change is afoot at 4221-A Connecticut Avenue. The former 7-Eleven and Sushi Para spaces are being combined, but into what? We’re aiming to find out.

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