With Cafe Milano celebrating its 30th anniversary, we asked owner Franco Nuschese to reminisce a bit.
Power comes and goes in DC, but Cafe Milano owner/VIP-whisperer Franco Nuschese is a constant. His office, in a Georgetown townhouse near the restaurant, teems with photos of himself with various popes, presidents, and prominent pals . With Cafe Milano celebrating its 30th anniversary, we asked Nuschese to reminisce a bit.“When I wasn’t just going to work, I was going in to have fun. I’d opened a little restaurant—52 seats. Now the restaurant is like a theater: We have 300.
An elaborate birthday for Pope Benedict XVI, hosted by Nuschese at the Apostolic Nunciature near Glover Park: “We ordered hand-painted plates from my hometown in Italy with the Vatican logo. We also arranged a giant cake that was a replica of St. Peter’s Square.”“The queen of Thailand planned a party for 100. We closed for two days. They ordered new pillows for all the chairs and had us redo the linens. She traveled with her own silverware.”The longest-running dish on the menu:
“Capellini ‘Ann Hand’ [named for the local jewelry designer], with tomato-basil sauce. We have a family in Italy who produces all the tomatoes for us—just the right acidity and sweetness. We receive 40-foot containers once a year.”, and—well, we already had Margaret Thatcher.
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