Founding Farmers

Location, location, location. A voluminous menu that covers every food craving and budget. Artisanal cocktails. Emphasis on organic ingredients and ecofriendly practices. Lots of communal tables. Put it all together and you understand why Founding Farmers is standing-room-only at lunch and dinner. Situated on the first floor of the International Monetary Fund, within walking distance of both the White House and George Washington University, the restaurant fills with international business folks, students, and wonky types all here to loosen up. The first floor, with its central bar surrounded by booths and tables, is always rowdy. You should head to the second floor if you want quiet conversation. The shrimp and grits, the tuna and cabbage entree salad, and the carrot cake dessert are probably the best things on the menu. If you're here for brunch, do try the Banana Fluffer Nutter, which is fresh banana slices topped with homemade marshmallow fluff and Lauren C. Mills's Organic Peanut Butter. (Lauren used to babysit my daughters.)

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