Photo by M. Enriquez, courtesy of Visit Alexandria
Bread & Chocolate
PHOTO courtesy of Visit Alexandria/by M. Enriquez
A new owner is taking over the space where the Bread & Chocolate cafe is located at 611 King St., according to papers filed with the City.
Bread & Chocolate has been open in that spot for decades, earning four stars from 128 reviews on Yelp.
There's no word on when the change will take place but the application was received Oct. 12 by Alexandria, and the last day for public comments is Nov. 6.
The new owner plans to open a restaurant called Java Grill and plans to make no changes to the menu; it appears from their website that they are hiring new employees.
The menu will continue to offer coffee, pastries and light fare. Hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. See more about the new restaurant at www.javagrill.com.
The new owner, according to the application is Truc "Curt" Tran of Great Falls.
Here's more about Bread & Chocolate, from their website:
Bread and Chocolate is a privately owned company which was founded in 1978 by Theodore Manousakis and Chef Ernst Moser, who had a vision of bringing elegant European artisan bread, fine Viennese and French pastries to the Washington DC area.
Old Town Alexandria was buzzing with anticipation in being the first location to house the full production facility for making these fine products along with the first store front café. Within two years, 11 locations were opened within the DC, Maryland and Virginia area along with a wholesale business serving fine hotels, restaurants, coffee shops, universities, airports, hospitals, etc.
In 1984, a new 20,000 square foot production center with over 200 employees and round the clock production was built in Alexandria to accommodate our fast growing business.
Our business profile began to evolve into more prepared foods for wholesale businesses as the trend for fresh, packaged, gourmet food began to emerge in the 1990s. Keeping in step with this trend, our wholesale business grew exponentially to giant companies who offer these goods at airports, sports arenas, shopping malls, etc. Co-packing has become an important segment of our company where we produce and package products for companies according to their recipes and specifications.
Today, Bread and Chocolate continues to expand in size and scope. Our award winning cakes, pastries, prepared foods, along with many other achievements, honor the highly professional culinary artists selected to work in our organization.
For many, Bread and Chocolate has opened the door to very satisfying and rewarding culinary careers. Our devotion to quality has won us loyal customers and clients as well as the utmost respect from our competitors.
