
"In 2010, David Guas won the hearts and bellies of Arlingtonians with the debut of Bayou Bakery, Coffee Bar & Eatery, a local go-to for beignets, gumbo, pralines and other Big Easy-style eats.
That love was further cemented during the pandemic when the chef put his Courthouse kitchen and staff to work preparing free takeaway meals for food-insecure families—an effort that earned him a Best of Arlington 2021 Award, a 2021 “Good Neighbor Award” from the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, and a 2022 “Covid Hero” award from Arlington County.
Now, the celebrity chef and cookbook author is gearing up to open his first full-service restaurant in McLean, where the regional American menu will showcase seasonal ingredients from small farms, heritage growers and fishermen in the mid-Atlantic region, as well as the Gulf Coast."