Named after Etienne Lemaire, Maître d'Hôtel to Thomas Jefferson from 1794 until the end of his presidency, this is no ordinary hotel eatery. Jefferson's tastes included adding light sauces and fresh herbs to dishes prepared with the region's more than abundant supply of ingredients, and Chef Walter Bundy follows suit with his own urban garden in one of the Jefferson Hotel's parking lots. Today...
Lemaire Restaurant Review:
After a trumpeted restaurant redo, The Jefferson Hotel unveiled Lemaire. Keeping the same name (an homage to Thomas Jefferson’s maître d’), it offers a contemporary centerpiece bar along with the airy, previously restored Conservatory overlooking Franklin Street. But its warren of dining rooms retains the elegance of crystal chandeliers and genteel molding befitting this venue. And though the...
Majestic surroundings and a rich, Southern heritage.:
The Scene
This national historic landmark dates back to 1895. With its tapestries, faux-marble columns and Tiffany stained-glass skylights, it retains the grandeur of the Victorian era....
The reception of your dreams awaits you at the bottom of an out-of-this world staircase.:
Stairway to Heaven
When southern belles dream of getting married, there's a good chance the Jefferson Hotel's staircase is part of the dream. That's how storied the Jefferson isthe...