Making a assertion in opposition to bank card “junk” processing charges, D.C.’s veteran-owned Compass Coffee invited at the moment’s Navy Yard prospects to purchase their brew with digital {dollars} as an alternative. The one-day pilot with Coinbase coincides with the highest U.S. crypto alternate’s Update the System Summit in the nation’s capital. Whereas mega-chains like Starbucks and Subway have lately began accepting funds in bitcoin and the like, it’s uncommon for a small enterprise like Compass to get into crypto. At the moment’s Half Avenue SE prospects can scan a QR code to pay with USDC — a so-called “stablecoin” that acts like a digital greenback — and sip cups rebranded with Coinbase details on “unnecessary transaction fees” pocketed by large banks. Decade-old Compass, which loses nearly 4 p.c in revenues to each bank card swipe, says its international bean suppliers may additionally financially profit from utilizing sooner digital {dollars}. Coinbase tells Eater it’s teaming with Compass to “present D.C. a real-life instance of how cash can transfer with the velocity and ease of the web, with out the intermediary mountain climbing up charges.” The unlikely partnership may blossom this 12 months into the implementation of an precise crypto-accepting system throughout its 16 native cafes.
A female-led restaurant on a mission is coming to D.C.
M. Frances, a newly introduced eating vacation spot that capabilities as a nonprofit by means of the LEE Initiative, is opening in the Union Market district later this summer time (1252 4th Avenue NE). Over its five-year lifespan, M. Frances will double as a case examine in offering impartial restaurateurs with real-time analysis on methods to enhance sustainability, innovation, and labor practices. The all-female culinary group is comprised of cooks Amy Brandwein (Centrolina, Piccolina), Taylor Davis (Nami Steakhouse), AuCo Lai (Star Hill Provisions), Liliana Myers (Safta), and Lisa Donovan (NYT meals author).
Extra methods to gasoline up at D.C.’s space airports
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) simply introduced 15 contemporary concessions opening at Reagan Nationwide Airport and Dulles Worldwide Airport this 12 months. Most are retail names, however there’s one large restaurant to notice. DCA will welcome an outpost of Mi Vida, Knead Hospitality + Design’s fashionable Mexican eatery with D.C. places on the Wharf, Logan Circle, and Chinatown. Maryland-based chain Nalley Recent may even deliver its salads, wraps, and bowls throughout the Potomac. In less-exciting information, IAD and DCA will every get a new Starbucks.