Reliable Source: Lots of ‘famous for D.C.’ folks signing up for the new luxury-at-home app Veluxe

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There’s a pop-up restaurant in Tokyo with a wait-list of 60,000. How two locals got in — and what they ate. It might be the hottest table on the planet: the Tokyo pop-up location of Noma, renowned chef Rene Redzepi’s Copenhagen restaurant that’s won “best in the world” accolades. The 6,500 spots at the temporary eatery were snapped up immediately. There’s reportedly a wait-list of 60,000. But two local guys managed to snag coveted golden tickets. Tait Sye, a spokesman for …  Read full article »

Redskins lineman Chris Baker will be married in 45 days

One of the most common questions we get here at the Reliable Source about athletes in love is “When is Superstar So and So getting married?!” (Punctuation not our own) And thankfully Redskins lineman Chris Baker just made the hard-hitting investigation into his impending nuptials much easier by Instragramming all about it. His big day is coming …  Read full article »

Lots of ‘famous for D.C.’ folks signing up for the new luxury-at-home app Veluxe

Last March, we told you all about the new beauty-on-demand app Veluxe, hatched by Washington socialite-turned-start-up boss Susanna Quinn. Well, your personal yoga instructor will see you now.  The wait’s finally over — sort of. On Jan. 12, Veluxe launched in beta, and exclusive set of 80 Washingtonians have received their personally tailored invite codes (Example: “Boehnerissoveluxe”). Okay, so we’re not entirely …  Read full article »

A legal stew for ex-Table chef Frederik de Pue, prominent business partners

The legal battle between Frederik de Pue, a Belgium-born chef once positioned to become one of Washington’s major players, and a D.C. power couple who were his business partner and landlord has all the ingredients of a sizzling kitchen fight. Dalia Fateh, a prominent socialite and philanthropist, is accusing de Pue, 38, of siphoning money …  Read full article »

Michelle Kwan watches Michelle Kwan on TV

Hey isn’t that… Olympic medalist and State Department employee Michelle Kwan checking out her own TV interview while eating breakfast in Logan Circle? Welcome to Washington. According to our tipster, the former figure skater sat at the bar at Commissary to nosh on egg whites and toast. Her seat in the house is key because it gave Kwan, a senior advisor …  Read full article »