Curated retailД®choing hybrid retail/restaurant spaces like H StreetвЂ™s Maketto, Whino will include a merchandise component. вЂњSo weвЂ™re going toВ allow them to have a traditional Spanish dinner or traditional Greek dinner or traditional Italian dinner with their friends.вЂќ Owner Shane Pomajambo is combining visual art and culinary art. вЂњThere are a lot of transplants who live in the Ballston area and miss their parents,вЂќ says Pomajambo. Pomajambo plans to roll out Sunday brunch in due time, along with family-style Sunday suppers that spotlight different cuisines. Art openings and exhibitions will take place on Thursdays. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday events will highlight the bar offerings, with each day dedicated to sampling spirits, beer, or wine. The restaurantвЂ™s event calendar is already stacked with hard-seltzer tastings and gallery openings. Eventually, the takeovers will expand to include national breweries as well.В There are also opportunities to try rare (and splurgy) spirits suchВ as single malt Macallan M and Louis XIII cognac-the latter of which retails for $4,100. The intimate tasting bar will host two-week residencies, when local breweries can take over six taps and show off their releases. Brewery tap takeoversДЄrt isnвЂ™t the restaurantвЂ™s only dynamic feature. Chef Eleftherios Natas is bringing a global perspective to the small plate menu. Meanwhile, the fennel-and-rosemary-scented porchetta sliders are dressed with an aji verdeВ sauceВ sauce that channels PomajamboвЂ™s Peruvian roots. The lamb-and-beef gyro, dolloped with leek yogurt and wrapped in phyllo, is a nod to NatasвЂ™ Greek heritage. Natas is decorating his own blank canvas-the menu-with shareable plates that pull inspiration from around the world. and the late Graffiato, to helm the kitchen. Pomajambo tapped chefВ Eleftherios вЂњTerryвЂќ Natas, a veteran of DCвЂ™s El Centro D.F. But what theyвЂ™re doing is their vision,вЂќ says Pomajambo вЂњItвЂ™s almost like a living art gallery.вЂќ Artist Woes paints the tasting bar. When a new cohort of creators rolls through to create subsequent works, guests will be able to watch the artistry in action. But with Pomajambo, the sentiment is literal.В The massive, 6,200-square foot space is painted with murals to differentiate the spaces, and frescos will rotate quarterly to showcase new artists.Д¬urrently, the roster of muralists painting such things as post-apocalyptic robots includes Los Angeles artist Woes Brooklyn-based Dragon76 В Hong Kong artist Caratoes В and local painter Rodrigo Pradel. ItвЂ™s not atypical to hear a restaurateur muse about how diners will have a different experience each time they stop at their restaurant. Here are five things to look for when the restaurant opens: Rotating murals Art collector Shane Pomajambo has painted his mark on the regionвЂ™s art scene, filling his National Harbor gallery Art Whino with illustrative вЂњlowbrowвЂќ art and bringing street-art flair to the colorful space formerly known as Blind Whino, in Southwest DC.В Now theВ gallery owner is combining the visual and culinary arts at Ballston Quarter restaurant Whino, opening on June 18 with cool murals and eclectic small plates.

National harbor muse bar