![]() ![]() Nama Ko’s 14th Street NW space already enjoys a raw fish following. The new restaurant builds upon the success of Nama, Schlow’s four-year-old sushi staple next to Italian sibling Alta Strada in Mt. “Nama Ko is the culmination of the years I have been spending studying the culinary techniques of Japan as well as other cuisines,” says Watson, in a statement.ĭish details, hours, and reservations will be released closer to Nama Ko’s opening. Watson came on board in May and got right to work on an opening menu full of high-quality fish, small hot and cold plates, beautiful sashimi presentations, and a private omakase experience. He’s all about teaching and giving to everybody,” says Alex Levin, Schlow Restaurant Group’s director of strategic business initiatives and pastry programs. “In addition to his raw talent, Derek is such a great human with positive energy. ![]() Derek Watson was most recently executive chef at Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto’s 20-year-old flagship and Momotoro in Chicago before that. Schlow scooped up fellow James Beard Award-winning restaurateur Stephen Starr’s star Morimoto chef in Philly to lead Nama Ko’s kitchen in D.C. The brightly-colored Schlow space will undergo a fast interior makeover and resurface some time in September as Nama Ko ( 1926 14th Street NW). Tico will serve its last taco during bottomless brunch service on Saturday, July 30. His eight-year-old Latin standby Tico will close this weekend to make way for Nama Ko, a polished, sushi-centric replacement led by an acclaimed Morimoto chef. ![]() Boston-based celebrity chef Michael Schlow will go all in on Japanese cuisine next month on 14th Street NW. ![]()
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