How Live Fire Fuels D.C.'s Hottest Tasting Menu — Mise En Place

The Dabney is one of Washington, D.C.'s most celebrated restaurants, where chef Jeremiah Langhorne and his team shine a spotlight on the bounty of the mid-Atlantic region by producing impressive dishes over a custom-made open-fire hearth. Since opening in 2015, this Michelin-starred spot has specialized in using seasonal ingredients, maintaining close ties with farmers and watermen, and creating a unique blend of regional and Southern influences. Highlights include Chesapeake blue catfish on a house-baked sweet potato roll, the signature hearth-roasted vegetable salad (often 20-50 peak-season veggies with herbs from the rooftop garden), and a whole pig cooked in multiple ways. #restaurant #chef #dc 0:00 Intro: What Is the Dabney? 0:45 From Whole Pig to Final Plate 2:37 Homemade Sweet Potato Rolls and Sourdough Bread 3:54 Dry-Aging the Chesapeake Rockfish 5:26 The Importance of Seasonal Vegetables at the Dabney 6:29 The Invasive Chesapeake Catfish 7:40 Rooftop Garden 8:24 Beef Coulotte Cooked Directly on the Coals 9:24 Firing the Grilled Chesapeake Rockfish 10:13 Start of Service 10:44 Making Yellow Cornbread in Cast Iron 11:25 Fried Sugar Toads (Non-Poisonous Pufferfish) 12:09 Hearth-Roasted Vegetables Credits: Senior Producer/Director: Tom Daly Camera: Murilo Ferreira, Anna Sutterer Production Sound Mixer: Ben Sands Editor: Lucy Morales Carlisle Executive Producer: Stephen Pelletteri Head of Production: Stefania Orrù Supervising Producer: Connor Reid Post-Production Supervisor: Lucy Morales Carlisle Director of Production: Michelle Fox Senior Director of Photography: Murilo Ferreira Supervising Producer, Social Video: Jordan Shalhoub Download the Eater App: https://shorturl.at/Rz1pN — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Eater is the go-to resource for food and restaurant obsessives with hundreds of episodes and new series, featuring exclusive access to dining around the world, rich culture, immersive experiences, and authoritative experts. Binge it, watch it, crave it. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel now! http://goo.gl/hGwtF0 Our Video Crew: https://www.eater.com/pages/masthead-... And our podcasts: https://www.eater.com/pages/podcasts