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Chris Bukowski

Thursday, January 17, 2013

'Bachelorette' Star Chris Bukowski Dishes on Clarendon Sports Bar

The bar called Bracket Room will open in the spring or summer.

Reality star turned restaurateur Chris Bukowski has announced the name for his new sports bar opening in Clarendon: Bracket Room. “The two most important things are great food and great service,” Bukowski said. “We don’t want it to be your typical bar food.” The 3,000-square-foot restaurant is opening at 1210 N. Garfield St., which was formerly the spot for Burapa Thai. Bukowski appeared on the ABC shows "The Bachelorette," season eight, and season three of the show’s spinoff "Bachelor Pad.”   Before appearing on reality TV, Bukowski when to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he majored in hospitality, food and beverage, management. “I always wanted to have my own restaurant, now it’s happening,” Bukowski said. He moved to Maryland…

Thursday, January 10, 2013

'Bachelor Pad' Star Hopes to Open Restaurant in Clarendon

Bachelor star Chris Bukowski has a restaurant in the works.

Chris Bukowski, a restaurateur who was a contestant on ABC's reality show "Bachelor Pad," is hoping to open up a sports bar in Clarendon, he told Northern Virginia Magazine. He hopes the bar will be friendly to men and women, with a "softer ambiance" than a typical sports bar, Bukowski told the magazine. He hopes to open the restaurant sometime this spring. A name for the restaurant hasn't been decided yet, but could be as early as Friday, Bukowski announced on his Facebook page Thursday evening. He is deciding between the names Bracket Room or ChangeUP, according to his the page.

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