Apéro’s Chef Doug
Sommelier owned Georgetown French restaurant, champagne and caviar bar, Apéro has a new chef and a new venue.
![Chef Doug Lenz](https://assets.thegeorgetowndish.com/files/featured-photo/2023-02/doug%20-%201.jpg)
If you haven’t been to Apéro lately, you may not have sampled Chef Doug Lenz’s foie gras pâté or cavatelli. This stellar culinary artist honed his skills as a cook in Napa and Sonoma at Thomas Keller’s Bouchon, Brix, and El Dorado Kitchen where he worked under Michelin-rated Chef Armando Navarro.
Fast forward to when he returned to his home state of Maryland, Doug worked at Black’s Bar & Kitchen and Kinship prior to becoming a Clarity team member. After a five year tenure at Clarity, he joined Elli Benchimol and the Apéro team.
![Doug and Elli](https://assets.thegeorgetowndish.com/files/2023-02/doug%20-%201%20%281%29.jpg)
And soon, Doug will helm the team upstairs at La Bohème. Slated to open in March, Elli described the ambience as resplendent of an earlier era , filled with art and music. “In a 20 seat setting, we'll offer a six course tasting menu with wine pairings, all seasonally prepared. We wanted to provide a higher end fine dining option for special occasions. Contemporary American with a French flair.”
![Black River Russian Osetra Caviar](https://assets.thegeorgetowndish.com/files/2023-02/Black%20River%20Russian%20Osetra%20Caviar.jpeg)
In addition to serving dinner every night but Sunday and Monday, Apéro is now open Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, and the bar is open 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm. On Friday and Saturday the bar is open till midnight. Brunch on weekends is from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Apéro is located at 2622 P Street in Georgetown.