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open from 1993 to 2012, named for its chef and owner Bob Kinkead, primarily featuring seafood and

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. Kinkead's was located at 2000

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NW, and it quickly became one of the most popular restaurants in DC when it opened in October 1993. It was named one of the "25 best new restaurants in America" by

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awarded four stars to Kinkead's, one of only two restaurants in Washington to earn that distinction. In 1995, Bob Kinkead won the

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for "best American chef" in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Many politicians and celebrities ate at Kinkead's, including President

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, Senator

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, and dancer

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; and many of Washington's best chefs trained there, including Logan Cox, Jeff Black, and Ris Lacoste. In 2005, Bob Kinkead published a cookbook, ''Kinkead's Cookbook: Recipes From Washington D.C.’s Premier Seafood Restaurant''. In

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's novels, Kinkead's restaurant is a frequent dining and date spot for the character

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. Kinkead's closed on December 22, 2012.

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