Leader of the Pack
Saturday, October 1 2005
You know something good is going on when a restaurant has been open six years and its chef earns five nominations for James Beard Foundation Best Chef Mid-Atlantic during that time. No wonder reviewers shower accolades on Todd Gray and Equinox in Washington, DC. A native of Fredericksburg, VA, Gray is a Culinary Institute of America grad who worked in some of Los Angeles' finest kitchens (Citrus, Patina, L Orangerie) before spending seven years as the first-and only-American chef de cuisine at Roberta Donna's Galileo in DC. Wife/partner Ellen Gray is the general manager and hostess extraordinare at Equinox.
Look at these packs. Did you just get back from a big hike?
No, but we're heading out on one after this photo shoot.
What's your destination?
Rock Creek Park. It's close to our house in downtown DC.
The dogs look ready.
Rock Creek's full of trails, and there are great streams for the dogs, too. We let them off the leash in certain places.
