Among the trendy Washington eating
establishments, one of the most popular is Dominique.
Pictures of who's who in Washington adorn the
walls of this restaurant that for years
has catered to the movers and shakers of this city.
As presidents and politics down through the
years have changed, so has Dominique.
One of this popular place's strong suits has
been the ability to adapt.
Around Washington, Dominique's is known as one
of the city's finer French restaurants.
But with the inauguration later this week of
George Bush and the expected arrival of
hordes of Texans, some changes are in the works
for the menu.
And soon chefs here will be serving up chicken
fried steak, right along with one of the house
specialties, Chicken coq au vin.
One of the things I have found out that they
like a lot is the chicken fried steak.
Chicken fried steak. Right.
And that's a big thing over there.
We have, of course, fajitas, beef and chicken
fajitas, so we'll put it on the menu later on.
Now I looked at the menu and you had quail long
before anybody heard of Dan Fry or anything.
Right, right.
The quail and we have venison too that I'm sure
is very, very popular in Texas.
But that's not all that's popular in Texas.
Texans are big people.
They have a big state, so our platters are
going to be bigger.
We're going to put more food on the platter.
So it isn't just the White House that's in
transition, this is a city in transition.
And it appears that when it comes to pleasures
of the palate, Texans are going to feel right
at home.
Brad Wright, Channel 5 News, Washington.