IN THE PRESS
2026 D.C., MARYLAND, & VIRGINIA RISING STARS AWARDS | RISING STAR CHEF & RISING STAR MENTOR CHEF: MATT CONROY & ISABEL COSS
StarChefs
2026 D.C., MARYLAND, & VIRGINIA RISING STARS AWARDS | RISING STAR CHEF: JASON CHAVENSON
StarChefs
2026 D.C., MARYLAND, & VIRGINIA RISING STARS AWARDS | RISGING STAR CHEF: ANA SOFIA PINO
StarChefs
THE 2026 JAMES BEARD AWARD SEMIFINALISTS FOR BEST NEW RESTAURANT: MAISON
James Beard Foundation
100 VERY BEST RESTAURANTS 2025: LAPIS, LUTÈCE, PASCUAL
Washingtonian
MAISON BAR À VINS IS ALREADY MORE THAN A GREAT WINE BAR
The Washington Post
GENERATIONS WITH FATIMA POPAL
Taste / Resy
WITH MAISON, THE LUTÈCE TEAM BRINGS BIG FRENCH ENERGY TO ADAMS MORGAN
Resy
IMMIGRANT BUSINESSES IN DC SHARE STORY TO SUCCESS
The Eagle
MICHELIN GUIDE: PASCUAL
MICHELIN-Guide
SHAMIM POPAL COOKS UP THE AMERICAN DREAM
MICHELIN-Guide
FROM KABUL TO DC: HOW SHAMIM POPAL BECAME ONE OF DC'S MOST SUCCESSFUL RESTAURATEURS
CityCast DC
TASTE AMERICA 2025–2026 TASTETWENTY CHEFS: ONES TO WATCH ISABEL COSS AND MATT CONROY
James Beard Foundation
THE 2025 JAMES BEARD AWARD SEMIFINALISTS FOR BEST CHEF: MID-ATLANTIC: ISABEL COSS AND MATT CONROY
James Beard Foundation
MICHELIN GUIDE: LUTÈCE
MICHELIN-Guide
AN INSIDER GUIDE TO WASHINGTON, D.C. BY THE POPAL GROUP’S FATIMA POPAL
Forbes
HOW THE ONLY AFGHAN RESTAURANT IN THE US MICHELIN GUIDE “BECAME A STANDARD-BEARER OF EXCELLENCE”
Salon
POPAL GROUP CFO STEERS FAMILY RESTAURANT EMPIRE WITH FINANCIAL ACUMEN AND PHILANTHROPIC PASSION
Washington Business Journal
FROM FRENCH TO AFGHAN CUISINE, THE POPAL GROUP CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF SERVING DC
NBC Washington
2023 FOOD & WINE BEST NEW CHEFS: ISABEL COSS
Food & Wine
D.C. RESTAURANT FAMILY BEHIND CAFÉ BONAPARTE, BERLINER PLOTS GROWTH
Washington Business Journal
LAPIS & BERLINER FAMILY RECEIVES DONATIONS FOR AFGHAN REFUGEES
Washingtonian
MY STORY: SHAMIM POPAL
Washington Business Journal
THE FAMILY BEHIND LAPIS BISTRO IS COLLECTING SUPPLIES FOR AFGHAN REFUGEES ARRIVING IN D.C.
Eater
MICHELIN GUIDE: LAPIS
MICHELIN-Guide
MALMAISON IS THIRD RESTAURANT FROM POPAL FAMILY
The Washington Post
MALMAISON: NAPOLEON’S FIRST, POPAL’S THIRD
The Georgetowner
THE BERLINER IS BRINGING BACK THE BRATS AND BEER
The Washington Post
THE BERLINER OPENS: FIRST 100 GET A FREE BEER
Eater
NAPOLEON BISTRO WILL DROP ITS FRENCH ACCENT AND ADOPT AFGHAN FARE
The Washington Post