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Zentan

Donovan House
1155 14th Street NW
Washington, District of Columbia
Tel: 202.379.4366
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(2009 - )
 

  • Do Not Disturb Restaurant Group (2009-2012)
  • Also, rooftop lounge, renamed DNV in 2013.
  • From opening to April 2012 Donovan House was a Thompson Hotel. In April 2012 became a Kimpton Hotel.

Back of the House

Jennifer Nguyen
Executive Chef
2013 - Present
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Tom Cunanan
Sous Chef
2010
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Jason Zheng
Sushi Chef
2009 - 2011
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Jaime Montes De Oca
Chef de Cuisine
2009 - Present
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Susur Lee
Executive Chef
2009 - 2013
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And Now You Know

  • The Donovan Hotel is named after William J. Donovan (1883-1959) a lawyer and soldier who was the first head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II, he ran the agency that was the direct precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The restaurant name Zentan apparently means "spy" in Mandarin.

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