Washington, DC - (NewMediaWire) - December 2, 2014 - Anyone that’s heard the latest news about Tysons, VA, the Northern Virginia city located just a short distance outside of the nation's capital, is familiar with the slogan “America’s Next Great City” – well, the Farmers Restaurant Group (FRG) wants everyone to know that when the new Founding Farmers Tysons opens in February 2015, at 1800 Tysons Boulevard, it will be the equivalent of the “Next Great Dining Destination” in the growing metropolis.

FRG is the team behind the success of the award-winning Founding Farmers DC, Washington’s greenest restaurant, and one of the most popular dining destinations in the country, MoCo’s Founding Farmers and Farmers Fishers Bakers at the Georgetown Waterfront in DC. Founding Farmers Tysons is owned by regional and local investors, which include North Dakota Farmers Union, National Farmers Union, and a number of private individuals that share a passion for supporting sustainable agriculture and sustainable business practices.

“This is our best work yet - but it’s not the next chapter of the Farmers Restaurant Group story, it’s the next book,” said Dan Simons, FRG managing partner and concept developer behind Founding Farmers. “When you look around at the billion-dollar developments going up in Tysons, and the Metro Silver line just a block from our doors, we know we’re in the right place at the right time. Tysons is ready for the Founding Farmers version of dining and we’re thrilled to be opening here.”

THE FOOD & DRINK Tysons Founding Farmers will offer classic, heartland-inspired dishes that millions of guests have come to know and love in the other Founding Farmers locations, developed by Executive Chef Joe Goetze and a deep culinary team. Approximately 35% of the food menu reflects culinary and recipe traditions of Virginia and new menu items not found in other Founding Farmers locations. Open early and serving until late 7 days a week, the restaurant will offer breakfast, express breakfast (to take), lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch styled after the highly popular Farm Market buffet found at Farmers Fishers Bakers.

Many new items and categories have been added, including: freshly butchered cuts from the in-house butchery, where whole and half animals will be received and finished to provide top quality meats at an excellent price point; direct-from-Virginia products like artisanal honey glazed hams; house-churned butters for cooking and on the tables for guests; Southern-style biscuits, and other pastry items unique to FFT that will be baked daily, and on display in the bakery case at the entrance.

Executive Pastry Chef Ashley Soto has expanded upon pastry and dessert signatures and favorites featured at other Founding Farmers locations with delicious creations of special inspiration and note, such as: the Mille Crepe Cake, award winning, croissant-style Jefferson Donuts, and Butterscotch Bread Pudding.

The bar and beverage menu by FRG Beverage Director Jon Arroyo showcases a variety of Virginia-made products, such as Founding Farmers’ proprietary line of Rye Whisky and Farm Gin, produced in partnership with Copper Fox Distillery in Sperryville, VA, wine from Virginia, and all 12 beer taps will feature only Virginia brewed beers. The back bar is a showcase of whiskies and other spirits from the Old Dominion state. True to the Farmers brand, the cocktails and non-alcoholic beverages will include fresh house-made syrups, elixirs and bitters. With the opening, Arroyo and team will introduce a new cold-pressed bottled juice cleanse, a menu of peak-fresh nutrient-full juices for guests to enjoy in the restaurant or on the go, for detoxing or cleansing from processed foods, or as a healthy, vitamin-rich supplement to regular meal consumption.

THE SPACE The design of the 12,000 square foot space was conceptualized by VSAG and designed by the GrizForm Design Architects team that also designed Farmers Fishers Bakers in Georgetown. Designed to meet LEED Gold Certification standards, the restaurant has been organized with stylistic representations of rooms and areas typically found in and around a classic Virginia farmhouse. In both subtle and more visible or interactive ways, guests will experience the Founding Farmers version of a barn, a front porch, kitchen, dining room, formal space, living room, and a bedroom as they move through the restaurant.

"The farm house was a gathering place, a place to come in from the cold, a place to relax, a place to eat, a place to talk, a place for ideas,” describes architect Griz Dwight. “While the modern farm house restaurant should not look like its inspiration, it needs to fulfill all of the functions of the original version."

Other unique design elements in the restaurant include: eye-catching, commissioned artworks and installations by emerging and established artists such as hand whittled creatures, farm scene vignettes, a quilted colonial flag, woven bird’s nest basket lighting fixtures, a large family tree sculpture and others that will be included in a ‘gallery tour’ on the website; a phone closet for guests to take or make calls in private without having to leave the restaurant, as well as custom designed furniture from artisan craftsmen at the Beachley Furniture Co., in Hagerstown, MD. As in all Founding Farmers restaurants, all finishes, upholstery, and the carpeting are made from reclaimed, recycled, or post-consumer content materials when possible.

For more details on the opening date, forthcoming menus and other related information on Founding Farmers Tysons, readers are encouraged to visit WeAreFoundingFarmers.com, and to follow updates on Facebook (Founding Farmers Tysons) or on Twitter (@FoundingFarmers).

ABOUT FARMERS RESTAURANT GROUP Farmers Restaurant Group (FRG) is a Washington, D.C.-based concept development, operations, and management company focused on providing farm-inspired, exceptional American food and drink sourced regionally and seasonally whenever possible, in modern, casual, and eco-friendly settings. Created in 2008 by partners Dan Simons and Mike Vucurevich on behalf of the North Dakota Farmers Union, award winning internationally recognized flagship Founding Farmers restaurant (D.C.) is the first upscale-casual, full-service LEED Gold restaurant in the country, and holds the spot as the most-booked restaurant on OpenTable consistently since January 2011. A second Founding Farmers opened in Montgomery County, MD in late 2011, and in late 2012 sister restaurant Farmers Fishers Bakers opened on the Georgetown waterfront. FRG works with an ongoing commitment to supporting American family farmers with exceptional culinary and beverage programs.

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