Mel Meadows, known for his cakes and pastries at the Alexandria Pastry Shop, willhang up his shingle this month at the Hollin Hall Pastry Shop at 7920 Fort Hunt Road. XandO, the popular coffee-bar chain, is to debut in June. And next fall, Susan McCreight Lindeborg, who left DC's Morrison-Clark Inn after a stellar run, is christening a Modern American cafe in the old Majestic digs on King Street. Here are 37 restaurants worth checking out. From the April 2000 issue .
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