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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Chef Tonne opens the first organic restaurant for the US Department of Defense.

Bayonet and Bugle American Bistro: first of its kind

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon
Chef Tonne Khabir, executive chef, cuts an apple in the new kitchen for the Bayonet & Bugle American Bistro on Jan. 4 in the Bolling Club. The Bayonet and Bugle opens for business Jan. 11.
Bolling employees and residents have long called for a healthy, inexpensive food option on base.
The new Bayonet and Bugle American Bistro in the Bolling Club opens Jan. 11 and has all the ingredients to answer that need.
In describing the idea behind the restaurant, Tonne Khabir, the restaurant’s executive chef, talked about the necessity of military members remaining fit.
‘‘We think the military needs to be healthy,” Khabir said. ‘‘They need options to ensure they can sustain the healthy lifestyle they’ve been taught to live by.”
The restaurant is open 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. every day, and offers a casual bistro-style atmosphere with free wireless Internet; inexpensive, nourishing food, delivery on base, catering, a full bar and a private party room.
Delivery is available for all locations on base. Defense Intelligence Agency employees will be required to pick up their orders outside the compound.
The Bayonet and Bugle provides healthy alternatives to items such as fried French fries and white bread by replacing them with sea-salt sweet-potato wedges, tortilla wraps, and multigrain wheat bread. With an extensive selection of meal-size salads, sandwiches and healthy versions of old-fashioned comfort foods, the bistro aims to provide many nutritional choices for everyone to enjoy.
‘‘Each dish is prepared fresh to order with free-range, organic meats containing no hormones or antibiotics,” Khabir said. ‘‘We’re going back to the way our grandparents ate, the natural way of eating.”
The cost for meals ranges from $7.95 to $8.95 per plate, $1.25 to $2.25 for desserts and $3.50 for children’s meals.
The restaurants also offers special discounts to the its Facebook friends.
For information or to place an order after opening day, call 202-373-0505.

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