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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
20-221
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
July 14, 2014
To recognize acclaimed Chef David Guas and congratulate him on the future opening of his new Bayou Bakery, Coffee Bar & Eatery at Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital.
WHEREAS, David Guas maintains an acclaimed career in pastry, authored a critically acclaimed cookbook –DamGoodSweet; Desserts to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth, New Orleans Style -- and has extensive knowledge of all things savory;
WHEREAS, David Guas’ cakes have garnered national attention from the Mardi Gras King Cake that was named one of the “Top Three” in the country by The Washington Post, to the 10th anniversary cake he was hand-selected to make, by and for Oprah Winfrey’s O Magazine;
WHEREAS, David Guas has received personal recognition as the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington’s Pastry Chef of the Year and as one of the nation’s 8 “Dessert Stars” by Bon Appetit;
WHEREAS, David Guas is poised to open his second Bayou Bakery, Coffee Bar & Eatery at Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital in the fall of 2014, the first being located in Arlington, Virginia; and
WHEREAS, Bayou Bakery, Coffee Bar & Eatery features southern comfort food and desserts.
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that the Council of the District of Columbia congratulates Chef David Guas on his acclaimed career and welcomes Bayou Bakery, Coffee Bar & Eatery to the District of Columbia.
Sec. 2. This resolution may be cited as the “David Guas, Bayou Bakery, Coffee Bar & Grill, Recognition Resolution of 2014”.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
