Andy Shallal Brings Busboys and Poets to Anacostia
4 min readMar 9, 2019
Artist, activist, restauranteur, and creator of creative communities Andy Shallal is the founder of the beloved Busboys and Poets group of restaurants in the Washington, D.C. area.
This week, he opened his newest location, in the historic DC neighborhood of Anacostia. In the midst of the celebration, Shallal took a few moments to talk to me about how he brings the community…