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Is Farmers & Distillers Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Washington, DC)

Food Paradise, Season 19 Washington, District of Columbia

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Farmers & Distillers is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 21, 2026.

What the source shows: Re-checked 2026-09-21: wearefoundingfarmers.com's Distillers location page still loads live with substantial current content (no error), and independent Yelp (Sept 2026 update) and OpenTable listings show it as an active, bookable restaurant with posted hours, consistent with the prior verified-open status. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

The 'Craving Comfort' episode featured Farmers & Distillers, now operating as Founding Farmers & Distillers, an American restaurant and distillery-branded tavern in downtown Washington, D.C. The restaurant sits at 600 Massachusetts Ave NW and is one of several Founding Farmers locations in the D.C. area, according to its own website. On 2026-09-07, wearefoundingfarmers.com showed 2026 copyright, posted hours including a 7-10:30 a.m. breakfast service on Fridays, and active online reservations, according to the business's own site. Google's business listing for the address, checked the same day, separately marked it operational. Together, the two sources show the restaurant continuing to operate at its original downtown D.C. location, now under the fuller 'Founding Farmers & Distillers' name.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 19

Episode 8
Air date not confirmed
Title: Craving Comfort · What was featured: an American tavern with a farm-to-table breakfast, brunch, and dinner menu
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

Also in Season 19 Food Paradise

Season 19: 102 of 146 still open · 6 renamed, moved or under new owners

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. wearefoundingfarmers.com https://www.wearefoundingfarmers.com/location/founding-farmers-distillers/
  2. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Founding+Farmers+%26+Distillers+600+Massachusetts+Ave+NW+Washington+DC
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Record fp-1572 · checked by Cal Marchetti.