DC Examiner - Friends and family surprise Mauricio
EVENT: Surprise 40th birthday party for Mauricio Fraga-Rosenfeld, the mind behind local bars and restaurants Mate, Ceviche, Chi-Cha Lounge, Gazuza and others
PLACE: Nena, his new bar above Guarapo in Arlington
GOODIES: Ceviche, finger foods, champagne and ice cream cake
SEEN: Yemeni Ambassador Abdulwahab Al-Hajjri; Julio Lopez-Brito of NuAmerica Bank; Belly Hop artist NE Means; Mary Barth; Paul Wharton; Daniela, Gabriel and Isabela Fraga-Abaza
TALK OF THE NIGHT: “How adorable are Mauricio’s kids!”; “Wait, he used to have hair?” (After seeing a slideshow of photos from his youth); “How many new places is Mauricio opening this year?”
By Jeff Dufour
Photos by Liz Gorman/Special to the Examiner
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