JW Marriott Washington, DC has officially announced a culinary partnership with Grey Spaces, the hospitality group founded by Chef Mashama Bailey and Johno Morisano, in collaboration with Danny Meyer’s Union Square Events. Supported by a multi-million-dollar property investment from hotel owner Host Hotels & Resorts, this comprehensive food and beverage refresh introduces two distinct concepts to Pennsylvania Avenue:
Diner Bar by The Grey: Scheduled to debut in late 2026, this 100-seat, all-day dining venue takes inspiration from Grey Spaces’ Savannah roots. Designed with deep blue hues, warm woods, brass accents, and Art Deco touches, the space will operate seamlessly from breakfast and lunch through evening bar service and late-night offerings.
The Grey on Penn: Planned to open in spring 2027, this dedicated evening restaurant marks the second phase of the hotel’s culinary overhaul, delivering a refined, destination dining experience.
This venture highlights how contemporary hotel dining projects are structured for operational resilience. By pairing Bailey and Morisano’s award-winning culinary perspective with the robust staffing, catering infrastructure, and operational scale of Union Square Events, the property secures both authentic storytelling and enterprise-level execution under one roof.
At Tara Paige Group, we work alongside boutique hotels, real estate asset managers, and expanding restaurant groups to establish the operational and financial frameworks behind ventures like this. Because multi-concept rollouts require tight coordination between culinary concepts and ownership goals, our team integrates business planning, market benchmarking, operational systems, and CFO-level financial management to ensure large-scale hospitality partnerships run efficiently from opening day forward.
Source: Originally reported by LODGING Magazine
