Rose Previte is the founder of DC’s acclaimed restaurants Compass Rose, Michelin-starred Maydan and Kirby Club. Raised in a food loving Sicilian-Lebanese family in Ohio, Rose started working in food in her mother's restaurant and Middle Eastern catering business. Her first restaurant was inspired by spending nearly three years traveling to over 30 countries, which led to the opening of Compass Rose in 2014. The pioneering restaurant dedicated to global flavors went on to be named the 2017 RAMMY award-winner for best casual restaurant, and appeared on every best restaurant list in DC. In 2017, Rose opened Maydan quickly earning acclaim on “Best New Restaurants in America” lists from national media including Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, GQ, Eater, was named a James Beard Award Semifinalist for Best New Restaurant 2018 and for Outstanding Wine Program in 2022. In 2020, 2021 & 2022 Maydan earned a one star Michelin rating. In 2022, she introduced Kirby Club to Fairfax’s Mosaic District a casual, kebab-centric Eastern Mediterranean restaurant. As a prominent and progressive small business entrepreneur, she has attracted recognition including Washington Business Journal’s “40 under 40” and Washingtonian’s “40 Under 40” and “Most Powerful Women in Washington” awards. In 2023, Rose was named “Restaurateur of the Year” by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington and debuted her first cookbook: Maydan, Recipes from Lebanon and Beyond.
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