Westfield Montgomery Mall will host celebrated D.C. artist Maggie O’Neill for a festive pop-up art gallery and shopping experience near Nordstrom from 12pm to 6pm on Saturday, December 16. The mall will also be hosting cookie decorating with Santa on Saturday.

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Earlier in the week we let you know that Donutchew, a mochi donut shop that opened its first Maryland location in Gaithersburg’s Rio Lakefront in announced its second Maryland location that will also be in MoCo.

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Brio’s Chicken has announced it will open a location at Westfield Montgomery Mall (7101 Democracy Blvd) in Bethesda. The restaurant will be located in the space previously occupied by Tara Thai, which closed this past spring.  Menu items at Brio’s will includes Peruvian charbroiled chicken, empanadas, paninis, steaks, and seafood. Brio’s plans to be open daily from 8am-9pm and will offer Sunday brunch (full menu below.) No opening timeframe has been announced.

Brio’s Chicken was scheduled to open a location in the Kentlands but after several years of delays and issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the restaurant never materialized.  Brio’s Chicken previously had a location in Aspen Hill in the Aspen Manor shopping center, where Outback is located, but that location is under new ownership and is now known as Gio’s Chicken.


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