January 2, 2026· 52 min

The Business of Butterworth's, the Hottest New Restaurant in Washington DC

Bart Hutchins

Orality

Model

50%

Speaker Breakdown

HostTracy Alloway(1,616 words)

M:93%

HostJoe Weisenthal(2,682 words)

M:94%

GuestBart Hutchins(6,835 words)

M:93%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic27%

literally, completely, very

Engagement72%

you, our, your

Memory Aids100%

listen, now, so

Repetition100%

like (316x), sort (119x), it's (104x)

Parallelism76%

And I'm Tracy Alloway...., And, we had a great meal when ..., So we really good meal....

Sound Patterns84%

109 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"

Formulaic Phrases5%

at the end of the day, you know what, i mean

Literate Indicators

Hedging7%

may, maybe, probably

Passive Voice7%

been described, be aligned, being seen

Abstract Nouns13%

investment, recommendation, business

Subordination5%

while, because, although

Sentence Length32%

Avg: 12.9 words/sentence

Word Complexity45%

investment, analyze, anticipate

Academic Markers0%

Impersonal Style28%

940 personal pronouns found

Descriptive Style82%

literally, completely, apply

Description

When the Odd Lots team was down in Washington DC earlier this year, we had a phenomenal meal at a restaurant called Butterworth's. As it turns out, the restaurant is one of the hottest hangouts for the MAGA crowd, with Steve Bannon and others frequently seen in its dining room. Of course, restaurants are difficult businesses in normal conditions, but in DC, you have the added factor that political cycles are changing all the time, and different bars and restaurants become associated with specific parties who go in and out of power. On this episode, we speak with Bart Hutchins, the chef-owner at the restaurant. We talk about everything from sourcing ingredients from small Amish farms, to acquiring beef tallow, and dining room logistics. We also talk about food costs, labor availability, and how the intense worker shortages and price inflation of the post-2020 period still affects how the restaurant is run today. Read more: A Former Soho House Executive Is Changing London’s Restaurant Scene DoorDash Tests AI Social App to Help Users Find Restaurants Only Bloomberg - Business News, Stock Markets, Finance, Breaking & World News subscribers can get the Odd Lots newsletter in their inbox each week, plus unlimited access to the site and app. Subscribe at bloomberg.com/subscriptions/oddlots Join the conversation: discord.gg/oddlots See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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