“Perfume can be a form of storytelling,” says Arielle Shoshana Weinberg, whose eponymous personal and home fragrance boutique opened in Mosaic in September 2015. “Customers smell something and are struck with a scent memory—often something from their childhood.”

I feel a bit aggressive whenever her fritto misto hits the table. Among the sea treasures are scallops, calamari and prawns that have been dipped in milk and dusted with potato starch before being immersed in hot canola oil. Just before it’s served, the seafood is scattered with cilantro, chilies and lemon zest. The crackle…

“We had been looking at doing something on the east coast. Whenever we are looking at a market, we look at markets that have a strong foodie culture and markets that have a runner culture as well. For us, the D.C. metro area was so on our radar because of those two categories. We had…