In The Dell

VILLAGE AT LEESBURG WELCOMES BREWERY, FOOD HALL MAKEOVER

BY NORMAN K. STYER

The former Chefscape and Smokehouse Live space at the Village at Leesburg is marking its latest evolution, welcoming Water’s End Brewery to The Dell Food & Brew Hall.

Fairfax; and Water’s End co-founder Zach Mote.

Water’s End joins food vendors Paulie’s Italian Kitchen, Lucky Dog, Nacho Macho and Colombian’s Place in The Dell.

In addition to his decades of restaurateur expertise, Simcox brought “The Dell” concept to the partnership, describing it as a place where food and drink unite in a gathering place safe for all to live and play.

Fonvielle said he always thought the space was suited for a brewery. “Zach was our first call.”

“Artie and Zach and I have worked on it for two years and it came together. It’s one of those beautiful stories where you have a dream and you just keep tinkering with it and it comes together,” Fonvielle said.

“People just love breweries and to have the quality that Zach puts together with his beers just makes it truly unique,” he said.

Last month’s brewery opening is the latest piece of a two-year effort to remake the food hall space. The concept is the brainchild of Henry Fonvielle, president of Rappaport, which manages the Village at Leesburg; Artie Simcox, a founder of the Great American Restaurant Group and namesake of Artie’s Restaurant in

It’s the fourth location for Water’s End, the craft brewery founded in 2016 by longtime friends Mote, Josh Fournelle, and Ryan Sharkey. It also has locations in Fredericksburg, Lake Ridge and Potomac Mills.