Meet and eat

Published April 21, 2008 4:00am ET



Each week, Yeas & Nays travels to various power spots around the city to see who’s getting their sustenance along with a little deal-making, networking and glad-handing.

We joined “Q&A Cafe” host Carol Joynt and Ward 2 Councilman Jack Evans for breakfast at the Four Seasons on Friday, and Evans, whose ward includes the White House, talked about how he hopes to be a superdelegate for Hillary Clinton and praised how Washington handled the pope’s visit.

Evans conceded that he could actually get a lot of work done by grabbing breakfast at the Four Seasons, because so many of his constituents stop by his table to say hello.

Which is exactly what happened when the Carlyle Group’s Ed Mathias — clearly going through some issues with the D.C. government — stopped by our table and told Evans, “If my house gets served notice, I’m calling you!”

Others stopping by to say hello to Evans: CapitalSource founder and Chief Executive John Delaney, Patton Boggs’ Matthew Cutts (who also serves as the chairman of the board of the D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission), and Holland & Knight partner Roderic L. Woodson.

Elsewhere in the restaurant: Former Sen. (and current lobbyist, alongside Trent Lott) John Breaux, Tammy Haddad, Juleanna Glover (who was dining with national security consultant James Werth) and PBS’ Margaret Warner.