Nu Vegan Cafeis no Bibiana (or Cafe Milano or Fiola Mare, for that matter). Those Washington restos are among the the reliable VIP magnetswhere a celebrity sighting Oh, hey there, Claire Danes, Lionel Richie, Steven Tyler and John Wall comes with your side of Brussels sprouts.

No, Nu Vegan, which serves no animal or dairy products and just changed its name from Woodlands Vegan Bistro isnt in the in crowd. Buttell that to Kanye West.

After the BET Honors at Warner Theatre on Jan. 24, West and crew (including his wife, reality TVoverlord Kim Kardashian West) didntjoin his fellow honorees for a glitzy dinner at Joes Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab. Instead West, a 37-year-old rapper known as much for his over-the-top quotables as his undeniable talent, chose a quiet, after-hours, family-style meal of black beans, mac n cheese, fried chickn and kale salad some two miles away.

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He called our food a work of art, said Mickiyah Woodland, who owns the restaurant with her husband of 13 years, Vernon Woodland. He was very appreciative and very humble, Vernon Woodland added.

Really? Kanye West? Humble?

Thats the thing, said Vernon Woodland, whod previously met West when their restaurantcatered for the rapper at both the Watch the Throne and Yeezus D.C. tour stops.

Asked whether West displayed any of his trademarkbravado offstage, Woodland answered, Not at all. Perhaps the vegan lifestyle, currently trending among the celeb set, including Wests mentor and bestie Jay-Z, really does calm one down.

I think a lot of them do it for the health reasons, Vernon Woodland said. And just to feel better, added his wife, who was raised vegan in Barbados.

So far, the Woodlands have hosted hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons, actor and formerWhite Housestaffer Kal Penn, NBA vet John Salley, singer Ginuwine and Darrin Henson (remember Darrins Dance Grooves?), all of whom learned about the Georgia Ave. restaurant through word of mouth, according to the Woodlands. Besides Kimye, there is one othercelebrity couple theyd like to see walk through their doors.

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Reliable Source: How Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West ended up at a small vegan resto on Georgia Ave.