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So, a little bit about me: summer is my least favorite season. I prefer fall and winter. There are only a few things I enjoy in these sweltering swamp months, and one of them is a proper summer cocktail. Opaline Brasserie + Bar has rolled out a line of spritz […]
Hungry Lobbyist was recently invited to enjoy dinner at the Georgetown Irish eatery Rí Rá. As a practicing whiskey-ist, I obliged. My husband and I arrived on an early Sunday evening and the hostess sat us at a lovely table in the window – perfect for people-watching in one of […]
Last week, I was invited to attend generalist’s highly anticipated debut event Cheese 101 – an evening of wine, cheese, education, and conversation with DC’s own local cheesemonger Alice Bergen Phillips. generalist has a simple mission: to bring subject matter experts together with curious people who want to learn more […]
Man, I love this time of year. Humidity is out. Crockpots and fleece-lined leggings are in. September through December is collectively my favorite chunk of the calendar, but November is especially fabulous. We still have all these holidays to look forward to and every night feels like an excuse to […]
Get your ballots ready and pop the champagne – RAMMY SEASON IS HERE! RAMMY nominations were announced in style Monday evening in The Hamilton Live room. Nominees from the categories set up tasting stations and cocktail samples. DC newscaster Eun Yang presented the nominees on stage. Joan Hisaoka Allied Member of the […]
When I walked into Bourbon Battle, I couldn’t decide where to run first. On the right, guests were ushered to a blind tasting table where we sampled shots of fine bourbon and put a token in the jar of our favorite. On the left, Food Network’s Rossi Morreale cheered on mixologist contestants […]
Happy March, food family. I’ll be straight with you – this is a weird month for food days. Turkey Neck Soup Day? Cheese Doodle Day? MELBA TOAST DAY? I chose sparingly this month on which food holidays to feature, but I’m confident you’ll want to know about these in advance. […]
Shake Shack is bringing BBQ vibes to the menu and we couldn’t be happier. At a media preview last week, Hungry Lobbyist had an early look at three featured menu items, available now through the beginning of the summer. Let’s go through them one by one, shall we? BBQ Bacon […]
Well, here we are. One month in to this thing called 2017. Take a break from the 24-hour news circus and plan your food calendar for this month. February 9 – National Bagels and Lox Day Where you can celebrate: Bethesda Bagels. Easily my favorite bagel shop in the District, […]
For a handful of reasons, I decided to abstain from alcohol from January 1st until January 22nd. I was going to try for a whole month, but I’m going to San Francisco for the first time EVER on January 22 and I’m not about to restrict my eating/drinking habits while I’m […]
When it comes to “National [fill in food here] Day,” I’m always the last to know. I usually find out about them right as I’m leaving work and scrolling through Twitter. Suddenly I’ll notice that National Whatever Day is trending. By that time, it’s too late to plan a happy […]
Are you obsessed with the holiday season? Does your heart burst when you see the streets strewn with lights and the Christmas trees twinkling through the townhouse windows? Do you “accidentally” leave the Hallmark channel on and hide the remote so that low budget holiday movies will play all day […]