Let’s get Twisted The 5th Annual DC Cocktail Week takes place from November 13-19, featuring local mixologists, bartenders and innovative cocktail programs that are offering tasty cocktails paired with unique bites at one unbeatable price. This spirited week gives cocktail enthusiasts a chance to experience exciting new creations featuring local […]
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The Arlington Sports Bar That Wants To Be The Greatest Of All Time
If you don’t know Mike Cordero, you certainly know his work. Bronx-native Cordero is the chef/owner of seven Northern Virginia restaurants, including some places of which you may have heard: A-Town, Don Tito’s, and Barley Mac. Now, his empire expands. November 8 marks the Grand Opening of The G.O.A.T., an […]
Quarter + Glory Has You Covered for National Rum Punch Day
You can’t rum into fall just yet…National Rum Punch Day (today) gives us one last chance to sip on the sweet, spiced, i can’t even taste the alcohol in this, summer cocktail we all love/hate: rum punch. Quarter + Glory – the 14th Street cocktail bar perfect for first dates […]
DBGB’s Booze Brews Cocktails Ranked
On Tuesday, August 22nd DBGB Kitchen & Bar hosted a Booze Brews cocktail event where local bartenders competed for the title of “Best Beer-Forward Cocktail” for DC Beer Week. Admittedly, I am not a big beer drinker. While I appreciate the flavor of nearly any blonde ale, after a beer […]
Cool Down This Summer with Infused Cubes
It’s a hot one out there. Tired of sitting with your face in the fan? Run out of new frozen drinks to try? Spice up any water or drink with these super easy to make fruit ice cubes. Infuse your ice with your favorite summer flavors. It’ll cool you down, […]
Good Food for a Good Cause: Chef’s Best
On June 19th, Food and Friends hosted their 27th annual dinner and auction “Chef’s Best”, a fun night of good food for a good cause. The organization, founded in 1988, delivers specialized meals to individuals suffering from critical illnesses. This year, they will deliver nearly a million meals to 2,600 individuals. The […]
Drink It for the #Insta
So, Justin Timberlake and I went on a date last week, I filmed part of the new planet Earth in Madagascar, and I have a money tree growing in my living room. OK fine, none of this is true, but in my head, this is exactly how the phrase “pics […]
Break From the Beltway: Williams & Graham
When you’re presented with the chance to drop into one of the 50 best bars in the world, you seize it by the cocktail. New York, LA and London tend to sweep the top 50 list, but Denver based Williams & Graham deservedly crept into the coveted list of contenders. The […]
Best of Both Worlds: Addendum Opens inside Eighteenth Street Lounge
Are you the boujee friend in your group? Can’t handle dollar beers and rail liquor any more? Want the club, but want a better drink? Well, DC now has the spot to fit every person in your posse. In case you haven’t heard, a few weeks ago was the opening for Addendum, the […]
Third Annual Ice Yards this Sunday!
Get your tickets here. Back again for its third year, Ice Yards -DC’s original adult winter wonderland event- returns this Sunday, February 26. Between 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. the adult only event features live music, ice activities and games, a DIY snow cone bar, frozen hot chocolate, frozen hurricanes, […]
Maketto + Sweetgreen Know How to Throw a Party
Many parents say to their children, “you can be whatever you want to be when you grow up” (And no, I am not trying to start some political reference, but just go with it). Well if Erik Bruner-Yang (chef and restauratuer) is the parent, then Maketto is the child. Maketto is […]
Spice Up Your Night (and Life) at Alfie’s…before it’s gone!
When I say I just had the best Thai meal in the city, I am not exaggerating. A little further north, not too far from the Petworth metro, is Alex McCoy’s prized pop-up restaurant, Alfie’s. Inspired by his own trip to Thailand, Alfie’s focuses on Northern and Isaan Thai street […]