Mezcalistas Susan Coss (a DC native!) and Max Garrone brought their traveling celebration of everything mezcal to DC on May 1st. Mexico in a Bottle, the biggest mescal tasting in the U.S. is the duo’s celebration of mezcal and Mexican food celebrated where else? At the Mexican Cultural Institute. Before […]
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First Annual Market Week at Eastern Market Main Street
Eastern Market Main Street (#EMMS) is celebrating its first annual Market Week in partnership with all the fabulous neighboring restaurants along the corridor. Between Sunday, May 14 (perfect for anyone who’s late to the mother’s day brunch reservation game) and Sunday, May 21 market goers can pick up an Eastern Market […]
Recap: DC Taste of the Nation
DC Taste of the Nation is by far DC’s best foodie event. Bringing together almost 100 of DC’s finest restaurants and bars, the event delivered all the food and drink your heart desired while supporting No Kid Hungry’s work to end childhood hunger in America. Here are 5 reasons why Taste […]
DC Wine Fest is Back!
DC Wine Fest! Spring Edition kicked off their second year with a sold out wine tasting on Saturday, April 8th at Longview Gallery in Shaw. Tastings bring together a great variety of wines (some from the DMV!), live music, delicious eats, and of course art. Each tasting session lasts 2-3 hours […]
DC Taste of the Nation
One of my favorite DC food events is coming up! DC’s “Taste of the Nation” takes place on Wednesday, April 19th at Nationals Park. Event proceeds support No Kid Hungry, a national nonprofit that is working to end child hunger in America. You can chow down on George Pagonis’ creations (Kapnos) […]
Getting Drunk on History
We all know and love Derek Brown for his cocktail staples that have revolutionized drinking in the District. Brown’s James Beard nominated Columbia Room is a staple of D.C.’s drinking scene. And now Brown has teamed up with the National Archives Foundation for a new series titled “History Happy Hour,” which […]
Six celebrity D.C. chefs compete for military charity, Blue Star Families
On March 22nd, six D.C. celebrity chefs teamed up with the head chef from each of the five branches of the military, and the National Guard, and went head to head in a foodie competition. The mission? Charity. The 2017 Blue Star Families Celebration was hosted by the U.S. Chamber […]
Launch of Artomatic – Largest Art Exhibit in DC Area!
On Friday, March 24th you should have one thing on your calendar, and that is attending the opening night of Artomatic – A place where over 600 artists, musicians and performers will be gathered to celebrate local creativity on 7 different floors! And… its FREE to the public. The exhibit […]
Jean Kazandjian’s “Best of Both Worlds” Comes to DC
The Embassy of Armenia hosted a reception on Tuesday, March 14 to celebrate the opening of “Best of Both Worlds: An Exhibition of the Collected Works of Jean Kazandjian.” Guests sipped on wine and enjoyed light h’orderves while admiring the work of French-Armenian artist Jean Kazandjian, considered one of the most […]
Georgetown’s Via Umbria is Your Passport to Italy
In the last two years, Georgetown has really stepped up its food game thanks to places like family-owned Via Umbria – an Italian marketplace under one roof. Over the weekend, I partook in Via Umbria’s 2nd anniversary celebration that was open to the public and included complimentary tastings, specialty cocktails, and […]
Eat Your Fill at Washingtonian’s Bud & Burger Battle
Burgers and beers. What could be more American? After two weeks of conventions and a very humid DC, we all deserve a juicy, mouth watering burger and an ice cold beer. Lucky for us, the Washingtonian’s “Bud & Burger Battle” is here and we the people get to witness the […]