Tonight ARTINI takes over the District cocktail scene from 8:30 p.m. to midnight. The event culminates the month-long competition where eight of the city’s best mixologists will compete to make an artistic martini—an “artini”—inspired by works in the Corcoran’s collection. Venues for this year’s ARTINI are: Ambar, Bandolero, Daikaya, The Gibson, Jack Rose, The Passenger, P.O.V., [...]
Party, Party, Party Masa 14, the lively Latin-Asian inspired neighborhood restaurant located at 1825 14th Street, NW, is excited to host a Halloween Costume Party on Saturday, October 27th from 10 PM to 3 AM. Judged by the bartending staff, guests are encouraged to dress in their most creative and frightening outfits for a night of dancing and live music, with a [...]
What to do in this sweltering heat? Sangria and more sangria. El Centro gives guests four good reasons to skip the floor level outdoor seating and make their way to the penthouse level for sangria: 1. El Centro is offering guests 1/2 priced Carafes every Sunday and rooftop dining from 5 pm – close. The Sunday Sangria dinner is [...]
1 bottle Eppa Superfruit Sangria ½ bottle Sparkling Cider 1 package of mixed frozen fruit Combine the Cider and Sangria in a large pitcher and give a slight stir. Add in the frozen fruit and serve immediately. *Johnna’s tip: Eppa Superfruit Sangria is fine by itself but a little fizz never hurt anything. Eppa’s SuperFruit [...]
If you are looking for a fresh, filling meal and a few cocktails after work, Ping Pong is the place to be this summer. I had the pleasure of attending the unveiling of the summer menu at the Ping Pong location in Dupont Circle. The restaurant offers a central location, smooth refreshing drinks, and food with [...]
What do I love more than good food? New good food. For this reason a call from Capital Cooking to join her for dinner at Piola did take much convincing where the restaurant just opened its doors on the 14th street corridor. Excited, I almost skipped to 14th street for much needed pizza and pasta [...]
Etiquette Tuesday: Lessons at Elisir
There are some restaurants in the District that I feel “meh” about visiting and then there are others that I feel excitement weeks in advance about visiting. This weeks Etiquette Tuesday focuses on my visit to Elisir, a Downtown Italian restaurant where I was especially anxious to visit this winter. Elisir is the restaurant you [...]
Art & Soul’s Artisanal Reopening Fair
After this year’s inauguration, Chef/Owner Art Smith opted to close down the restaurant for a month-long renovation. This past March, Art & Soul on Capital Hill threw a wonderful fair of a shindig to show off all of their recent changes for the menu and the restaurant’s aesthetic features. Among the new ambiance/decor and the tasty [...]
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