Slate Wine Bar + Bistro to Host A Super Winemakers’ Event

From our friends at Slate Wine Bar + Bistro...

Slate Wine Bar + Bistro to Host A Super Winemakers’ Event Featuring Spanish Wines

A wine lovers delight - Special cuisine with wine pairings and an opportunity to meet the winemakers

On Friday, March 22, 2019, Slate Wine Bar + Bistro will host a Super Winemakers’ event, a unique dining and wine pairing experience. Slate Wine Bar + Bistro Owner/Chef and Sommelier, Danny Lledó welcomes four winemakers, each from different vineyards and regions of Spain, to share their wines. One can experience pairings during an exclusive happy hour, or for full dinner service with the featured Spanish wines. Lledó’s culinary directive is influenced by his Mediterranean heritage with his family hailing from Spain and Portugal. His father is also an accomplished chef from Denia with cooking is in his blood.

Adams Morgan Food Crawl Travels from Ethiopia to El Salvador This Saturday, September 29

From our friends at the Adams Morgan Partnership...

Carpe DC Food Tours and the Adams Morgan Partnership are thrilled to host the Flavors of AdMo Food Crawl this Saturday to celebrate the rich diversity found in Adams Morgan.

Hamilton Hotel Brings FoMu Novelty Ice Cream to DC

From our friends at the Hamilton Hotel Washington, DC...

As summer winds down, Hamilton Hotel Washington, DC is offering a tasty way for its guests and area residents to savor the final days of the season in our nation’s hot, humid capital... complimentary ice cream.

French Restaurant Week at Bastille

From our friends at Bastille Restaurant & Wine Bar...

Springtime in Paris

‘French restaurant week’ - a celebration of French dining at Bastille

Springtime in Paris is legendary. The weather brings out beautiful blooming flowers and the season’s harvest begins. From Tuesday, May 1 - Sunday, May 6th, Chef/owners Christophe & Michelle Poteaux of Bastille celebrate this beautiful time in France by offering a three-course lunch at $25 and a three-course dinner at $35.

Cherry Blossom Specials at Oceanaire

Baked Alaska at Oceanaire Seafood Room

From our friends at Oceanaire Seafood Room...

With the peak bloom of the cherry blossoms moved up to the second week of April, Cherry blossom specials continue at Oceanaire Seafood Room.

Rosewood Washington, D.C. Offers Cherry Blossom Package

Rosewood Washington, D.C.

From our friends at Rosewood Washington, D.C....

Since this year's peak bloom is predicted to be April 8-12, there's still plenty of time to enjoy the festival celebrations, and Rosewood Washington, D.C. is offering a special Cherry Blossom Package and seasonal programming in honor of the beloved springtime celebration.

FallBack Fridays & Retro Menus at The Ritz-Carlton, Washington DC

From our friends at the Westend Bistro...

The patio of Westend Bistro at The Ritz-Carlton, Washington D.C. is going retro for the fall season with FallBack Fridays each Friday evening from 4:30 - 10:30 PM, offering refined renditions of culinary favorites from the 80s and 90s.

Drift on 7th Hosts Beach Party, July 30th

From our friends at Drift on 7th...

Back by Popular Demand, Beach Party at Drift on 7th

There’s nothing better than a good old-fashioned beach party. Cornhole games, sun and sand, clam bakes...

$1 Scoops at Millie's DC and Jetties on National Ice Cream Day (Sunday, July 16)

From our friends at Jetties & Millie's DC...

Celebrate National Ice Cream Day at Millie's DC and Jetties

Restaurants offering $1 ice cream scoops all day on Sunday, July 16th

Cool off from the July heat and enjoy the best summertime treat at two of your favorite local escapes! Millie’s DC and Jetties will offer $1 ice cream scoops on National Ice Cream Day.

Blue Duck Tavern Celebrates National Ice Cream Month with Seasonal Ice Cream Desserts

From our friends at Blue Duck Tavern...

Michelin-starred restaurant, Blue Duck Tavern at the Park Hyatt Washington, D.C., located at 24th and M Streets, NW, is pleased to unveil its new house-made ice cream desserts in celebration of July’s National Ice Cream Month. Created by Executive Pastry Chef Erin Reed, each week Blue Duck Tavern will showcase an enticing new dessert incorporating distinctive, seasonal ice cream flavors like birch, pluot and corn. These modern interpretations of summer classics, inspired by Reed’s childhood in Pennsylvania, will be available beginning Saturday, July 1st through the end of the month, and will be offered in addition to the seasonal a la carte dessert menu.

Union Market to Host Seventh Annual DC Scoop Event July 15

Over 3,000 Washingtonians turned out for the sixth annual DC Scoop event in 2016

From our friends at Union Market...

The Free Ice Cream Social Will Take Place at Dock 5

Union Market, northeast DC’s vibrant retail and culinary district, invites local families, friends and ice cream fans out for the seventh annual DC Scoop event on Saturday, July 15 from 1 to 4 PM. The highly-anticipated, free ice cream extravaganza will take place at Dock 5 where local ice cream vendors will put their best scoops forward to win the coveted "Best Ice Cream” title, as voted on by attendees.

Safeway Goes to Summer Camp with MDA

From our friends at Safeway...

On Sunday, June 25th, Safeway employees presented a Safeway-sponsored make your own sundae ice cream social to approximately 200 campers and family members at this year’s Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) summer camp in Chestertown, Maryland.

A Summer Pop-Up of Elevated Elegance at The Hay-Adams, as Off the Record Relocates to The Hay-Adams Room

Fill A Buster (Photo: The Hay-Adams Hotel)

From our friends at the The Hay-Adams Hotel...

At the iconic Hay-Adams, happy hour reaches new heights as Off the Record climbs to the lobby level for an August “pop-up” experience of elevated elegance. The Hay-Adams Room will be transformed into the hotel’s famous watering hole oasis from Monday, August 7th to Monday, September 4th. One will find Off the Record’s collectable political coasters, stately furnishings and classic cocktails served at the new bar, just off the lobby entrance. Guests can also enjoy lunch and dinner under the portraits of John Hay and Henry Adams in this impressive, paneled gathering place. This pop-up is happening in what was The Hay-Adam’s original dining room and popular bar during the heyday period from the 1940s to the 1960s.

Celebrate Independence Day at Rosewood Washington, D.C.

The Rooftop Bar & Lounge at Rosewood Washington, D.C.

From our friends at Rosewood Washington, D.C....

Celebrate Independence Day in the Nation's Capital on Rosewood's Newly Enhanced Rooftop Terrace

The Rooftop Bar & Lounge, located on the 6th floor penthouse level of Rosewood Washington D.C. at 1050 31st Street, NW, invites guests to celebrate our nation’s independence with a rooftop BBQ on Tuesday, July 4th. From 4:30 PM to 9:30 PM, neighbors and hotel guests alike are encouraged to stop by the property’s newly enhanced rooftop to enjoy a selection of handcrafted cocktails and classic American fare, while taking in panoramic views of the Potomac River, Kennedy Center, the Washington Monument, and the Capitol’s fireworks display. This special evening is priced at $95 per person and $45 for children 12 and under.

Bantam King Prepares to Debut "Walk-Up Window" Menu, June 19th

Bantam King Walk-Up Window (Photo: Albert Ting)

From our friends at Bantam King...

Japanese Chicken-centric Eatery in Chinatown to Offer a Creative Assortment of Sweet & Savory Dishes and Drinks Beginning Monday Through Friday, 11:30 AM - 2 PM

Beginning on Monday, June 19th at 11:30 AM for lunch service, Japanese chicken-centric eatery Bantam King (501 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20003; (202) 733-2612; www.BantamKing.com; @BantamKingDC) based in Chinatown just around the corner from older culinary sibling Daikaya, will be debuting its new ‘Walk-Up Window’ menu featuring an eclectic assortment of sweet and savory bites and beverages, including several frosty treats just in time to welcome summer in Washington, DC.

Drift on 7th Hosts Beach Party, June 25th

From our friends at Drift on 7th...

Beach Party at Drift on 7th

There’s nothing better than a good old-fashioned beach party. Cornhole games, sun and sand, clam bakes...

American Eatery and Candy Shop 'Sugar Factory' Opens in Pentagon City

Sugar Factory Bar Pentagon City (Photo: Joy Asico)

From our friends at Sugar Factory American Brasserie...

Sugar Factory Opens 5,500-Square Foot Location in Pentagon City

The American Brasserie launches new dynamic restaurant and candy shop in DC area

Famed eatery and candy shop, Sugar Factory American Brasserie, opens its first location in Northern Virginia in Pentagon City (1100 Hayes Street, Arlington, VA), bringing the internationally-renowned celebrity sweets and signature treats it’s known for to the Washington, DC metro area.

Red's Table Appoints Chris Works as Executive Pastry Chef

New Executive Pastry Chef Chris Works (Photo: Red's Table)

From our friends at Red's Table...

Partners Ryan Tracy & John Jarecki are pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Works as the new pastry chef of Red's Table, located at 11150 South Lakes Drive, Reston, Virginia, 20191. Works brings an attention to scratch baking to his new position, from the cookie crumbs and ice cream to fresh breads, which are baked in-house daily. New desserts on the spring menu include the Strawberry Cheesecake Tartlet, whipped vanilla cheesecake, lemon shortbread, candied almonds, micro basil, lemon vanilla sorbet, macerated strawberries and lemon zest; Mint Chocolate Cream Pie with chocolate crust, dark chocolate cremeux and mint mousse, and the Sundae Brunch with butter pecan ice cream, oatmeal crumble, fried banana bread French toast, bourbon caramel, whipped cream.

Alden's Organic Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Sandwiches Review

Ice cream, ice cream, we all scream for ice cream; but what about the after effects? Non-organic dairy products (i.e. cream & milk) come from feedlot-raised dairy cows. That means growth hormones and hydrogenated fats, which leads to all sorts of trouble, including acne, cancer, heart disease and stroke. Still looking forward to that pint of Ben and Jerry's Cherry Garcia in your freezer? Probably not. So what's an ice cream lover to do? Try organic.

Bastille Offers Frozen Treats for National Ice Cream Month

From our friends at Bastille Restaurant & Wine Bar...

Dog Days of Summer

Frozen treats for adults and the puppies who love them

July is National Ice Cream Month. In honor of this auspicious occasion, Chef Michelle Poteaux of Bastille in Old Town Alexandria has created some frozen treats to cool off not only humans, but canines as well.