Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show
November 8th and 9th
MetroCooking DC’s Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show has become DC region’s premier event for the specialty food, culinary, and entertaining community. The 9th edition of MetroCooking DC will be held November 8-9, 2014 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Join me and Dolci Gelati in the Grand Tasting Pavillion for a two day culinary and entertaining event brings together more than 18,000 consumers to shop, dine and drink. MetroCooking DC engages the consumer market by offering a unique culinary experience featuring appearances by Food Network celebrities, a multitude of DC’s James Beard award winning chefs, tastings from DC’s most noted restaurants, beer wine and spirits samplings, culinary classes, entertaining workshops, book signings, and more. Plus a marketplace full of shopping! Purchase tickets here: http://www.metrocookingdc.com/tickets/
Noche de Pasión: The Tango Soirée
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Organization of American States
Join me, the members of The Washington Ballet’s Women’s Committee, Jeté Society and Latino Dance Fund Host Committee for Noche de Pasión: The Tango Soirée on Saturday, November 8, 2014. This inaugural event will benefit TWB’s scholarship programs and the Latino Dance Fund as well as celebrate TWB’s fall repertory program “Masterworks,” showcasing 5 Tangos by world-renowned choreographer, Hans van Manen, among other works.
Noche de Pasión: The Tango Soirée will take place at the stunning Organization of American States, which will be transformed into a sultry Buenos Aires Tango club, full of drama, passion and intrigue. At the VIP reception hosted by TWB’s Artistic Director Septime Webre and members of the diplomatic community, patrons will sip signature “Evita” champagne cocktails and have an opportunity to mix and mingle with dancers who have benefited from the Latino Dance Fund. Following the VIP reception, guests attending the main party will enjoy an exclusive performance by The Washington Ballet, sample the finest in South American wines and spirits, savor delectable Argentine-inspired cuisine, bid on “Super Silent Auction” items and be part of the best dance party to hit Washington, DC in decades. The event will bring together a dynamic group of hundreds of leaders across business, arts, politics, community and culture.
To purchase tickets, click here: http://www.washingtonballet.org/contribute/special-events/noche-de-pasion-the-tango-soiree_copy
Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show
November 8th and 9th
MetroCooking DC’s Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show has become DC region’s premier event for the specialty food, culinary, and entertaining community. The 9th edition of MetroCooking DC will be held November 8-9, 2014 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Join me and Dolci Gelati in the Grand Tasting Pavillion for a two day culinary and entertaining event brings together more than 18,000 consumers to shop, dine and drink. MetroCooking DC engages the consumer market by offering a unique culinary experience featuring appearances by Food Network celebrities, a multitude of DC’s James Beard award winning chefs, tastings from DC’s most noted restaurants, beer wine and spirits samplings, culinary classes, entertaining workshops, book signings, and more. Plus a marketplace full of shopping! Purchase tickets here: http://www.metrocookingdc.com/tickets/
Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show
November 8th and 9th
MetroCooking DC’s Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show has become DC region’s premier event for the specialty food, culinary, and entertaining community. The 9th edition of MetroCooking DC will be held November 8-9, 2014 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Join me and Dolci Gelati in the Grand Tasting Pavillion for a two day culinary and entertaining event brings together more than 18,000 consumers to shop, dine and drink. MetroCooking DC engages the consumer market by offering a unique culinary experience featuring appearances by Food Network celebrities, a multitude of DC’s James Beard award winning chefs, tastings from DC’s most noted restaurants, beer wine and spirits samplings, culinary classes, entertaining workshops, book signings, and more. Plus a marketplace full of shopping! Purchase tickets here: http://www.metrocookingdc.com/tickets/
DC Central Kitchen Capital Food Fight
Nov 11th
Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center (Atrium)
Over 75 of the Washington area’s greatest restaurants will offer tastes of their best dishes for Capital Food Fight guests. Join Dolci Gelati and many others for a night of fun, eating and drinking all for a great cause to support the DC Central Kitchen. Purchase tickets here http://capitalfoodfight.org/buy-tickets/
NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MUSEUM PRESENTS
DE PIZAN HONORS GALA
Mary Barra, Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell, Katherine Johnson, and Debbie Sterling to be honored
WHO: Mary Barra (CEO of General Motors, Honoree), Katherine Johnson (NASA Mathematician, Honoree), Debbie Sterling (CEO & Founder of Goldieblox, Honoree), Secretary Sally Jewell (United States Secretary of the Interior, Honoree) and many more.
WHAT: The National Women’s History Museum’s mission is to educate, inspire, empower, and shape the future by integrating women’s distinctive history into the culture and history of the United States. This year’s de Pizan Honors Gala will honor history-makers to ensure that their legacy remains alive. The lives and contributions of the recipients of the de Pizan Honors will have a lasting presence, exhibited on the NWHM website at www.nwhm.org. Additionally, the Museum plans to feature a permanent “de Pizan” display in the Museum once it is built.
WHERE: Arena Stage, Mead Center for American Theater
1101 6th St SW
Washington, DC 20024
WHEN: Monday, November 17, 2014
5:30PM: VIP Buffet Dinner Reception and Silent Auction
7:00PM: Program
On Tuesday, November 18, José Andrés and ThinkFoodGroup will host Sean Brock—the James Beard Award-winning Chef of McCrady’s and Husk Restaurants—at America Eats Tavern to celebrate his new cookbook: Heritage. For $60, tickets include a taste from the cookbook courtesy of America Eats Tavern Head Chef Nate Waugaman, local wines from Virginia’s own Trump Winery, and a signed copy of the book.
The reception will take place in the front bar and private dining room in a passed bite/drink format. The restaurant will remain open for business should guests decide to stay for dinner (price not included in ticket).
What: Sean Brock cookbook party at America Eats Tavern
When: Tuesday, Nov 18 from 6:30—8:30pm
Where: America Eats Tavern (1700 Tysons Blvd inside the Ritz Carlton at Tysons Corner; McLean, VA) *By Metro – Silver Line to Tysons Corner
How: To purchase tickets, visit https://nvite.com/BrockatAmericaEats/brockatamericaeats
Peruvian Brothers Charity Pisco Reception at the Embassy of Peru
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Embassy of Peru
1700 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tickets $25.00
Cocktail Attire
Peruvian Brothers Catering: Pan con Chicharron, Pan con Pollo, Pan con Asado, Empanadas
Pisco Sours Courtesy of Macchu Pisco
Live Music Courtesy of Piscura Networking
WHAT:
Speakeasies + Scotch. Burlesque + Bubbles. Jack Rose Dining Saloon is drinking, dining and dressing like it’s 1933, in celebration of Repeal Day on Friday, December 5. Home to the largest whiskey collection in the Western hemisphere, Jack Rose is celebrating the abolition of the booze-prohibiting 18th amendment with its 4th Annual Repeal Day Celebration: an evening of Prohibition-era cocktails and punches, a special speakeasy-style Dram & Grain, a Pappy Van Winkle-themed happy hour, 1930s-inspired prix-fixe menu, burlesque performances and more, from5 p.m. to close.
Happy Hour becomes “Pappy Hour” from 5 to 7:30 p.m., when Jack Rose will offer the full Pappy Van Winkle bourbon and rye whiskey line-up at special pricing. Already one of the only places in the city to try all six hard-to-find bottlings, this rare offering will allow guests to try the cult-favorite Pappy Van Winkle at a discount. Jack Rose’s regular happy hour specials including half-priced bites and beer discounts will also be available.
And nowhere else in the city can people actually “drink like it’s 1933.” But owner and whiskey expert Bill Thomas has curated a selection of 90+ year-old whiskeys distilled between 1910 and 1930, which will be offered a la carte and in special tasting flights throughout the evening. Whiskey fanatics will have the chance to try rarities like the 97-year-old Sam Thompson Pure Rye Whiskey distilled in 1917, 98-year-old Old McBrayerWhiskey distilled in 1916, and 96-year-old Monticello Special Reserve distilled in 1918. Pricing for these antiquities will range from $80-125 per ounce.
The kitchen is going back in time, as Executive Chef Russell Jones has crafted aspecial 1930s-inspired tasting menu of dishes such as Lobster Bisque, Seared Duck Breast with cranberries and Lemon Chess Pie. The four-course prix-fixe menu will be available for $45 all night in the dining saloon. And for those who need a little late-night fuel, guests can nibble on complimentary “Midnight Snacks” such asPimento and Prosciutto Biscuits and Sweet Potato Bread Pudding at 12am in the dining saloon.
And popular cocktail den Dram & Grain, housed in the basement’s hiddenWhiskey Cellar, will convert into a 30s-style speakeasy complete with historic 1920s and 1930s-era bourbons and rye whiskeys, vintage spirits dispensed from the bar’s signature, handmade four-whiskey draft system, and old-time jazz tunes, transporting guests to the era.
Burlesque dancers will perform for spectators throughout the evening while cigarette girls will offer a selection of specially-priced cigars. The cozy upstairs Balcony Room will pour bottomless bubbles for only $20 all night.
And guests are of course encouraged to dress to the nines in flapper dresses and swanky suits, donning their most Prohibition-era attire for a chance to win a reservation for two (plus cocktails) at Dram & Grain.
There is no admission fee to the Repeal Day Party at Jack Rose and is open to the public. For more information, please visit www.jackrosediningsaloon.com or call202-588-7388.
WHO: Jack Rose Dining Saloon
WHEN: Friday, December 5, 2014
5 p.m. – close
“Pappy Hour”: 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Jack Rose Dining Saloon
2007 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
DC’s largest cocktail party celebrates the passage of the 21st amendment ending the prohibition of alcohol in December 1933. The DC Craft Bartenders Guild honors this anniversary in grand fashion with a black tie event to be held this year at the Carnegie Library on Saturday December 6. VIP entry will begin an hour early at 8:00pm and general admission begins at 9:00. Ticket prices are $120 for VIP and $80 for General Admission. The event features 29 local mixologists and seven renowned out-of-towners.
Visiting craft bartenders include; Tony Abou-Ganim, the Modern Mixologist of Las Vegas, NV; Jackson Cannon of the Hawthorne and Eastern Standard in Boston, MA; Nicole Lebedevitch of Lincoln Tavern and Restaurant in Boston, MA; Kevin Diedrich of Kimpton Hotels in San Francisco, CA; Adam Segar, Corporate Mixologist for Ipic Entertainment in Chicago; Phoebe Esmon of The Yachtsman and Emmanuelle Philadelphia, PA and; Christian Gaal of Emmanuelle and Spirit Animal in Philadelphia, PA. These masters of mixing from around the country will be intermingled with DC favorites such as Dan Searing, Owen Thomson, JoJo Valenzuela, Todd Thrasher, Brian McBaine, Chantal Tseng, Duane Sylvestre and many others.
This is the largest Repeal Day celebration in the US and DC’s largest cocktail party each year. In its 7th year, the DC Repeal Day Ball will donate a portion of the proceeds to The Museum of the American Cocktail. This nonprofit organization is dedicated to education in Mixology and preserving the rich history of the American Cocktail. DCCBG Co-Founder, Gina Chersevani says “This event is a toast to the 81 years that this country has NOT been dry. We love to get dressed up and celebrate the craft to which we have dedicated our careers.”
The evening will feature catering by Occasions and live entertainment by Blue Crescent Syncopators, a brass jazz band, in the Library’s Map Room. Guests can take home a memento from the black & white photo booth featuring décor and props from the 1930s.
Tickets are available at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/
DC Craft Bartender’s Guild was established in 2008. Its tenants are Professionalism, Knowledge, Hospitality, Outreach and Civic Engagement. Each member holds themselves to a high standard with these in mind. More information and an interactive map can be found at http://www.dccraftbartendersguild.org
