Candy Cane Cocktail Party
Sunday, December 5
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Hummingbird
220 S. Union Street
Celebrate the season and small business with a For the Love of Local holiday week kickoff party at Hummingbird. Join the OTBD for cocktails & light bites. The first 30 people to purchase a ticket will receive a custom canvas swag bag with goodies from local independently-owned businesses. Sponsored by Kristen Jones Real Estate. Event Link.
La Famosa will partner with local rum distillery, Cotton & Reed, to host a holiday-themed coquito class and demo. Led by chef/owner Joancarlo Parkhurst and GM/Beverage Director, Phil Guernsey, the class will teach guests how to make Puerto Rico’s popular Christmas drink, coquito. Held at the Cotton & Reed Distillery on Sunday, December 12 at 1PM, the event includes:
- Demonstration of a no-cook coquito recipe
- Demonstration of a new seasonal cocktail, La Pera made with house-made spiced rum, fresh passionfruit and pear nectars, ginger beer, and grated nutmeg
- Seasonal bites from the La Famosa kitchen, including Coquito Bread Pudding (a new creation from Parkhurst not on the La Famosa menu), assorted Puerto Rican holiday cookies including Mantecaditos and Besitos de Coco, and Mezcla Sandwiches (mezcla is a cheese spread made with ham and pimento peppers)
- Take-home recipe cards for: Coquito, Pumpkin Spice Coquito, La Pera, Coquito Bread Pudding and Coquito Latte
- One 750 ml bottle of Cotton & Reed Mellow Gold Rum
- One bottle of La Famosa’s coquito base
Tickets, which can be purchased here, are available for $75 each.
Park Hyatt Washington, D.C. will host a Winter 2022 Park Hyatt Masters of Food & Wine, a seasonal culinary & beverage experience on Saturday, January 29. This culinary gathering salutes the ingredients, flavors, and talents of local chefs, regional artisans, and sommeliers. On January 29, guests will join newly appointed Chef de Cuisine Drew Allen along with Blue Duck Tavern General Manager and Sommelier Joseph Cerione, Pastry Chef Colleen Murphy, and Valrhona Executive Pastry Chef North America Guillaume Roesz, for an exploration of rich artisanal chocolates and bold wine pairings. This unique experience is priced at $150 per person, which includes a demonstration in chocolate tempering and the creation of chocolate bars followed by a tasting and lecture on couverture and chocolate pairings. This experience is followed by a reception where guests will enjoy small bites and eight different Valrhona chocolates paired with wines. Attendees will also take-home chocolates made by Chef Roesz, to pair with suggested wines to replicate the experience for their loved one this Valentine’s Day. This intimate event is limited to 20 guests and reservations are required.
Guests can look forward to featured dishes such as Pecan Praline Crémeux with vanilla opalys whipped ganache; Mara Colada Chocolate Bonbon with passion fruit inspiration; Dulcey Hazelnut Travel Cake with Dulcey ganache; Araguani Tartlet; Rohan Duck with cocoa nib, opalys parsnips and orange; Foie Brûlée with oriado, hazelnuts and figs, as well as Berkshire Pork Belly with abinao. Featured chocolates include Milk Chocolate: Amatika, Jivara, Bahibe, Azelia; Dark Chocolate: Andoa, Guanaja, Araguani, P125 Coeur de Guanaja; Raspberry Inspiration and Pecan Praline, Hazelnut Praline.
WHERE: Park Hyatt Washington, D.C.
Blue Duck Tavern Tea Cellar
1201 24th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
WHEN: Saturday, January 29, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The chocolate demonstration begins at 3 p.m. followed by a standing
reception at 4 p.m.
HOW: Tickets are available for purchase through the website at: https://www.exploretock.com/blueducktavern/event/318025/masters-food-wine-with-valrhona-chocolate. Space is limited and reservations are required. For additional information on other Park Hyatt Masters events in renowned destinations around the world, please visit www.mastersfoodandwine.com.
In celebration of Black History Month, Hotel Zena hosts – Black Her-Story Makers Market – on Saturday, February 26. The event highlights 18 DC-area Black female artisans, makers, and business owners who all share a forward-thinking mission and will showcase their creations and services.
What: A trunk show event highlighting 18 DC-area Black female artisans, makers, and businesses. With a DJ playing music and craft cocktails and menu of snacks on offer from Figleaf, guests and locals will enjoy an afternoon celebrating Black visionaries. There will also be a sweets counter to build your own cookies and doughnuts, from Chef Caitlin’s Confectionery Counter. Following the event, all participating makers will have the opportunity to showcase their items in Hotel Zena’s Z-Shed shop which will feature a curated collection of local women makers during the month of March for Women’s History Month.
When: Saturday, February 26, 2022, from 12:00pm – 5:00pm EST
Where: Figleaf Bar & Lounge at Hotel Zena: 1155 14th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20005
Participating Women Makers: Bath Nut; 3Shades Chic; Black Nerd Coffee; Cheryl’s Bracelet Bar; Carra Hosiery; Ajahmure Beauty; Lizzmore; The Popcorn Bag DC; Creative Pounds; Eight Royale; Soultry; Pillow Byrd; Garçon Mélaniné & Co; Black Mint Interiors; Charismatic Creations LLC; Therapy With a Twist; Janet and Jol; Faith Hunter, Spiritually Fly
The Wharf and Kirwan’s Irish Pub are excited to celebrate all things Irish at Ireland at The Wharf. During the festival, guests can thrill to the sound of bagpipers, listen to live music from 19th Street Band, Danny Burns and the Ben-David band on the main stage, watch authentic Irish dance performances from the Boyle School of Irish Dance and lift a pint in the Guinness beer garden on District Pier. The event is free to the public and all ages are welcome; guests must be 21+ to consume alcohol.
WHEN: Saturday, March 19, 2022 from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM
WHERE: District Pier at The Wharf, 101 District Square SW, Washington, DC 20024
Anime Movies Days at The Wharf Return (3/26-3/27)
The Wharf is celebrating the globally popular Japanese genre of anime with an outdoor anime movie festival on March 26 & 27 on Transit Pier. Anime Movie Days at The Wharf includes favorites like Steamboy, Okko’s Inn, A Letter to Momo, The Sky Crawlers, and more. Anime movie screenings take place each day at 2pm, 4:30pm, and 7pm. Tickets are $10 per person, and drinks and snacks are available at the Cantina Bambina concession window.
Anime Movies Days at The Wharf Return (3/26-3/27)
The Wharf is celebrating the globally popular Japanese genre of anime with an outdoor anime movie festival on March 26 & 27 on Transit Pier. Anime Movie Days at The Wharf includes favorites like Steamboy, Okko’s Inn, A Letter to Momo, The Sky Crawlers, and more. Anime movie screenings take place each day at 2pm, 4:30pm, and 7pm. Tickets are $10 per person, and drinks and snacks are available at the Cantina Bambina concession window.
After going virtual in 2020, DC Central Kitchen’s iconic Capital Food Fight returns live and in person for a raucous night of fighting hunger on April 7th at The Anthem, presented by craigstable. Tickets on sale starting Friday, February 18th at capitalfoodfight.org.
First hosted in 2004 by DC Central Kitchen Board Chair Emeritus José Andrés, Capital Food Fight has long been a favorite event of food lovers, TV stars, and philanthropists alike. Some of the District’s biggest culinary names have battled on the Capital Food Fight stage over the years, and 2022 will be no different! Cranes Chef/Partner Pepe Moncayo, Chef Brittanny Anderson from Leni, Oohh’s & Aahh’s Chef Oji Abbott, and The Point DC’s Executive Chef Benjamin Lambert will face off in head-to-head cook-offs on the main stage featuring secret ingredients. Each dish will be judged by a panel of culinary icons, including Top Chef’s lead judge, restaurateur, and James Beard award-winning chef Tom Colicchio, Food Network star and renowned chef Maneet Chauhan, Top Chef season 10 winner and star of truTV’s Fast Foodies Kristen Kish, and James Beard award-winning chef and TV personality Andrew Zimmern.
Celebrity chef and DC-based restaurateur, Spike Mendelsohn, and local media personalities Tommy McFly and Kelly Collis return as the evening’s host and MC’s, respectively, to keep things entertaining from the main stage with one of DC’s most in-demand performers, DJ Neekola, on the decks all night long as attendees feast on delicious bites from more than 50 of the DMV’s best restaurants.
Tickets are available for purchase at www.capitalfoodfight.org starting on Friday, February 18th at 9 am. General admission tickets are $325, with VIP access going for $550. VIP ticket holders will have exclusive access to the second floor with balcony seating and full open bar. All proceeds from the event, including donations and silent auction, go to support DC Central Kitchen’s ongoing mission to use food as a tool to strengthen bodies, empower minds, and build communities.
Capital Food Fight is a 100% vaccinated, 21 and older event. All attendees and staff must present proof of vaccination at the door. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.capitalfoodfight.org.
Toast to the Festival season and celebrate spring in style during the National Cherry Blossom Festival’s Pink Tie Dinner Party, on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 6:30 PM returning to the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, with venue host, TCMA (A Drew Company).
The Festival encourages attendees to don their finest pink, spring-inspired attire for an evening of dazzling entertainment, incredible cuisine, and joyful celebration. Tickets are available now. New this year, the annual fundraising event will take on a new dinner party format — an exclusive twist on the fabulous and beloved celebration.
In addition to festive entertainment, attendees will enjoy a welcome reception with sushi and sake tasting, internationally-
Tickets are limited and can be purchased HERE for $250 per person. Attendees are required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination to access the event. All proceeds from the event and silent auction will go to help keep most events by National Cherry Blossom Festival, a 501(c)3 organization, free and open to the public.
Additional support for the Pink Tie Dinner Party is provided by Amazon, ARTECHOUSE DC and Alto Experience, Inc. Media partners include Washingtonian and the Washington Blade.
For more information, please visit bit.ly/PinkTieDinnerParty.
Immigrant Food+: FRI, 4/29 – Dinner hosted by author + Stanford professor, Dan Jurafsky
On April 29th, Immigrant Food+ and the Planet Word Museum are teaming up to host Stanford Professor and Author of “The Language of Food,”’ Dan Jurafsky, for an exclusive dinner. The dinner will take you on a journey that explores the roots of seafood’s connections to global cuisines. You will learn (and taste) the connections between dishes like Peru’s ceviche, Japan’s tempura, and Britain’s fish and chips! In this 24-seat, private experience, Professor Jurafsky’s unique style will entertain and educate diners about the incredible story of food’s global journeys, while Immigrant Food’s chef, Mile Montezuma, presents a specially curated, four-course menu with unique wine pairings.
