Feb
11
Thu
Chinese New Year at The Source @ The Source
Feb 11 @ 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

The Source will ring in Chinese New Year with a one-night-only special event that will include a festive prix-fixe menu honoring the Year of the Monkey by executive chef, Scott Drewno, on February 11, 2016, along with a spectacular lion dance taking place at 6:30 p.m.

Drewno created a three-course menu that begins with a Whole Jumbo Head-on Prawn, which represents family togetherness, along with smoked Chinese bacon and garlic-scallion sauce. The second course, which represents the five blessings of the New Year including longevity, riches, peace, wisdom, and virtue, includes Cumin-Soy Marinated Wagyu NY Strip with a five vegetable stir-fry. The final course includes Monkey Bread Sticky Cake with tangerine ice cream, which was chosen because the pronunciation of the word“tangerine” sounds much like the pronunciation of the word “monkey” in Mandarin.

Prior to dinner, guests will also have the opportunity to indulge in five live-action stations with food from guest Chef Erik Bruner-Yang of Toki Underground and Maketto and Chef Danny Lee of Mandu. Expect delicacies such as Whole Suckling Pig; Chinese New Year Dumplings; Chinese Hot Pot with Claims; Dduk Guk; and Steamed Rice Pouches. The entire evening is priced at $85 per person with an additional $35 per guest for an optional wine pairing.

From February 8th to the 19th, the restaurant will offer a special Chinese New Year tasting menu in lieu of regular tasting menus. Highlights include Chinese New Year Dumplings with Cauliflower, Pork, and Lobster; Scallion Flower Rolls with Fermented Black Bean & Mushroom Chutney; and Whole Roasted Chicken with Satsuma-Pepper Sauce and Crispy Garlic. This menu is priced at $110 per guest, with an additional $45 for a wine pairing. Regular a la carte items will also be available.

Rounding out the holiday, chef Drewno will host guest chef Peter Chang who together will collaborate on a special menu that will be available in the lounge on February 17. The cocktail reception-style dinner begins at 7PM and is priced at $75 per person for unlimited food and beverage.

For more information about The Source’s Chinese New Year celebrations or to make reservations, visit www.wolfgangpuck.com or call202-637-6100.

Feb
12
Fri
Bite Me: A Pairing Menu of Local Provisions & Concoctions @ Harper Macaw Chocolate Factory
Feb 12 @ 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Indulge your senses while enjoying some local DC love. Curated and hosted by Harper Macaw, DC’s new chocolate factory in Northeast, this incredibly unique collaboration pairing of local eats and drinks includes 16 local makers and purveyors in a 4 course fixed pairing menu.

Local purveyors include Atlas Brew Works, Baku Beverage, Capital Kambucha, Compass Coffee, Dangerously Delicious Pies, DC Brau, Element [Shrub], Gordy’s Pickle Jar, Harper Macaw, Leonora Bakery (Northside Social), On Rye, Pie Sisters, Red Apron, Sona Creamery, True Tonics and wines provided by Schneider’s of Capitol Hill.

This event is not restricted to couples. Groups and singles are welcome. Tickets are listed asper person, so be sure to select the correct number of tickets.

Guests must be 21+ Please bring a government issued form of ID; we will be verifying age upon entry.

Whenever possible, we suggest guests arrive and depart via ride share services such as Lyft, Uber, or taxi. Public transportation to the factory is limited to bus lines from the Rhode Island and Brookland Metro stops.  Guest parking is available at the factory and at neighboring retail parking lots. If you drive please drink alcohol in moderation.

WHERE
Harper Macaw Chocolate Factory – 3160 Bladensburg Road Northeast Washington, DC 20018 – View Map

 

 

Feb
14
Sun
Bite Me: A Pairing Menu of Local Provisions & Concoctions @ Harper Macaw Chocolate Factory
Feb 14 @ 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Indulge your senses while enjoying some local DC love. Curated and hosted by Harper Macaw, DC’s new chocolate factory in Northeast, this incredibly unique collaboration pairing of local eats and drinks includes 16 local makers and purveyors in a 4 course fixed pairing menu.

Local purveyors include Atlas Brew Works, Baku Beverage, Capital Kambucha, Compass Coffee, Dangerously Delicious Pies, DC Brau, Element [Shrub], Gordy’s Pickle Jar, Harper Macaw, Leonora Bakery (Northside Social), On Rye, Pie Sisters, Red Apron, Sona Creamery, True Tonics and wines provided by Schneider’s of Capitol Hill.

This event is not restricted to couples. Groups and singles are welcome. Tickets are listed asper person, so be sure to select the correct number of tickets.

Guests must be 21+ Please bring a government issued form of ID; we will be verifying age upon entry.

Whenever possible, we suggest guests arrive and depart via ride share services such as Lyft, Uber, or taxi. Public transportation to the factory is limited to bus lines from the Rhode Island and Brookland Metro stops.  Guest parking is available at the factory and at neighboring retail parking lots. If you drive please drink alcohol in moderation.

WHERE
Harper Macaw Chocolate Factory – 3160 Bladensburg Road Northeast Washington, DC 20018 – View Map

 

 

Mar
5
Sat
CELEBRATING FOOD! Cooking-Careers- Communications
Mar 5 @ 8:30 AM – 5:45 PM

Les Dames d’Escoffier is delighted to announce “CELEBRATING FOOD! Cooking-Careers- Communications.” On Saturday, March 5, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:45 p.m. at the Universities at Shady Grove, Rockville, Maryland, the DC Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier International will present its tenth Salute to Women in Gastronomy. The $130 fee covers an extraordinary, fun, and educational day-long symposium offering 16 sessions, over 50 speakers, hands-on cooking classes, and a culinary Expo with products, samples, cookbooks, as well as breakfast, lunch, and finale of “Tantalizing Teas and Teacakes.”

Ellie Krieger will serve as keynote speaker with the theme Finding the “Sweet Spot”, Where Delicious and Healthy Meet: Small Changes to Get You There in Cooking and in Life”. Krieger is well known as the host of Food Network’s hit show “Healthy Appetite,” and is a James Beard Foundation and IACP award winner, a New York Times bestselling cookbook author, and a weekly columnist for The Washington Post. Other culinary luminaries will lead seminars, including award winning authors, Joan Nathan and Amy Riolo, food writer David Hagedorn, and Osteria Morini pastry chef Alex Levin, and Cathal Armstrong, Chef/Owner Restaurant Eve, to name a few.

Attendees will learn about tricks of the trade, translating chefs’ recipes, BBQ history, Video storytelling, and the magic of International Spice Blends. Find out about Mastering the 5th Taste through Soy Sauce, uncommon spices and in-depth views on local-sustainable food sourcing. Finally, attendees can participate in hands-on classes in yogurt, sushi, Philippine appetizers, and phyllo dough.

Celebrating Food! is sponsored by the Washington DC Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier International.

For more information and to register go to www.lesdamesdc.org  For further information, please email info@celebratingfood.org or call (202) 973-2168. Find us on Facebook at Celebrating Food! by DC Les Dames  or Twitter @LesDamesDC.

Les Dames d’Escoffier Washington, DC. Chapter is a non-profit 501(c)(3) invitational organization of women leaders in the food, beverage, hospitality, and related industries who use their talents and influence for community outreach and through grants, mentoring, scholarships, and educational programs, to help support women to succeed in these industries.

 

Mar
9
Wed
“Koreatown: A Cookbook” Introduction at Maketto @ Maketto
Mar 9 @ 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Chefs Erik Bruner-Yang and James Wozniuk are excited to welcome chef Deuki Hong (Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong, NYC) and writer Matt Rodbard (Contributing Editor at Food Republic) to Maketto for a one-night celebration of their new cookbook “Koreatown: A Cookbook” (Clarkson Potter, February 16, 2016 release date.) Joining them will be chefs Kristen Kish (“36 Hours” on Travel Channel, Top Chef, S10), Stephanie Cmar (Top Chef, S11), Cody Taylor and Jiyeon Lee (Heritage BBQ, ATL.) Guests will enjoy an epic Korean buffet created by the seven chefs, cocktails and beer thanks to James River Distillery and Tiger Beer, and a signed copy of “Koreantown: A Cookbook.” Tickets are $75 (inclusive of tax and gratuity.)

As authorities in the exploding Korean food movement, Deuki Hong and Matt Rodbard spent over two years traveling to Koreatowns all over the U.S. and abroad, researching and interviewing over 100 chefs and businesses. “Koreatown: A Cookbook” features nearly 100 recipes, essays and profiles of Korean food, drink, and culture, including a Kimchi White Chocolate Cookie recipe by chef Erik Bruner-Yang. For more information on the book, visit:www.koreatowncookbook.com.

Tickets on sale now at www.honeycombgrocery.com. Menu highlights include steamed pork and leek jjinppang buns, dakbokkeumtang spicy braised chicken thighs, white chocolate kimchi cookies, and much more. 
Mar
13
Sun
13th Annual Blue Jeans Ball @ Marriott Marquis Hotel
Mar 13 @ 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

13th Annual Blue Jeans Ball Raises Funds to Support the Capital Area Food Bank’s

Delivery of 37 Million Healthy Meals in 2016

 

Just Announced:

  • Auction items from noted American food writer Mark Bittman, and award winning pastry chef Christina Tosi of Momofuku Milk Bar, plus trips to Brazil, the French Riviera and more!
  • The Allen Chapel AME Church Gospel Choir will kick off the program with a live performance
  • 40+ savory and sweet tasting stations to include:

 

o   Cabot Creamery Cooperative

o   Café du Parc

o   Café DuPont

o   City Perch Kitchen + Bar

o   Congressional Seafood

o   Del Campo

o   Fig and Olive DC

o   Ghibellina

o   Lavagna

o   Meat Crafters

o   Oyamel Cocina Mexicana

o   Penn Commons

o   Pinch

o   Pizzeria Paradiso

o   Restaurant Eve

o   Ristorante Tosca

o   Sodexo

o   Sonoma Restaurant & Wine Bar

o   Sotto

o   Stanton & Greene

o   Stonyman Gourmet Farmer

o   Sweet Pearlz Cheesecakes

o   The Fourth Estate at the National Press Club

o   The Melting Pot

o   The Palm Restaurant

o   Thrive DC

o   Two Acre Farm

o   Union Kitchen

o   Vidalia/Bistro Bis/Woodward Table

o   Zeke’s Coffee of DC

 

 

Who:

  • Restaurant co-chairs: Chef Ruth Gresser of Pizzeria Paradiso, Chef Sherry Yard of City Perch Kitchen + Bar, and Chef Jeff Buben of Vidalia, Bistro Bis, and Woodward Table.
  • Emcee, Scott Thuman, ABC7/WJLA-TV and News Channel 8
  • Live entertainment by DJ John Jazz and Miss H.E.R.

 

When:  Sunday, March 13, 2016

                                        5 pm: VIP reception

6 pm: tastings, cocktails and silent auction

8 pm: program & live auction.

 

Where: Marriott Marquis Hotel

                                        901 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Washington, DC  20001

Hotel valet parking available for a fee

How:     $200; the amount the CAFB uses to feed a family of four for almost two weeks 

 

Why:          The Capital Area Food Bank is the largest organization in the Washington metro area working to solve hunger and its companion problems: chronic undernutrition, heart disease and obesity. By partnering with nearly 450 community organizations in DC, Maryland and Virginia, as well as delivering food directly in hard to reach areas, the CAFB is helping 540,000 people each year get access to good, healthy food.  That’s 12 percent of our region’s mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, and grandparents. Visit: capitalareafoodbank.org, or find the CAFB at facebook.com/CapitalAreaFoodBank, and Twitter at @foodbankmetrodc.

 

 

Blue Jeans Ball @ Marriott Marquis
Mar 13 @ 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM

 What:   The 13th annual Blue Jeans Ball, featuring tastings from outstanding area chefs, live music, live and silent auctions. Chefs Ruth Gresser, Sherry Yard and Jeff Buben will lead tastings by 40 of the area’s hottest restaurants and denim-clad guests to raise funds for the Washington metro area’s largest hunger relief organization, which helps 540,000 people each year get access to good, healthy food.

Attendees will taste dishes created in the spirit of wellness, just as the CAFB is committed to offering a menu of wellness to the neighbors it serves. New this year, chefs will be encouraged to showcase nutritious ingredients that the CAFB provides to the VA, DC and MD community: fruit and vegetables, beans, whole grains, protein rich meat, fish, nuts and dairy.          

Who:

  • Restaurant co-chairs: Chefs Ruth Gresser of Pizzeria Paradiso, Sherry Yard of City Perch Kitchen + Bar, and Jeff Buben of Vidalia/Bistro Bis/Woodward Table.
  • Scott Thuman, ABC7/WJLA-TV and News Channel 8
  • Live entertainment by DJ John Jazz and Miss H.E.R.
  • Nancy Roman, CAFB President & CEO
  • CAFB Board of Directors

 

When:  Sunday, March 13, 2016

                5 pm: VIP reception

6 pm: tastings, cocktails and silent auction

8 pm: program & live auction.

 

Where: Marriott Marquis Hotel

                901 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Washington, DC  20001

How:     $200 General Admission; $500 VIP Admission

 

Why:          The Capital Area Food Bank is the largest organization in the Washington metro area working to solve hunger and its companion problems: chronic undernutrition, heart disease and obesity. By partnering with nearly 450 community organizations in DC, Maryland and Virginia, as well as delivering food directly into hard to reach areas, the CAFB is helping 540,000 people each year get access to good, healthy food.  That’s 12 percent of our region’s mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, and grandparents. Visit: capitalareafoodbank.org, or find the CAFB on Facebook atfacebook.com/CapitalAreaFoodBank, and Twitter at @foodbankmetrodc.

Mar
19
Sat
Early Mountain Vineyards Oyster Festival @ Early Mountain Vineyards
Mar 19 @ 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

What:             The popular Early Mountain Vineyards Oyster Festival will return this spring on Saturday, March 19th, with live music, Virginia wine, and seafood from the esteemed Rappahannock Oyster Company who will provide their famous oysters and other creative dishes featuring Virginia’s best seafood. The Rappahannock a la Carte Menu will include:

  • 1/2 dozen raw oysters: $10
  • 1 dozen raw oysters: $20
  • Crab Cakes: $10
  • Stuff’n Muffin: $10

Limited non-seafood selections from Early Mountain Vineyard’s market place menu will be available a la carte and picnic lunches are also welcome out on the back lawn.

Admission includes entry to the festival, an Early Mountain wine tasting and a stemless wine glass as a take-home gift. Guests can also order from Early Mountain’s extensive list of Virginia wines – both from their vineyard as well as others that have been hand-selected from the state – available by the glass and bottle.

The Oyster Festival will take place throughout the vineyard grounds. Tickets are required of all visitors that day. All ages are welcome for a family-friendly fun day. Event will take place rain or shine.

When:          Saturday, March 19th, 12pm-5pm

 

Tickets:        Advance: $15.00

EMV Wine Club Members: $12.00

At the Door*: $20.00

Under 21: Complimentary admission

 

Online tickets are available at store.earlymountain.com/events or by calling us at 540.948.9005.

Advance ticket sales end Friday, March 18th at 11:59 p.m.

 

Where:         Early Mountain Vineyards

6109 Wolftown Hood Road

Madison, Virginia 22727

540.948.9005

 

Cooking Class: Mayflower Hotel’s Famous Banana Bread @ Mayflower Hotel
Mar 19 @ 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
While some hotel restaurants have signature cocktails, and others are known for a particular dish, The Mayflower Hotel has been baking scrumptious banana bread for years — from breakfast menu treats to welcome amenities — using a tried and true recipe since 1963.
In the chef’s kitchen, more than 20,000 bananas are used to bake over 10,000 banana bread loaves each year. Offered quarterly, participants will learn the treasured recipe and enjoy pairings from a local spirits partner that will change seasonally.
Whether it be a girls day out, a couple’s date or even a birthday activity with friends, this class is perfect for sharpening your baking skills & bonding over a fun (and tasty!) experience.
 
Date: Saturday, March 19 2-4:00pm
Location: The Mayflower Hotel;1127 Connecticut Ave NW (between L and Desales St.)
Cost per participant: $35

Tasting vendor: Dolce Vineyard

Reserve your space by emailing edgar@themayflowerhotel.com or calling 202-347-2233 (please include the number of total guests in your party. Payment will be collected day of class). 

Participants will also take home a Mayflower-branded apron.

Apr
1
Fri
Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival @ Maryland State Fairgrounds
Apr 1 @ 2:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Maryland’s largest hoedown returns to the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium on April 1st & 2nd .  The Annual Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival is produced by local Trigger Agency as a benefit to the Spirit of Hope Children’s Foundation.

This year marks the 10th Anniversary production which started very humbly in Timonium, MD and has grown to a National Tour reaching hundreds of thousands of guests from New York to Florida.

The all-you-care-to-taste extravaganza starts with a Friday Night Whole Hog Session from 6:00pm  – 10:00pm. This session will offer a dinner plate of BBQ with all the fixins’ as well as unlimited sampling of bourbon and beer. Saturday sessions run from noon to 6pm. An exclusive VIP only tasting will be held Noon until 2pm and then General Admission will follow from 2pm through 6pm.

A souvenir glass is included with every ticket purchase and offers guests unlimited tastings of 60 of the best craft beers and 75-80 top-notch bourbons. In addition, delicious samples of barbeque from the South’s best Pit Masters will be available throughout the day. The event will offer live music, arts, crafts, memorabilia exhibits and a cigar tent outside for the enthusiast.  Full Schedules and Menus are posted on the website.

“This show has spawned many knock-offs all over the Country – but if the truth be known – we started here at The Fairgrounds ten years ago in one of the smaller buildings.  We even had to postpone the first launch of the show because the Ravens were in the playoffs. To see where we’ve grown and to share it with all the fans is quite an honor.” explains the Festival Founder, Greg Nivens – a Baltimore resident. “We are looking forward to a great 10th Anniversary celebration!”

Guests can expect some fun exciting features this year:

  • The Shrine of Swine is Back – but the whole hogs are always intriguing and new.  Each hog is totally different and even tastes different.
  • New Gaming Area – this includes Corn Hole, Tricycle Racing and Large Format Games
  • All VIP Guests receive a FREE tote bag.
  • Great Live Music is back with some new faces – Drymill Road, the 1974 Band, Super Bueno and GO-GO Gadget, round out the line-up.
  • Fun crowd competitions will be featured on the Main Stage including the Stein Holding Competition, The Drink Like a Lady Contest, Baltimore’s Best Beer Belly, and Two Rounds of Bacon Eating.

General admission to the festival is $39 in advance / $45 on –site and includes admission into the event and a souvenir glass. VIP Saturday admission is SOLD OUT.   The special Friday Night session is $49 per person. Designated Driver admission is also available for $29 and includes admission to the event. Kids 12 and under are free. For more information on purchasing tickets for the Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival, please visitwww.BeerAndBourbon.com or call 800-830-3976. There are thousands of free parking spaces on site, or take the light rail. Please drink responsibly and bring a designated driver.