Jan
29
Mon
Barton Seaver Signs American Seafood at The Salt Line @ The Salt Line
Jan 29 @ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Chef Kyle Bailey and Barton Seaver will collaborate for a special event at The Salt Line. The evening will celebrate the release of Barton’s new book American SeafoodThe event will be a gathering of leaders in the sustainable seafood area and those passionate and curious about it, to continue a conversation that Barton & Kyle have championed through their work – responsible stewardship of America’s waters. To that end, the proceeds from the evening will benefit the Anacostia Riverkeeper, an advocacy group aimed towards protecting and restoring the Anacostia River for all, and the Oyster Recovery Partnership, striving to create a self-sustaining oyster population through ecological restoration that expands economic opportunities in the Chesapeake and Costal Bays.

                        Guests will enjoy a selection of offerings from Chef Bailey and Barton Seaver, inspired by the bounty of America’s waters as well as libations from Maine Beer Company.

WHEN:         Monday, January 29

                        6:00pm – 9:00pm

                        The Salt Line will be closed to the public on this day.

WHERE:       The Salt Line

                        79 Potomac Ave SE

                        Washington, DC 20003

TICKETS:       $75 – Admission & Book

                        $50 – Admission Only

                        Books will also be available for purchase at the event; Barton will speak about his new book and will sign copies. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.bartonseaversaltline.eventbrite.com.

Feb
14
Wed
Mervis Diamonds Valentine Giveaway @ Mervis Diamond Importers
Feb 14 @ 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
MERVIS DIAMOND VALENTINE’S DAY GIVEAWAYJoin Paul Wharton and Sarah Fraser from the Hey Frase Podcast for a fabulous night of Valentine’s Day shopping, book signing, and someone is WINNING diamond studs from Mervis!

Need the perfect Valentine’s Day gift!? We got you. Buy your boo diamond studs starting at $400, gorgeous bangles, and timeless rose gold necklaces for the most romantic day of the year.

Paul Wharton will be doing an exclusive book signing of his NEW book “Pulling It All Together!” Don’t miss this fun night.

Cocktails and light appetizers will be served. We can’t wait to see you!

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Event to be held at the following time, date, and location:

Friday, February 9, 2018 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EST)

Mervis Diamond Importers
1700 K Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20006

Sep
27
Thu
Press vs. Politicians Spelling Bee @ National Press Club
Sep 27 @ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

The National Press Club invites you to join us next Thursday, September 27 for the 2018 Press vs. Politicians Spelling Bee.  Former National Press Club President Thomas Burr will serve as the host, while Dr. Jacques Bailly, the Scripps National Spelling Bee’s official pronouncer, will officiate.  Doors open at 6 p.m. and the Bee will start at7 p.m.

To get tickets go to the National Press Club Spelling Bee page here.

Representing the Politicians are:

  • Rep. Ted Deutch (D-Fla.)
  • Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.)
  • Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.)
  • Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.)
  • Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.)

And for the Press:

  • Alexandra Petri (The Washington Post)
  • Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak (NPR)
  • John M. Donnelly (CQ Roll Call)
  • Todd Gillman (The Dallas Morning News)
  • Tamar Hallerman (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

This event is a fundraiser for the National Press Club Journalism Institute. Tickets are $15 for National Press Club members and $25 for non-members.  We also will have a raffle, cash bar and complimentary snacks.  Hope to see you!

Sep
28
Fri
Washington Antiquarian Book Fair @ Holiday Inn Rosslyn
Sep 28 @ 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Visitors have the rare chance to flip through and purchase a piece of history at the 43rd annual Washington Antiquarian Book Fair: September 28 & ­29, 2018 at Holiday Inn Rosslyn.

WABF is the D.C. region’s only curated festival of rare and collectible books, manuscripts, autographs, maps, drawings and other fine ephemera.

Among this year’s highlights:
­ 1st edition of Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897): bound in publisher’s original cloth
­ Limited­edition copy of Betty Crocker’s Picture Cook Book: signed by the author
­ 1st edition of Thunderball (1961): Ian Fleming’s first novel featuring notorious James
Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld
­ 1st printing of Thomas Pynchon’s 1973 novel, Gravity’s Rainbow
You needn’t be a veteran collector – or a gazillionaire – to enjoy WABF. More than 60 exhibitors
will offer items for all budgets and interests.

WABF director Beth Campbell says the personal nature of WABF is something worth
celebrating, especially “with the advent of doing business online.” She calls WABF “an active
museum, a forum to access diverse knowledge gathered in one place.”

WABF is “about connectedness and discovery,” Campbell says. “The exhibitors are connected
to their collections, each other and the fairgoers. The fairgoers are connected to a particular
genre, author or time. We all discover more when we connect and converse with one another.”

Special features at the 43rd annual WABF include personalized impromptu haikus from
“wordsmith minimalists” Haiku Gals, and the chance to make bookmarks and bind pamphlets
with renowned bookbinder and conservator Jill Deiss of Cat Tail Run Hand Bookbinding.

What: 43rd Annual Washington Antiquarian Book Fair (www.wabf.com)
When: Friday, September 28, 2017: 5pm – 9pm
Saturday, September 29, 2017: 10am – 5pm

Where: Holiday Inn Rosslyn: 1900 Fort Myer Dr., Arlington, VA, 22209
Tickets: Fri. + Sat.: $15. Sat. only: $10 ($5 for students & librarians w/valid ID).
Children 12 & under free. Purchase tickets at wabf.com or at the door.
Find Us: Twitter: @theWABF (#WABF18) / Facebook: facebook.com/thewabf
Contact: Beth Campbell: bcampbell@wabf.com / (202) 363­4999

Sep
29
Sat
Washington Antiquarian Book Fair @ Holiday Inn Rosslyn
Sep 29 @ 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Visitors have the rare chance to flip through and purchase a piece of history at the 43rd annual Washington Antiquarian Book Fair: September 28 & ­29, 2018 at Holiday Inn Rosslyn.

WABF is the D.C. region’s only curated festival of rare and collectible books, manuscripts, autographs, maps, drawings and other fine ephemera.

Among this year’s highlights:
­ 1st edition of Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897): bound in publisher’s original cloth
­ Limited­edition copy of Betty Crocker’s Picture Cook Book: signed by the author
­ 1st edition of Thunderball (1961): Ian Fleming’s first novel featuring notorious James
Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld
­ 1st printing of Thomas Pynchon’s 1973 novel, Gravity’s Rainbow
You needn’t be a veteran collector – or a gazillionaire – to enjoy WABF. More than 60 exhibitors
will offer items for all budgets and interests.

WABF director Beth Campbell says the personal nature of WABF is something worth
celebrating, especially “with the advent of doing business online.” She calls WABF “an active
museum, a forum to access diverse knowledge gathered in one place.”

WABF is “about connectedness and discovery,” Campbell says. “The exhibitors are connected
to their collections, each other and the fairgoers. The fairgoers are connected to a particular
genre, author or time. We all discover more when we connect and converse with one another.”

Special features at the 43rd annual WABF include personalized impromptu haikus from
“wordsmith minimalists” Haiku Gals, and the chance to make bookmarks and bind pamphlets
with renowned bookbinder and conservator Jill Deiss of Cat Tail Run Hand Bookbinding.

What: 43rd Annual Washington Antiquarian Book Fair (www.wabf.com)
When: Friday, September 28, 2017: 5pm – 9pm
Saturday, September 29, 2017: 10am – 5pm

Where: Holiday Inn Rosslyn: 1900 Fort Myer Dr., Arlington, VA, 22209
Tickets: Fri. + Sat.: $15. Sat. only: $10 ($5 for students & librarians w/valid ID).
Children 12 & under free. Purchase tickets at wabf.com or at the door.
Find Us: Twitter: @theWABF (#WABF18) / Facebook: facebook.com/thewabf
Contact: Beth Campbell: bcampbell@wabf.com / (202) 363­4999

Oct
15
Mon
Words & Wine, presented by City Winery DC. @ City Winery DC
Oct 15 @ 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
On October 15th, Chicago-based sommelier, author and founder of Shall We Wine, Regine Rousseau will host an evening of Words & Wine, presented by City Winery DC.
 
During the special event, Rousseau will guide attendees through a unique tasting experience, as she pairs a selection of finely crafted wines with thought-provoking poetry from her new book, Searching for Cloves and Lilies: The Wine Edition. Inspired by love, loss and life experiences, listeners will enjoy fun and flirty ballads, and soulful soliloquies, paired with red and white spirits that inspire similar tastes and flavors.
 
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Date: Monday, October 15th
 
Location: City Winery DC
1350 Okie St NE,
Washington, DC 20002
 
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
 
*Six wines are included in the tasting. Food will be available for purchase a la carte.*
 
Oct
18
Thu
Phillip Greene’s “A Drinkable Feast” Book Signing @ Perry Belmont House
Oct 18 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Cocktail Seminar and Book Signing with Phillip Greene, Author of A Drinkable Feast and Co-Founder of The Museum of the American Cocktail.
Date: Thursday, October 18th
Time: 7pm-9pm
Ticket Price: $60.00
(Must be 21 years of age and have valid photo ID)
A history of the Lost Generation in 1920s Paris told through the lens of the cocktails they loved
In the Prohibition era, American cocktail enthusiasts flocked to the one place that would have them–Paris. In this sweeping look at the City of Light, cocktail historian Philip Greene follows the notable American ex-pats who made themselves at home in Parisian cafes and bars, from Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Gertrude Stein to Picasso, Coco Chanel, Cole Porter, and many more.
A Drinkable Feast reveals the history of more than 50 cocktails: who was imbibing them, where they were made popular, and how to make them yourself from the original recipes of nearly a century ago. Filled with anecdotes and photos of the major players of the day, you’ll feel as if you were there yourself, walking down the boulevards with the Lost Generation.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Phillip Greene is one of the founders of the Museum of the American Cocktail in New Orleans and author of To Have and Have Another: A Hemingway Cocktail Companion and The Manhattan: The Story of the First Modern Cocktail.
He is a sought-after speaker on topics within cocktail history, as well as, a mixology consultant for restaurants and institutions across the world, and he is a regular cocktail columnist for The Daily Beast. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and three daughters.

Nov
6
Tue
Hamilton Hotel Election Night Watch Party @ Hamilton Hotel
Nov 6 @ 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM

From 11 a.m. until 11 p.m., the hotel will livestream local and national election results at 14K Restaurant, which will be outfitted with festive, patriotic décor featuring interactive touches.

  • Guests will be encouraged to not just watch, but engage with the night’s election results through fill-in gubernatorial place mats, oversized thermometers where red races blue for control of the House, and gubernatorial brackets where they can pick their projected winners of senatorial race results. Guests with the most points at the end of the night win special prizes.
  • Throughout the night, guests can also enjoy election-themed bites like the Star-Spangled Burger and partisan, signature cocktails of the night: The Pink Elephant and The Smart Ass.
Nov
10
Sat
YPFP’s Affairs of State Awards Gala and Fundraiser @ Sidney Harman Hall
Nov 10 @ 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM

WHO: Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP)

WHAT: YPFP’s Affairs of State Awards Gala and Fundraiser

WHEN: Saturday, November 10 at 8PM

WHERE: Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004

WHY: YPFP is bursting bubbles and broadening minds at this year’s Annual Affairs of State Awards Gala and Fundraiser, where hundreds of DC’s young professionals will mix and mingle at the hottest foreign policy event of the year. Two awards will be presented to outstanding leaders in foreign policy. This year’s gala is also part of the ongoing “Burst Your Bubble” initiative that challenges traditional approaches to foreign policy conversations. YPFP is hosting events that bring diverse topics, people, and places to the foreign policy space.

ABOUT YPFP

YPFP is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to building the leaders the world needs. Headquartered in Washington, DC with locations in New York City, Brussels, and London, the YPFP network consists of 20,000 rising leaders from 80 countries across the globe.

Nov
13
Tue
Cuba Libre Cookbook Release @ Cuba Libre Restaurant and Rum Bar
Nov 13 @ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

 Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar, located steps from CityCenterDC at 801 9th Street, NW, 20001, will celebrate the release of Chef-Partner Guillermo Pernot’s second cookbook, CUBA COOKS: RECIPES AND DESRETS FROM CUBAN PALADARES AND THEIR CHEFS (October 2018) with a book signing party on Tuesday, November 13.

Guests pay $50 per person to enjoy select open bar to include beer, red and white wine by the glass, house red and white sangria, Pyrat Mojitos, Mango Mojitos and Spiced Cuba Libre’s along with an array of passed and stationary tapas, ceviches, and desserts profiled in CUBA COOKS. Dishes are subject to change, but may include Ceviche de Pez Perro, hog fish ceviche with blackeyes peas, coconut milk, cilantro and cachucha Chile sauce; Sopa de Cilantro, chilled cilantro soup with tempura of clams; Tacos de Berenjenas, malanga tacos with eggplant salad; Buñuelos de Espinaca, spinach and manchego cheese fritters, served with goat cheese sauce; Croquetas de Pollo, chicken croquettes with cachucha aioli; Alitas de Pollo a lo Chino, Chinese barbeque chicken winglets; Tostones con Ropa Vieja de Pato,braised pulled duck legs with Hawaiian toston, as well as Cuban Porchetta, pork belly and pork loin roast with Moros y Cristianos pilaf.  Desserts are just as enticing and include Churros con Chocolate; Macarrones de Coco; Guayaba con Mousse de Queso Crema as well as El Arroz con Leche de Mami Totty.  Cookbooks will also be available for purchase throughout the evening and priced at $40 each.

A vibrant celebration of the island’s bold flavors, creative techniques, and unique inspirations of Cuba’s finest paladares, readers of CUBA COOKS will find a rich variety of dishes which have been adapted from some of the best private restaurants from Old Havana to Santiago de Cuba.  Showcasing a cuisine which marries traditional foundations with modern influences, Pernot and Co-Author Lourdes Castro have thoughtfully collected recipes and stories that reveal a vibrant contemporary cuisine.  Throughout the book, readers will find illuminating and insightful notes about Cuba’s culinary heritage, as well as helpful notes found with every recipe. 

Guillermo Pernot is a nationally renowned chef and restaurateur, and chef-partner at Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar in Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Orlando and Washington, DC. Named “Chef of the Year” by Esquire magazine and one of “America’s Ten Best New Chefs,” by Food & Wine, Pernot is a two-time James Beard Award winner for Best Chef (Mid-Atlantic) and Best Single-Subject Cookbook for Ceviche: Seafood, Salads, and Cocktails with a Latino Twist (Running Press, 2001).   

Lourdes Castro is a professor, recipe developer, and author of three cookbooks, Latin Grilling (Ten Speed, 2011), Simply Mexican (Ten Speed, 2009), and Eat, Drink, Think in Spanish (Ten Speed, 2009). A recurring judge on Food Network’s Beat Bobby Flay, Castro has also appeared on NBC’s Today Show, CBS’s The Early Show and The Talk, and on news and lifestyle programs for Better TV, Univision, Telemundo, and CNN en Español.  Her recipes have also appeared in Food & Wine, Latina magazine, and The New York Times.

 

WHEN:          Tuesday, November 13, 2018, from 6 PM to 8 PM. 

WHERE:       Cuba Libre Restaurant and Rum Bar is located at 801 9th Street, NW, Ste. A, Washington, D.C. 20001;