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July 2007 - Posts
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August 2: Sample the products of a wine tradition that began in Roman times at this five-course Lebanese wine dinner held at Tabaq that will pair choices from several Lebanese wineries with chilled red-pepper-and-tomato soup, goat cheese and roasted vegetables Read More...
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Restaurant Week is almost here! Starting on Monday, August 6th, and lasting through Sunday, August 12th, participating restaurants will offer three-course lunches for $20.07 and/or dinners for $30.07. Check out the lengthy list of places featuring meal Read More...
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Tonight and Saturday night, Spanish flamenco singers, dancers and musicians will perform at Taberna del Alabardero during special dinners that start with an array of tapas followed by gazpacho, tuna with a pepper-and-white-wine sauce and a honey-glazed, Read More...
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Legal Sea Foods ' Golden Triangle branch (2020 K St. NW; 202-496-1111) will close tomorrow. The talents behind Georgetown’s cosmopolitan Peacock Cafe will transform the clubby digs into a stylish spin-off called Peacock Grande Cafe that's slated to open Read More...
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They make you walk around with a horse stick and blow a whistle. That'll teach you to tell someone it's your birthday. Read More...
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Central Michel Richard photo: Mimi Le Central Michel Richard 1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (11th St.) Washington, DC 20004 202-626-0015 Food Decor Service Cost 26 24 24 $58 At this “sleek” French–New American bistro in Penn Quarter, patrons can “experience Read More...
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By Jacqueline Wasilczyk Former 'Top Chef' contestant Lee Anne Wong chats with Zagat Buzz about cooking with 'No Reservations' No Reservations courtesy of Warner Bros. Top chefs are making their move to the big screen, and while they've yet to land leading Read More...
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Chef Fabio Trabocchi is leaving Maestro in mid-August to become chef-partner at NYC's Fiamma Osteria (where Catherine Zeta-Jones recently boned up for her role as a chef in the upcoming movie No Reservations ). Fans of Trabocchi, a native of the northern Read More...
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Chicago-based mixologist Bridget Albert won the festival's Bar Chef competition. photo: Carla Spartos The fifth annual Tales of the Cocktail wrapped up in New Orleans yesterday. For those who couldn't make it to the five-day gathering of cocktail enthusiasts, Read More...
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By Jacqueline Wasilczyk Hung Huynh swears he's a humble guy. Humble Hung? photo: Virginia Sherwood, Bravo Just as properly beaten egg whites are critical to the success of a soufflé, a “cheftestant” who can be counted on to inject a little drama into Read More...
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As anyone who's ordered a $15 pom-chai-lychee-tini at a splashy, big-production restaurant knows, cocktails are a key feature of the modern dining experience, with drink lists designed by celebrity mixologists like Dale DeGroff becoming more and more Read More...
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Dale DeGroff, left, confers with judge Ted Allen of Top Chef at the fest's Bar Chef competition. photo: Carla Spartos Perhaps no one has had a greater influence on the American cocktail renaissance than mixologist Dale DeGroff. Walk into any restaurant Read More...
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Ted Breaux serving his Lucid absinthe at Tales of the Cocktail. photo: Carla Spartos Seemingly everywhere you turn here at Tales of the Cocktail , someone’s pushing absinthe, the bitter, anise-flavored spirit distilled from wormwood made famous by Belle Read More...
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Audrey Saunders at Commander's Palace. photo: Carla Spartos On a recent episode of Top Chef , one of the contestants, Hung, complained that cocktails are not appropriate for pairing with the "refined, beautiful, elegant food I cook." He was chafing at Read More...
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Bistro L'Hermitage photo: Susan Kirby Francophiles will be buzzing down Route 95 to check out this new midpriced French bistro set to open by the end of the month near the Occoquan Marina in Woodbridge, where they’ll be treated to chef-owner Hector Guerra’s Read More...
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A morning seminar kicks off with a Smoker's Delight cocktail. photo: Carla Spartos The genius of Tales of the Cocktail is that while most conferences are packed with presentations, roundtables and meetings, all seemingly a pretense for the marathon drink-a-thons Read More...
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After 35 years of sass and steaks, DC's Palm will take a break in August for renovations that will open up the front of the restaurant with folding-glass walls. They're also adding a glass-enclosed veranda with private dining rooms. Yes, Virginia, when Read More...
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The fifth-annual Tales of the Cocktail , a five-day gathering of cocktail geeks, bar chefs, booze marketers, journos and assorted other "connoisseurs" gets underway tomorrow, July 18th, in New Orleans, and Zagat Buzz will be on hand to bring you the highlights. Read More...
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At the end of July, four recent Georgetown University graduates will open Sweetgreen in the former Little Tavern space, where the chef-crafted and create-your-own salad combos, wraps and frozen yogurt with fruit toppings can be grabbed on the go or eaten Read More...
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The Upper Northwest offshoot of Rock Creek , Bethesda's health-conscious New American, seems destined to outshine its parent with its eye-popping 22-ft. faux tree, ‘flowing water’ walls and sumptuous banquettes; it shares the original's commitment to Read More...
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At last, Roberto Donna's Italian wood-burning pizza oven is up and running at his Bebo Trattoria , which opened in Crystal City in November. Anyone who remembers the audible crackle of the crust when Julia Child and Donna sampled the pizza that he made Read More...
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On Wednesday, July 18th, put on your swing dancing shoes for a swanky evening at Posh , where a three-course prix fixe dinner ($35 per person) is available from 6–7:30 PM, in addition to the regular menu; after the meal, kick up your heels to the sounds Read More...
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The food may be bad, but at least the service is slow. Read More...
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Greek fisherman's stew is replacing gumbo at Cashion's Eat Place now that its founders, chef Ann Cashion and her business partner John Fulchino, have handed the keys over to its new owners, John Manolatos, longtime sous chef, his brother, George, and Read More...
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IndeBleu's dining room now has burnt-orange walls accented by lively art. photo: Mimi Le Debuting on Friday, July 13th, is the democratization of IndeBleu , the posh Penn Quarter dining destination that has reinvented itself into a more casual eatery Read More...
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As part of Restaurant Week, Equinox will offer a three-course dinner menu for $30.07. It's that time again! DC's Restaurant Week will take place this summer from August 6th–12th, when participating restaurants will offer three-course lunches for $20.07 Read More...
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Station 9 Mimi Le Set in a former 1912 post office on U Street, Station 9 exudes a sophisticated vibe that matches its midpriced Contemporary American fare; an upstairs area, open for now on weekends only, offers casual perches for specialty cocktails Read More...
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RedRocks, an affordable Italian, opens this week in a spiffily renovated Columbia Heights row-house, adding another gentrified dining option to this burgeoning neighborhood; its brick-walled bar, cozy dining rooms and patio tables invite casual get-togethers Read More...
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Enjoy Bastille Day–inspired menu specials in the dining room at Les Halles through July 14th. On Friday, July 13th – the day before Bastille Day – fortify yourself with crêpes, French cheese, pâté and champagne, then laissez le bon temps roulez (let the Read More...
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It seems that the owner, the chef and I have lost interest. Read More...
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Italophiles will have a blast on Sunday, July 8th. First of all, there's Festa Italiano , an outdoor street festival at 3rd and F streets NW (11:30 AM–5:30 PM). But there's also "Food, Film, and Friendship, Italian Style," a discussion featuring Mario Read More...
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Kick off your Bastille Day celebration one week early on July 7th on the grounds of the French Embassy, which will feature buffets of traditional and modern French fare plus a champagne toast, a martini bar, a beer garden and wine stations; there will Read More...
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Some people consider Saturday, July 7th, the luckiest day of the year because there is a triple seven in the date (7/7/07). To celebrate, Café MoZU at the Mandarin Oriental will offer a special seven-course dinner featuring an assortment of sushi and Read More...
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