From March 29th–April 13th, the Cherry Blossom Festival will inspire kitchen creativity (and deals) at many DC restaurants. At Nage, cherries will be used with duck confit in an empanada, in a chilled soup and in bacon-flavored ice cream; Butterfield 9 will pack a cherry-themed picnic lunch ($55 for two) for dining under the blooms on the nearby Ellipse; Bangkok Joe's will offer three-course lunches ($25.08) and dinners ($35.08); and Mio will donate 50% of the $15 price of its decadent, cherry-sauced foie gras dish to the NPS Cherry Tree Replacement Fund. For more festival information, go to www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org.