DC Area Nightlife, Entertainment and Recreation
Last year’s Mardi Gras was one of the biggest parties in decades for the Big Easy. According to the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau more than one million revelers celebrated in New Orleans. In 2012, Fat Tuesday falls on February 21 and the Crescent City promises to keep the good times rolling. For those… read more »
When Chinese New Year arrives in January, revelers will celebrate the arrival of the year of the Dragon. Many will observe the event by enjoying an Oriental feast of traditional fare. During my travels in China, I tried numerous unusual foods such as pig penis, chicken feet and duck tongue worthy of Anthony Bourdain, but… read more »
The Singapore Sling is a drink that most have heard of, but few have tried. Its exotic moniker conjures up images of a faraway place; a colorful destination on the other side of the globe. If you’re adventurous, Singapore is a perfect site for a cocktail pilgrimage. Visiting this tiny Southeast Asian nation is a… read more »
In October, Jacqueline Geyfman and Roxanne Dillon launched Host a Toast, a hospitality company dedicated to creating custom, in-home food, wine and spirits events. Both women bring extensive experience in the adult beverage and event planning industries and have partnered with top sommeliers, mixologists, chefs, retailers and caterers around DC, Maryland and Virginia on the… read more »
In an age of multi-national conglomerates and mass distribution, Becky and Scott Harris, owners of the award-winning Catoctin Creek Distilling Company in Purcellville, VA, are quite literally bringing back the concept of a “mom and pop” business. On a recent Sunday afternoon, Scott was preparing to show some visitors around the family’s small and non-descript… read more »
When Halloween rolls around, bars across the DC area will fill their drink menus with creepy cocktails bearing ghoulish names like the “Witches Brew” or “Black Widow.” While it may be fun to drink a “bloody” Cosmo with a floating eyeball garnish, I prefer to step back in history for timeless classic with a spooky… read more »
From tastings to clubs, bourbon is everywhere; it’s as American as apple pie. So American in fact, September has been decreed National Bourbon Heritage month by order of Congress. Several restaurants in our area have a strong selection of bourbon and to prepare for the month ahead, I had the pleasure of visiting them. In… read more »
What do you get when you cross one of Washington’s most innovative and crafty bar chefs with a New Zealand spirit that prides itself on being offbeat? The answer is Gina Chersavani’s Up in Smoke, an award-winning cocktail forged from 42 Below Vodka, marigold and topped with an alluring poof of smoked cotton candy
Drinking sweet tea – the sweeter, more sugary, relative of regular tea – is one of the oldest and most bourgeois Southern traditions. In the movie, “Steel Magnolias” Dolly Parton’s character called sweet tea “the house wine of the South.” On a blazing summer day, Southerners will swear by the refreshment of a tall cool… read more »
by Jody Kurash Red, white and blue flags will be unfurled nationwide as Americans gear up to celebrate the Fourth of July and our independence. Ten days later, across the Atlantic, France will celebrate its independence with Bastille Day on July 14. Just as the U.S. celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence as… read more »
