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2012 RAMMY Award Nominees Announced
It’s RAMMY time. Check out this year’s nominees. Congratulations to all of you.
More »ARTINI Week Three
ARTINI 2012 is underway! Twelve** Eleven talented bartenders have created cocktails inspired by works in the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Every Friday the We Love DC drinks team will wrap up the week’s feature nights with reviews of each ARTINI entry, to culminate at the gala on March 31st. Check out our notes from Week One and [...]
More »Outstanding in the Field – Arcadia Farms
Dinner on a scenic farm? This year’s Outstanding in the Field is @ArcadiaFood, featuring Kyle Bailey & @tiffmacisaac:
More »Capital Brewers: Bill Butcher of Port City
Alexandria-based Port City Brewing has exploded onto the DC brewing scene
More »New Pastry Chef Brings New Desserts to The Source
Our @bonappetitfoodi checked out the desserts at The Source from their new pastry chef, Duane Copeland:
More »FREE FOOD ALERT: Sprinkles Cupcakes in Georgetown
FREE FOOD ALERT! @sprinklesdc will give you 1 free cupcake in honor of their 1 year anniversary from 9 AM – 9 PM:
More »Cooking Classes Around DC
Stop saying you don’t know how to cook and check out all the cooking classes happening around DC:
More »ARTINI: Week Two Feature Nights
Cocktails as challenging & creative as artwork? This week’s #1869ARTINI drinks rocked their inspirations.
More »Food Truck Tracker
Carnivore BBQcourtesy of yostinator Look at that big mess ‘o barbecue. You want one, don’t you? Go get it! Be the first to like. Like Unlike
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Exquisitos Platoscourtesy of Fedward Potz Hump day, slump day? Get yourself over to a food truck. Be the first to like. Like Unlike
More »Sneak Peek: SŪNA Pop-up
The pop-up restaurant phenomenon is taking over DC, but if you are looking for a place to pop your taste bud cherry, here it is. From March 21-25, three incredibly young and talented chefs are taking over the new Living Social event space for a unique culinary collaboration to showcase what they have in store [...]
More »Fun, Flavorful Fundraising: The Embassy Chef Challenge
Perhaps nothing exemplifies a nation’s identity and culture more than its traditional cuisine. Among the highlights of Washington DC are the many cultures represented among its host of communities, international organizations and embassies (more than any other city in the world). Unbeknownst to most of us, hidden talents are creating culinary masterpieces behind the walls [...]
More »Food Truck Tracker
Chocolate Delight Cupcake from Curbside Cupcakescourtesy of BrianMKA Spring is in the air this week! Dine al fresco with some lunch from a food truck. Be the first to like. Like Unlike
More »ARTINI: Week One Features
It is ARTINI season – which might just be the happiest season of all for your We Love DC lushes, who think a combination of fine art and fine cocktails is pretty hard to beat. Hosted by the 1869 Society to benefit the Corcoran Gallery of Art’s “ArtReach” education programs, the ARTINI gala on March [...]
More »Capital Chefs: Tony Chittum of Vermilion (Part 2)
Brussels Sprouts Salad at Vermilion courtesy of bonappetitfoodie Move over, quinoa. Sayonara, root vegetables of winter. This bright salad recipe from chef Tony Chittum combines the sweet flavors of apples and dates, with the savory notes from blue cheese, farro, walnuts and brussels sprouts. It’s a simple and straight forward recipe, but elegant and filling. [...]
More »Capital Chefs: Tony Chittum of Vermilion (Part 1)
Chef Tony Chittum of Vermilion courtesy of bonappetitfoodie Some people seek out their careers, and others have careers that seek out them. The latter was the case for executive chef of Vermilion, Tony Chittum, when he started working in a Mexican restaurant at 14 years old, just washing dishes. “It was easy to get a [...]
More »First Look: Mintwood Place
Mintwood Place in Adams Morgan courtesy of bonappetitfoodie I hear it all the time from chefs in the business and friends alike: “DC needs more casual, neighborhood places.” You know, the type of place that you can walk in, grab a table and get a good, decently priced meal. The kind of place where you [...]
More »Drinks Preview: ARTINI 2012
A gala that combines almost all of my favorite things – parties, drinks and art – into one glamorous mix? Always fantastic. Get ready for the fifth annual love affair of cocktails and art that is ARTINI. Presented by the Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design’s 1869 Society and sponsored by [...]
More »Sunday Supper at Big Bear Cafe
Table is set! courtesy of Big Bear Cafe DC Big Bear Cafe is everything I could ever want and more. A coffee shop that takes its coffee culture seriously in a space that is simple and inviting; a restaurant that serves breakfast until noon, uses good-for-you, farm fresh ingredients, and offers daily, seasonal items; a [...]
More »On This Day in 1934 …
Faith and Insurancecourtesy of daveinshaw As you might know by now, we’re big fans of the DC Craft Bartenders Guild’s annual Repeal Day Ball, which celebrates the national repeal of Prohibition. What you might not know is that DC’s local prohibition law remained on the books for a few more months after the national repeal. [...]
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