Pic From Taste of Arlington's Website.
This is a good weekends for DCFüdies.
Friday:
Chef Spike Mendelsohn’s new kosher deli truck, Sixth and Rye, will be at Sixth and I for lunch.
Saturday:
Fojol Brothers will be present at DC Craft Mafia’s Spring-Thing (a craft show). Wholefoods will be giving away free bananas.
Fiesta Asia (Sixth Annual National Asian Heritage Festival) will have a variety of Asian food.
Biagio’s Sample day is this weekend too, which means free chocolate and wine tastings. There are two other wine tastings within a block at the same time, A.M. Wineshop (which only carries French wines), and Ansonia (which also has prepared foods). De Vinos might have tastings as well.
Clyde’s of Columbia’s Inaugural Craft Beer Tasting & Festival, 1:00 – 8:00 pm, outdoors by the lake.
Sunday:
Taste of Arlington is nice because you get to try small plates of food from various local restaurants in one place. I’ve been going for years, and covered it for local TV a few years ago.
Sound Bites, a food and music festival that benefits DC Central Kitchen will be at the the 9:30 Club of Sunday between 5pm and 10pm.
Israel Street Festival will be in Fairfax from noon till 5pm. Isreali food will be available to purchase from Shaul’s Kosher Market.
-JAY
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In my Inbox last minute:
Free Chocolate Sample Day
As the new owner of Biagio Fine Chocolate, I would like to cordially invite you to this month’s free chocolate sample day. We will be sampling the following chocolates Saturday 5/20/11, 3 PM to 6 PM:
Edel White Chocolate – Weiss
Jivara – Valrhona 40%
Fleur de Sel Caramel – Recchiutti
Manorle – Amedei
Madecasse 63%, 67%, and 80%!
Guanaja – Valrhona
Puertomar – Domori
Papouasie – Pralus 75%
Pleasure Bar – New Tree 73%
1st cru de Plantation Los Ancones – Michel Cluizel
Fran’s Classic Caramel Sauce
Guittard Iced Hot Cocoa
Creole Bar – Vosges
Tonka Bar – Artisan du Chocolat
Creme de Noisette Hazelnut paste – Pralus
White Chocolate Nibble Bar – Askinosie
We will also have Chloe Doutre-Roussells gift book package on sale for $12.95 from $22.95
Though we will not be sampling wine this month, other specials and surprises await you, including some door prizes! Please stop by and have some amazing chocolate. Please do not miss this event!
Saturday | May 21 | 3pm – 6pm
Taza Stone Ground Chocolate
Complimentary – no R.S.V.P. needed. You are welcome to forward this invitation to your friends, family, co-workers and even share it on your fb page.
What is Sample Day? It is a monthly event that has been wildly successful with our customers. We will have over a dozen varieties of some of the world’s best chocolate available for tasting. Sample day is held in our Studio B gallery, the tasting room/gallery behind Biagio Fine Chocolate.
Our Senior Chocolate Specialists will be on hand to discuss the chocolate making process, answer your questions, and help you choose the perfect chocolate for your palate.
We carefully select chocolate from the best makers in the world for you to experience in one place.
I hope to see you at the event.
Cordially,
Robert Cabeca