The next happy hour will be at the new location of El Centro D.F., and is hosted by D’Angela of BonAppeDee. Please RSVP here.
-JAY
The next happy hour will be at the new location of El Centro D.F., and is hosted by D’Angela of BonAppeDee. Please RSVP here.
-JAY
The June DC Food Blogger Happy Hour will be hosted (by me) at Cuba Libre on June 5th. They are even extending their Happy Hour Specials until 8pm for us. Please RSVP for the event on the DCFBHH Facebook page.
BTW, I have it on good authority (from July’s host) that the July DCFBHH will be on Wednesday July 10th instead of first Wednesday so as to not have it so close to July 4th. I won’t slip the news about the venue, but it is one of my favorites.
BTW, Graffiato’s next Industry Takeover Night is Monday June 3rd. These are amazing events with free appetizers, big crowds, and drink specials. They are first Mondays every month at 10pm.
-JAY
Thank you Dalphne of Go Gastronomy for hosting an awesome Food Blogger Happy Hour earlier this month. Outstanding Mixologist, Anthony Rivery (of Last Exit/Tonic and Done Like Dundee Gone Like Ghandi) was on hand to make us some of his signature cocktails (he created Last Exit’s drink menu).
Off the Small Plates menu, I recommend the popcorn (the cinnamon sugar version is good but the smoked paprika version is outstanding), cheese/charcuterie plate, and flat bread. The soup du juor was the standout dish; it was the best Italian Wedding Soup I’ve had. The soup (which is available as a cup but unfortunately not as a bowl) consisted of a tasty clear both, spinach, tender beer/pork meatballs, and Ancini de Pepe pasta.
Anthony featured two of his creatons as drink specials, the Chelsea (Celery infused tequila, rosemary, Cocchi Americano, fresh lemon) and the Beatrice (Beet & ginger infused gin, Dolin Rouge Vermouth, fresh lemon, Bitter Truth Jerry Thomas’ Own Decanter Bitters, celery bitters). Both were excellent, and while several attendees preffered the Chelsea former, I was partial to the Beatrice (since I am a fan of beets and ginger).
Next time I am at Last Exit, I will try the Desiree (Pink peppercorn and cilantro-infused vodka, Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur, fresh grapefruit, lemon bitters).
-JAY
Daphne of Go Gastronomy is hosting the next DC FBHH! Anthony of DLDGLG bartends at Last Exit, so he will be with us on the venue’s side.
-JAY
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