• 22Sep

    Upcoming Food Events

    Today is both the DC State Fair and Clarendon Day. Accrding to Gregs List, today is also “Trucktoberfest” at Union Market and the 2012 Veg Fest at Yards Park.

    Cocova has several upcoming free chocolate tastings:

    Cocova‘s El Ceibo Bolivian Chocolate Meet the Maker New Chocolate Bar Launch Event is Tuesday, September 25th, 5pm-7:30pm.

    Cocova has these scheduled as well:

    10/12/12 Askinosie Chocolate Tasting
    10/17/12 Michel Cluizel Chocolate Tasting
    11/1/12 Kallari Chocolate Tasting

    DC Food Blogger Happy Hour is Wednesday October 3rd. It will be at Hank’s Oyster Bar and benefits Pink Jams.

    I just found about about Cowgirl Creamery‘s comlimentary beer and cheese tastings (every Thursday 4-6pm) and wine and cheese tastings (every Friday 4-6pm).

    “The Washington, DC Green Festival will be held on September 29-30, 2012. Doors open September 29, 2012 from 10am – 7pm. and Sunday, September 30, 2012 from 11am to 6pm. The Washington Convention Center is located at 801 Mount Vernon Place Northwest, Washington, DC 20001. Attendees can simply ride up on their bikes, park with the valet and receive FREE admission.  Additionally, anyone who purchases $25 or more worth of produce at one of the nine MOM’s Organic Market locations will receive a free pass to the Green Festival with proof of purchase.

    The two-day show will be an organic food lover’s paradise, featuring the Good Food Stage with hands-on cooking demos and workshops by local DC chefs and food fanatics, including: Sylvia Panek, Pierogies with Farmers Market Ingredients, Leslie Durso (Veggie Dreamgirl), Vegan Pantry Raid and Veggie Burger demo, Alexis Starkey (Farm to Feast Catering), Beyond Macaroni: Cooking with Kids, and Betina Stern/Suzanne Simon, Latin Flavors, Local Ingredients.”

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  • 02Sep

    New Date For DC State Fair (& Call For Vendors!)

    In my inbox.

    -JAY

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    New date and location: Saturday, October 1, at Crafty Bastards (2200 Champlain Street NW).

    Friends, because of the unfortunate Hurricane Irene cancellation of Columbia Heights Day, DC State Fair had to reschedule. The DC community really showed incredible support for the Fair, suggesting new locations and alternatives, and community Festival organizers reached out with offers to host the event. Thanks to the wonderful community, DC State Fair is now going to be held at Crafty Bastards, an exhibition of local handmade crafts and arts run by Washington City Paper.

    If you’ve already entered the Fair online, don’t worry–we have your entry logged, so just bring your entry by on October 1 (check the website for schedule details, which will be available soon). Crafty Bastards is expanding into showcasing craft foods, and DC State Fair will be powering the first-ever Crafty Food Awards in homebrew, pickles, and preserves. Deadlines to enter these contests has been extended to Tuesday, September 6, so get your entries in! The other DC State Fair contest entry forms for Baked Goods, Crafts, and Vegetables are re-opened with new deadlines and are available on our website.

    Crafty Bastards has introduced a Crafty Food Market, where craft foodmakers (that’s you, DC State Fair contestants!) can sell their goods–but the deadline to get in is also September 6. DC State Fair will be held in the Crafty Food Market area, where there will also be a DIY space with guest presenters.

    The event is on Saturday, October 1, from 10 AM to 5 PM at Marie Reed Elementary in Adams Morgan. Yes, this is a little late for some of the vegetable contests–the Tastiest Tomato will not be a contest at the Fair this year, but Longest, Heaviest, and Funkiest-Looking Vegetable are all still open for entry! Get your entries in for our Crafts, Baked Goods, and Vegetable contests by midnight on Thursday, September 29, to qualify! (And again, you picklers and jammers, the deadline to enter is September 6!)

    Let’s all do anti-natural-disaster/Acts-Of-God dances on the Friday before the Fair, alright?

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    Calling All Indie Food Crafters! Deadline Extended to Tuesday 9/6!

    Washington City Paper is looking for independent food crafters to sell their homemade, edible goods at Crafty Bastards! Applications are due September 6th for both the Crafty Food Awards and the Crafty Food Market.

    The Crafty Food Market is open to all types of food crafters. If you bake your own bread, make killer kale chips, mix up your own hot sauce or create other tasty food products and want to sell your goods in a public market, submit your Crafty Food Market application here.

    Do you make pickles, preserves or brew your own beer? You can enter your products in the first-ever Crafty Food Awards! Three D.I.Y. food crafters will be crowned the best in three categories: PICKLES, PRESERVES & BEER. Think you deserve to win? Download the Crafty Food Awards submission form and follow the instructions to be considered.

    Deadline to submit your entries for the Crafty Food Market and the Crafty Food Awards has been extended to September 6, 2011.

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  • 23Aug

    Columbia Heights Day/DC State Fair is This Saturday!

    In my inbox.

    -JAY

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    Columbia Heights Day is this Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm.
    There’ll be a food truck row in the 1100 block of Kenyon Street NW. Plus, we’ll have other vendors selling treats including cupcakes, ice cream and water ice. Participating trucks include:

    AZN Eats
    BBQ Bus
    DC Slices
    Eat Wonky
    El Floridano
    Pleasant Pops

    At 4 pm at the festival, Sticky Finger’s Bakery will be having their annual cupcake eating competition. And the DC State Fair will be on-site all day celebrating urban gardeners, bakers and more.

    Many neighborhood restaurants will also be having some special Columbia Heights Day offerings, including:
    The Heights — $5.00 off pitchers, champagne, and wine if you “like” The Heights on Facebook. Also drink specials all day (including a special Columbia Heights Day punch) and happy hour from 4pm-7pm everyday at the bar, communal table, and patio.

    After the festival, stop by Acre 121 and Lou’s City Bar for the official after-hours event — both located at 1400 Irving Street in the Highland Park building.
    Full details about the festival are below:

    5th ANNUAL COLUMBIA HEIGHTS DAY

    SATURDAY, AUGUST 27

     

    Community celebration and street fair features live music and arts performances, DC State Fair, family activities, food trucks and more

    WHAT:            5th Annual Columbia Heights Day

    WHEN:            Saturday, August 27

    10:00 am to 6:00 pm

    WHERE:            Harriet Tubman Elementary Field and 11th Street NW

    • main entrance on Kenyon St. NW between 11th and 13th streets
    • 11th Street is car-free between Irving and Lamont streets
    • Just 3 blocks from the Columbia Heights Metro (Green and Yellow lines)

    FESTIVAL MAP:            http://bit.ly/CHDay11map [Google Map]

    COST:            FREE

    WHO:            Highlights include:

    • Three stages of live music and dance performances
    • Kids Zone, featuring a petting zoo, fun games and family entertainment
    • The National Symphony Orchestra’s musical instrument petting zoo
    • Performances all day at BloomBars
    • Morning yoga workshop and Zumba class
    • Neighborhood dog show
    • King & Queen of Columbia Heights pageant
    • Food truck row on Kenyon Street
    • Cupcake eating contest
    • 2nd Annual “DC State Fair”
    • More than 70 local businesses and community groups
    • After Hours Party post-festival at neighborhood bars

    Performances, classes and demonstrations:

    10:00 am — free yoga class with Quiet Mind Yoga (field)

    11:00 am — free Zumba class with Lola (main stage)

    11:30 am — dog show (main stage)

    12:00 pm — performance by the cast of Arena Stage’s Oklahoma (main stage)

    12:15 pm — King & Queen of Columbia Heights (main stage)

    12:45 pm — Challa (Kids Zone)

    1:00 pm — In Da Streets (Kids Zone)

    1:15 pm — BloomBars Presents: Christylez Bacon & Washington Sound Museum (main stage)

    1:45 pm — BloomBars Presents: Ella (Kids Zone)

    2:00 pm — Sweetbread Jim’s (acoustic stage)

    2:00 pm — Belladonna’s Bohemian Belly Dance (field)

    2:30 pm — Young Women’s Drumming Empowerment  (Kids Zone)

    3:00 pm — National Symphony Orchestra announcement (main stage)

    3:00 pm — Potomac Bombs (field)

    3:15 pm — Luck Dub (main stage)

    4:00 pm — Sticky Fingers’ 4th Annual Cupcake Eating Contest (main stage)

    4:00 pm — Rene Moffatt (acoustic stage)

    4:15 pm — Flex Matthews (main stage)

    5:00 pm — BloomBars Presents: Zezeh Zax (field)

    5:15 pm — The Chariors (main stage)

     

    Website:            www.ColumbiaHeightsDay.org

    Twitter:             www.twitter.com/ColHeightsDay

    Facebook:         http://www.facebook.com/ColumbiaHeightsDay

     

    CONTACT:           Liz Bartolomeo, Columbia Heights Day Initiative, 202.255.2677

    Columbia Heights Day is presented by the Columbia Heights Day Initiative, a local, independent, grassroots 501(c)(3) organization. Columbia Heights Day is dedicated to celebrating community, diversity and service. For more information, visit www.ColumbiaHeightsDay.org.


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  • 28Aug

    Dc Food Trucks: Pizza, Cupcakes, Lobster. And…Absinthe Update!

    3 Trucks were at the DC State fair today: DC Slices, Curbside Cupcake and the Sweet Flow Mobile (Sweet Green’s frozen yogurt). I didn’t get to Sweet Green’s truck, but I’ve tried their product at the storefront.

    I tried a slice ($4) and it needed more cheese (and to be served hotter)–it was alright for having come from a truck, but not great. The sauce was it’s strength. The person with me didn’t like the crust. I’d try it again. They were also out of everything but plain slices.

    I tried the lemon cupcake ($3) from Curbside and it was good…with the lemon cupcake and lemon frosting bringing different flavors and textures. Thumbs up.

    In other food truck news…The Red Hook Lobster Pound Truck will be at Chinatown Coffee this Thursday evening 9/2 for a happy hour from 630pm-830pm. That is…lobster rolls at 5th and H NW! Chinatown coffee will be offering $3 Lagunitas IPA and Dale’s Pale Ale. I’d love to see more events like this.

    Absinthe preparation at Chinatown Coffee

    BTW, Chinatown Coffee has several varieties of absinthe which they mix with water, sugar, and fire…it was like watching a ritual. 🙂 What’s a little toxin and psychoactive substance among friends? 🙂 BTW, I like anise…and I still didn’t like the absinthe I tried at Chinatown Coffee, but the variety I tried was herbal.  Next time Ill try the Swiss one.

    -JAY

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  • 13Aug

    Strut Your Sweet Stuff – Enter Your Cupcake in the DC State Fair Cupcake Contest!

    More info on this contest is avilable in this Modern Domestic post.

    -JAY


    Inside the heart of every baker lies the soul of a diva. A competitor. A little voice that says “my cupcakes are the best.” Or maybe that’s just some of us.

    But admit it – I bet you make some pretty damn good cupcakes. So it’s time to show them off. The DC State Fair, which will be held on August 28th as part of Columbia Heights Day, is holding a cupcake contest. It’s where DC’s bakers can really strut their stuff and show what they can do with a mixer and a piping bag. Be creative and have fun with it!

    The winner of the cupcake contest will win fame, glory, and a delicious prize box of treats from Treet.
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