• 20Aug

    Update:

    Enter Your Big (or big-ish) Vegetable in the Biggest Vegetable Contest!

    Is that a five pound melon sitting in your garden? What about a foot long zucchini? A football sized pumpkin? Why aren’t you entering your vegetables in the DC State Fair Biggest Vegetable Contest, sponsored by Washington Gardener? More…
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    In My Inbox.
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    -JAY

    DC Picklers – Show Us Your Best Pickle

    Green beans. Cucumbers. Beets. Is there anything that isn’t improved with a good pickling brine?

    Well it’s time for DC picklers to show us what you’ve got. Do you have a delicious bread and butter pickle recipe that’s wowed your friends? Do you pickle your own onions to serve on sandwiches? Do you make your own kimchi? Enter your sour, salty, and/or sweet pickled creations in the DC State Fair Home-Made Pickle contest. Many thanks to GLiTTARAZZi, a DC-based social and gossip blog, for sponsoring. The winner will win a $50 gift certificate to 19th.

    You can enter the DC State Fair Home Made Pickle Contest here. While we’d love to know if your pickled items were grown in the District, it’s not a requirement of the contest. The deadline for entries is Thursday, August 26, so get your pickles going today!

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  • 19Aug

    In my inbox. Full info and a video can be obtained here.

    -JAY

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    Vintage Crystal Returns with Latin Flavor: Wine, Tequila & Tapas in Crystal City
    Sunday, September 19, 2:00-6:00 p.m.

    What:
    Crystal City BID’s fourth annual signature wine-drinking, salsa-dancing, tapa-tasting festival.

    Who:
    25 local restaurants and over 30 delicious wines from Chile, Argentina and Spain.

    Where:
    220 20th Street South, Arlington, VA 22202

    Tickets:
    Tickets will be available to purchase on-site the day of the event for $20 (CASH ONLY) and include all sips, tastes, twirls and a commemorative wine glass.

    Food-only tickets can be purchased for $10 and admission for kids is free.

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  • 06Aug

    In my inbox:

    -JAY
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    Hi JAY,

    Hope you’ve been enjoying your summer—and have been able to make it out to a Silver Diner to check out their Fresh and Local menu!

    We have a really exciting Facebook promotion launching on Friday August 6th that I thought you might be interested in. To help other people get a chance to try out the new Fresh & Local menu you tried at our event, Silver Diner is offering everyone who “likes” them on Facebook a $10 off coupon. We tried to keep it nice and simple, “like” Silver Diner on Facebook, enter your email address into the form and get your coupon emailed to you once we reach 5,000 fans.

    And, when a fan redeems their coupon they can sign up for the Eat Well, Do Well rewards program, which donates a portion of Silver Diners profits to support local school lunch and fitness programs. In fact, Eat Well Do Well is getting ready to make a big donation this fall, $30,000 to area schools during Farm to School Week!

    We would love if you could help us out and let your readers at DC Fud know about the promotion! It will be going live at www.facebook.com/SilverDiner on Friday.

  • 05Aug

    In my inbox.

    -JAY

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    Café Saint-Ex Hosts Exciting Labor Day Celebration with Pig Roast and Live Bluegrass Music

    Mid-City Neighborhood Restaurant Shuts Down the Street for Energetic Labor Day Festivities Including Eco-Friendly Foods Pig Roast and Live Bluegrass Music

    Café Saint-Ex is shutting down T Street in Mid-City to host an exciting Labor Day Street Party complete with a charity pig roast and live bluegrass music on Monday, September 6 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to raise money for the local Fillmore Arts Center. The community will come together to enjoy a whole smoked pig from Eco-Friendly Foods and live bluegrass tunes from Amanda Murphy and the Lost Indians. The public is invited to join Café Saint-Ex’s Labor Day festivities while supporting local arts. In addition to the live music and food, kids can gather at the interactive arts zone where they can help paint panels painted by Peter Chang of No Kings Collective.

    Patrons will enjoy typical cook-out favorites with a Café Saint-Ex twist including a delicious pulled pork sandwich, homemade potato salad and fresh coleslaw for $10, and an interesting selection of beers including Peroni, Batch 19 and Blue Moon. All proceeds will directly benefit Fillmore Arts Center, DC public school arts program that provides in-depth arts education for more than 2,300 local public school children.

    · Café Saint-Ex
    · Eco-Friendly Foods
    · Fillmore Arts Center

    Monday, September 6, 2010
    11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

    Café Saint-Ex (and along T Street)
    1847 14th Street NW
    Washington, DC 20009

  • 01Jul

    Yet another installment of “In My Inbox.”

    -JAY

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    Dine Golden | Park Golden
    July 01 – August 14, 2010

    Over 25 restaurants in the Golden Triangle are offering food and drink specials after 5 p.m. during the Dine Golden | Park Golden summer promotion. To sweeten the deal, select parking garages are offering a $5 flat rate after 5 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Take advantage of either or both of these promotions for a wonderful summer evening in the Golden Triangle; don’t forget Golden Triangle Summer Concerts are on Thursdays too! Visit the Dine Golden | Park Golden website to learn more and see our interactive map of participating restaurants and parking garages.

    Participating Restaurants
    Ask your server about Dine Golden specials
    • Aroma Restaurant – 1919 I Street NW
    Buy one entree, get one entree free
    • Blackfinn American Saloon – 1620 I Street NW
    Buy one seasonal entree, get one free
    • The Bombay Club – 815 Connecticut Avenue NW
    Buy one entree, get one dessert free
    • Café Lombardy – 2019 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
    Buy one entree, get a glass of wine free
    • Café Soleil – 839 17th Street NW
    Buy one entree, get one appetizer free
    • Current – 1215 Connecticut Avenue NW
    Buy one entree, get one appetizer free
    • Elephant and Castle Pub & Restaurant – 900 19th Street NW
    Buy one dessert, get one free
    • i Ricchi – 1220 19th Street NW
    Buy one signature cocktail, get one free
    OR Buy one entree special, get a dessert free
    • Kababji Grill – 1351 Connecticut Avenue NW
    Buy any one item, get one free (excludes spirits, wine and beer)
    • Kaz Sushi Bistro – 1915 I Street NW
    Buy $25 worth of food, get one drink free
    • Kellari Taverna – 1700 K Street NW
    Buy one drink, get one drink free
    • Luigi’s Famous Restaurant – 1132 19th Street NW
    Buy one appetizer, get one free
    • M Street Bar & Grill – 2033 M Street NW
    Buy one entree, get an appetizer or dessert free
    • Madhatter – 1319 Connecticut Avenue NW
    Buy one appetizer, get one appetizer free
    • The Melting Pot – 1220 19th Street NW
    Buy one entree for two, get a chocolate dessert for two free
    • Mezza Luna Restaurant & Lounge – 1140 19th Street NW
    Buy one entree, get one entree free
    • The Oval Room – 800 Connecticut Avenue NW
    Buy one entree, get a dessert free
    • Ozio Restaurant & Lounge – 1813 M Street NW
    Buy one classic martini, get one free
    • The Palm – 1225 19th Street NW
    Buy one appetizer, get one free in the dining room
    • Penang – 1837 M Street NW
    Buy any one item, get one free
    • Public Bar – 1214 18th Street NW
    Buy one entree, get a drink free
    • Recessions Lounge & Sports Bar – 1823 L Street NW
    Buy one entree, get one appetizer free
    • Sam & Harry’s – 1200 19th Street NW
    Buy one prix fixe set course, get one free
    • Science Club – 1136 19th Street NW
    Buy one entree, get a dessert free
    • Smith & Wollensky – 1112 19th Street NW
    Buy one appetizer, get one free with purchase of an entree
    • Taberna del Alabardero – 1776 I Street NW
    Buy one paella, get one free
    • Teatro Goldoni Restaurant – 1909 K Street NW
    Buy one prix fixe 3-course meal, get one free
    Restrictions may apply to food specials.
    Participating Parking Garages
    • 1625 I Street NW
    • 1050 Connecticut Avenue NW – Enter from 18th Street
    • 2021 K Street NW – Enter from 20th Street
    • 1225 19th Street NW – Enter through alley
    • 1901 L Street NW
    • 1700 K Street NW
    • 1150 Connecticut Avenue NW – Enter from 18th Street
    • 1015 18th Street NW – Enter via alley from Connecticut Avenue
    • 2025 M Street NW
    • 900 19th Street NW

    Golden Triangle Summer Concerts
    Thursdays | 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. | June & July | Farragut Square Park
    Four more concerts remain in the Golden Triangle Summer Concert Series! Be sure to come out to Farragut Square Park to join in the fun whether it is salsa dancing or listening to your favorite Dave Matthews Band tunes. Each week you can register to win a VIP Picnic Package to make the concerts even more fun. We’ll be giving away this six-person picnic spread at each show that includes soft drinks, sandwiches, and cookies compliments of Firehook Bakery, along with picnic blankets, coolers, and VIP tickets to the DC Improv Comedy Club.
    Check out the upcoming shows and weekly prizes for the concert series in July:

    July 1 – Cazhmiere (funk & soul)
    $100 to Elephant & Castle Pub & Restaurant
    $100 to Famous Luigi’s
    July 8 – Sin Miedo (salsa)
    $100 to Jos. A Banks
    $100 to Kellari Taverna
    Three month gym membership to Washington Sports Club
    July 15 – Crowded Streets (Dave Matthews Band Tribute)
    $100 to Beauty 360 ** new addition
    $150 to Morton’s The Steakhouse
    Free lunch for two people for a week at Roti Mediterranean Grill
    July 22– Kelly Bell Band
    $200 to Filene’s Basement
    $100 to the Madhatter
    $100 to Blackfinn American Saloon
    In the event of rain, check www.goldentriangledc.com after 2:00 p.m. on Thursdays to find out about cancellations. Learn more »[ad]

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