Ahh… remember the days of excess? Partying every night (with no bill to pay), sipping never ending champagne in an exquisite venue with tables filled with overflowing exotic cuisine while getting your photo taken with the visiting Hollywood celebrity of the hour?  No, I’m not talking about the ’80′s or even the late ’90′s. I’m [...]

As a vegetarian (ok, technically a pescatarian because I will eat salmon for my Omega-3 fatty acids) I’m constantly looking for healthful but filling dishes when dining out. It’s not always easy and it’s even worse is when I’m on the run.  I’m either forced to eat a container of iceberg lettuce, carb-filled pasta salad, [...]

I ho-ho-ho’ing about the fact that I got to offer ideas for Washington Business Tonight with Rebecca Cooper‘s “Five Finds – Local Holiday Shopping” when I myself am a bit behind with my Christmas shopping.  I started the day after Thanksgiving, but for some reason didn’t get through the list. Strange how that happens. This [...]

Post and photos by Felice Cherry of http://www.cherrypickedstyle.blogspot.com/ Current Boutique opened their second location in Old Town, Alexandria on Sunday, December 13 with a bang.  From 5pm-8pm, customers snacked on hors-d’oeuvres, sipped champagne, mixed and mingled–and shopped, of course—all to great party music courtesy of the DJ.  Gorgeous live models showed off hot picks from [...]

Post and photos by Felice Cherry of http://www.cherrypickedstyle.blogspot.com/ This past Sunday afternoon, Fresh Boutique hosted “Fashion for Paws: A Home for the Holidays.” I brought my miniature schnauzer, Georgia (pictured below with Santa), over to 1205 Potomac Avenue in Georgetown where Fresh treated us to an afternoon of shopping, socializing, and pictures with Santa. There [...]

Kiki Ryan of POLITICO CLICK recently interviewed several social butterflies whose jobs entail the stressful responsibility of holiday party hopping: http://www.politico.com/click/stories/0912/doing_the_holiday_hustle.html. I happened to be one of them. Now, as politically correct as some of you may think I am (quiet from the peanut gallery, please), I also believe in being honest and frank (= [...]

The L’Enfant Society‘s inaugural Ball on the Mall in 2009 which benefited the Trust for the National Mall was such a success, well…we had to bring it back again. This year with a Board, Committee, current Chairs and Rising Chairs all set in place, the event is ready to kick off.  And kick off we [...]

During this charitable season, please remember that giving just a little could mean a lot to someone else.  With that said, here’s good way to give … that actually will 1) cost you nothing, 2) take 10 seconds of your life to do c) get you some cool deals in the future. What’s the Deal [...]

On Thursday, December 17, one of the nation’s foremost young concert pianists, Elizabeth Joy Roe of Julliard, will play a private concert for guests of The Esperanza Education Fund at the Carnegie Institution of Washington. The Esperanza Education Fund, Inc. is a community-financed college scholarship for immigrant students in the District of Columbia, Maryland and [...]

Post and photos by Felice Cherry of http://cherrypickedstyle.blogspot.com/ Last Wednesday in Chevy Chase, Saks Fifth Avenue and DC Magazine held their annual cocktail reception and runway show to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.  

The evening kicked off with a cocktail hour, where guests enjoyed music, great hors d’oeuvres, such as salmon-wrapped asparagus tips, and [...]

Post by Niki Clark I am a big fan of Target.  In fact, I often use it as an incentive to exercise (my gym being right next door; Spin after!) So when I heard that Target was creating Target-to-Go, a 3-day pop-up store for the holidays in Georgetown, I was first in line. It’s not [...]

Post by Lena Aburdene Last night I had the privilege to check out the new Ping Pong dim sum restaurant in Chinatown before the restaurant officially opened to the public.  There has been buzz surrounding Ping Pong for sometime now as Washingtonians eagerly anticipated the opening of a fun and trendy new spot to add [...]