By Punch Palate Correspondent Megan McGrath Last Thursday I stopped by Muse at the Corcoran for a preview of Chef Todd and Ellen Gray’s 11th Annual Sugar & Champagne Affair. The upcoming event on February 1, 2012, is not only a fabulous reception featuring a wide range of talented chefs across the city, but also directly benefits the [...]
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The Jete Society’s “The Mad Hatter’s Dance Party”
Saturday night,The Washington Ballet’s Jete Society held it’s 11th Annual Dance Party (where does the time go?) at the Ritz-Carlton in the West End. The Dance Party is one of the longest running and no doubt more popular Washington young professional-centered events of the year. As the theme of the winter groove fest always goes [...]
Zentan’s Chinese New Year Dinner Offerings
By Punch Palate Correspondent Megan McGrath Two years ago I had an opportunity to join my sister on an incredible trip to China. We had the too short window of a week and a half to make it around one massive country. The culture was fascinating, the history was impressive, and all that touring helped us work [...]
Latest Pacific Punch Picks for Your Palate (Part 1)
With the pending launch of the Pacific Punch website, I’ve forced (ha ha) myself to travel to and fro L.A. As you may recall, I spent the entire month of August on the west coast and chronicled every day on the Punch because for the most part, every single moment I found significant. Yes, [...]
Coming Up: Culinary Education Crawl on Barracks Row
If you haven’t had the chance to meander down Barracks Row (aka the Main Street of Capitol Hill), you are missing out on a charming part of this hood which BTW, is accessible via the Metro (in case you’d like to have a few sips here, there, and everywhere). One Sunday, January, 22nd, from 9:30am [...]
13th Annual Washington, DC International Wine & Food Festival’s Inaugural Sommelier Showdown
“All’s fair”…as they say. These liquid professionals may be buds when the neck ties are loosened after midnight and shop talk is out on the table, but for two hours on Thursday, February 9th They. Will. Throw. Down. For. A. Showdown. Figuring there will be bottles a blazin’ at the Ronald Reagan Building & International [...]
Foodie & The Beast Show at Carmine’s
By Punch Palate Correspondent Megan McGrath Sunday morning I attended the first ever out-of-studio live taping of the popular Foodie and The Beast show at Carmines. As most of you know, the radio show airs every Sunday from 11:00 am -12:00 pm on AM 1500, and it features on-air DC food personalities David and Nycci [...]
BLACK OPULENCE Celebrity Gifting Suite (BET Honors 2012)
Post and photos by Punch Correspondent Darryl Keeton On Saturday afternoon, D.C.’s K Street Lounge was the site for the Black Opulence Celebrity Gifting Suite to celebrate the 2012 BET Honors. The BET Honors was being taped in nearby Warner Theatre and is an event celebrating African-American achievement in business, entertainment and media. The [...]
Sticky Fingers Sweets and Eats Reigns Supreme on “Cupcake Wars”
By Punch Palate Correspondent Megan McGrath Those of you who follow my blog Imperfectly Delicious know that I love to cook and bake. You may also know that I have a massive sweet tooth, thus dessert is always the first thing on my mind. In addition to loving dessert, I love butter. Like in a [...]
CACI Beauty by Mandarin Oriental
Everyone needs some “me time”; don’t pretend like you don’t. And by “me time”, I mean actually doing something that is healthful, mindful and restorative for your body, brain, and soul. Since “me time” is all about personal satisfaction, people pick and choose their poison. Some need more than others and some care to do [...]
The New Orleans Saints Go Marching On
By Punch Correspondent Victoria Vaccari The (Mercedes-Benz) Superdome is the loudest, most terrifying stadium for an away game in the nation. The “GET LOUD” and “MAKE SOME NOISE” signs that flash for every defensive play certainly don’t meliorate the situation either for the ten or so Detroit Lions fans I can see from across the [...]
James Earl Jones Visits for a Classic Conversation with Michael Kahn
Post by Punch Correspondent Darryl Keeton The Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington D.C. is one of many art venues around the country dedicated to the production of Shakespearean plays. Highly regarded for their modern reinterpretations of famous works, this season marks their 25th anniversary. To celebrate this achievement, the Classic Conversations with Michael Kahn series [...]
