By Punch Palate Correspondent Megan McGrath We all know that DC is a politico’s paradise. This is a city that values sharp thinking, and smooth-talking with a side of scandal. You can imagine my excitement when I heard about Elisir Ristorante’s Cocktail Primary on Wednesday. This was my first event of the year, and what a way [...]
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11th Annual Sugar & Champagne Affair to Happen February 1st
Got a dog? Love sugar? Then Sugar & Champagne Affair is the event for you. For the 11th year (where does the time go?) husband and wife team Chef Todd and Ellen Gray of Equinox & Watershed Restaurants and Muse at the Corcoran Gallery of Artwith Trade Center Management Associates invite you to join them [...]
Vindication : Why We Feel the Need & What We Can Do About It
Post by Punch Purpose Correspondent Lena Aburdene I was recently having lunch with a friend and the topic turned to a recent dating situation she was in. The guy she had been dating stopped calling her and dropped off the face of the earth. Now this wasn’t a new or unheard of situation for a [...]
Things to Do on the First Friday
Post by Punch Preview Correspondent Whitney Stringer Looking for some fun ways to spend your first Friday night of the year? Take a look at these suggestions: Jersey Boys Friday 8pm Saturday 2 & 8pm Playing at the National Theater, Jersey Boys is the Broadway hit that gives a behind the scenes look at music [...]
Hay-Adams Author Series Welcomes Tony Horwitz and Geraldine Brooks
A few weeks ago, during one of Washington’s seasonably cold evenings, I was walking into the Four Seasons hotel for the Georgetown Jingle. As I approached the revolving door I noted a casually dressed middle-aged man standing under one of the heat lamps, a prime spot. His face was that of a normal, “guy next [...]
The Washington Ballet’s Jeté Society Presents : The Mad Hatter’s Dance Party
It’s that time of year again, when the D.C.’s finest step out into the frigid air in their Blahnik’s, Choos, and Gucci’s (loafers) to eat, drink and dance the night away. No seriously, I’ve attended this event many years and everyone literally dances the night away. Keep that in mind when you choose your shoes, [...]
13th Annual Washington DC International Wine & Food Festival (February 11th & 12th)
The mid-Atlantic’s largest wine and food festival returns with over 600 rare and loved wines from 100 wineries along with foods from artisanal producers around the world and the best local restaurants. The 13th annual International Wine & Food Festival (IWFF) gives Washingtonians a delectable taste of our own wine and food available right here [...]
Living in the Center of the Los Angeles Arson Fires
By Punch Pacific Correspondent Liesl Jackson I spent Sunday night on my rooftop patio peering over the wall army-style with binoculars at two suspicious looking men standing on my street corner. I was purposely wearing all black hoping they wouldn’t see me. You can call this strange behavior and maybe it was, but after what [...]
Deja Soleil Swimwear Launches Just in Time for Your 2012 Fit Body
It’s January 3rd, 2012 and while some of you (like me) are brushing yesterday’s crumbs off your belly and marking your calendars as tomorrow being the first day back in the gym (have fun, I need to find a gym to join) others are on the mountains of Aspen, windburned and swishing down slopes, or [...]
West Goes East Performs at Jammin Java
By Punch Correspondent Jason Kampf On an evening nestled between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, Jammin Java in Vienna, Virginia hosted three talented local bands in front of a packed house of all ages. Headlining the evening’s performance following Breaking Borders and Taylor Carson was West Goes East, who just released their self titled CD. Former members [...]
Masters of Food & Wine : A Cassoulet Cooking Class
And I just posted on my Facebook wall that as of late, I was developing a belly, like it was my business or something. Frankly, I just don’t cook and the lovely albeit caloric behaviorial habit of dining out every day and night lends itself to a few extra lbs. No surprise there. Could this [...]
Save the Date : National Cherry Blossom Festival’s Pink Tie Party 2012
The annual celebration of Japan’s gifting of the cherry blossom trees is one of my favorite times of the year in Washington. Granted, no one loves an overdose of traffic in the already bustling Mall area (tourists come from all over the globe to take in the exquisite sight of these fluffy light pink and [...]
