Last week Chicago-based Chef Art Smith, who is a restaurateur, Oprah’s former personal chef, a philanthropist, a champion of healthy eating and lifestyles, and the founder of Common Threads (to name a few things this cool guy does) flew into the nation’s capital to the Liaison Capitol Hill, where his Art and Soul is found. [...]
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Capital Area Food Bank’s Blue Jeans Ball Gets Comfy to Raise Money
By Punch Passport Correspondent Lori González Lazzarini This past weekend the Capital Area Food Bank’s 9th Annual Blue Jeans Ball was held at the Marriott Wardman Park hotel. All the attendees were able to pull out their favorite pair of jeans and join the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) to sample D.C.’s finest cuisine, dance [...]
Punch Profiles: People to Know / 8 Questions with Common Threads Chef Instructor Erica Johnson
We have the wonderful opportunity to participate in the upcoming event An Evening With Common Threads: Chefs Celebrating Kids in the Kitchen, which will be held Thursday, April 25th, at the Liaison Capitol Hill. Erica Johnson is a Chef Instructor in Washington DC, working with the children who are involved with the program. In between [...]
You Too Can Be a Master in the Kitchen : Masters of Food and Wine Pastry Class with Peter Brett
Saturday, the Park Hyatt Washington DC held its three sold out classes for the seasonal Masters of Food and Wine culinary event. I personally got to attend the “Spring Rhubarb Tart with Almond Crumble and Cherry Blossom Sorbet” class with Blue Duck Tavern Pastry Chef Peter Brett. This particular class was very intimate, [...]
In the Pink at the Pink Tie Party : Kicking Off the Centennial Celebration & the Season of Blossoms
The sold out 6th annual Pink Tie Party chaired by Anna Kimsey with Celebrity Chefs José Andrés and Roy Yamaguchi took place at the Mayflower Hotel Tuesday night. Hundreds and hundreds of people of people decked out in a variety of pink accents, some even in all pink, weaved their way in and out of [...]
A Visit to a Common Threads Class at CulinAerie
I had the fortunate opportunity to stop by CulinAerie (1131 14th Street, NW) on Monday to visit a Common Threads cooking class. This particular class hailed from Bancroft Elementary, which also happens to be the first school in D.C. that had the Common Threads program. Currently, there are four schools in the nation’s capital that [...]
Save the Date for An Evening with Common Threads “Chefs Celebrating Children in the Kitchen” : April 26th
I’m a firm believer in things happening for a reason and timing is everything and things end up the way they are supposed to and people end up with whom they are supposed to be. Ok, perhaps that allows the universe to take a bit more control than some folks like to let it. But, [...]
Gentle Reminder: Pink Tie Party 2012 Quickly Approaching
Forgive me for this gentle reminder, but I myself was surprised at how quickly this annual culinary celebration of local chefs and mixologists, sneaked up on us. I mean, it was just Valentine’s Day, was it not? March 20th is winking at us, teasing us and clearly saying, “Ahem, look at me. I’m the date [...]
Masters of Food & Wine to Return to Park Hyatt Washington DC
The Masters of Food & Wine seasonal culinary experience returns to its home in the nation’s capital, the Park Hyatt Washington, DC on Saturday, March 24th. Once again those who are lucky enough to get a seat at the table (or in the kitchen, yes, I will be cooking, fear the novice! – and novice [...]
An Affair of Sugar & Champagne
By Punch Properties Correspondent Jason Mandel When you combine some of the Washington area’s most talented pastry chefs with their cocktail counterparts, and add more than 600 supporters of the Washington Humane Society (WHS), you get a fabulous evening as experienced in Wednesday night’s annual Sugar and Champagne Affair. For the eleventh year, [...]
Shhh…I Have a Juicy Secret to Share: Park Hyatt’s Masters of Food and Wine at the Blue Duck Tavern
By Punch Pep Correspondent Elizabeth Fischer On Saturday, the 14th, after an hour of running and two soccer games, I changed out of my sweaty soccer clothes (yes it is possible to sweat when the temperature does not go above freezing) to don more appropriate attire for an afternoon of cooking with [...]
A PR & Media Luncheon
I’m not complaining at all, but I typically try not to start my week off with a Monday luncheon that includes a multi-course family style meal. However, if the invite is there, I’ll take it. And not that there’s anything wrong with eating well, especially when it’s for a group of 30 or so media [...]
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