By Punch Correspondent Karen Garnick This past Sunday, 9:30 Club hosted the 4th annual Soundbites – an afternoon involving samples from over 15 of DC’s top restaurants, 7 bands, and 4 of DC’s hottest bars battling in the mixology competition. All proceeds from this event went to DC Central Kitchen. I jumped on the opportunity [...]
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Upcoming WHCAD #5, Clinton Millennium Network at the Hamilton, NYC’s The Great Gatsby Premiere, Trust Luncheon, Refugees International Dinner and …
Sometimes writing about life is really challenging when you are so busy out LIVING it. The more “seasoned” I get, it seems the more difficult it is. I suppose after now almost seven years of blogging, I have to remember the real reason I started: to share with my friends, family, clients, and colleagues what [...]
Friends and Family of Park Hyatt Washington, DC Gather & Celebrate
Earlier this month, friends and family of the stately destination Park Hyatt Washington DC gathered to celebrate, eat, drink and be merry in the newly renovated Gallery ballroom space which is located on the lower level of the property. If you are familiar with the history of the hotel, years ago, the “traditional” looking lodge [...]
5th Annual Embassy Chef Challenge: A Look at Culture Through Food
Punch Palate Correspondent Megan McGrath One of my favorite things about living around DC, is the way all of the diverse cultures come together on a plate. We’re fortunate to live in a place where we can all find the food we grew up with from within our fair city, or around the Beltway. It’s like having a passport to another country [...]
Punch Profiles: People to Know / 4 Questions with Rock Star Chef – Chef Rock Harper
Chef Rahman “Rock” Harper is no stranger to a heated competition in the kitchen. While he is the host chef for the 1st annual Eat4Life Celebrity Chef Cook Off (March 19th, 6pm at Crios Modern Mexican Grill) benefiting Chris4Life, he was once wiping sweat from his brow as he fought his way to winning Season [...]
Punch Profiles: People to Know / 8 Questions with World Renowned Chef Massimo Bottura
He is legendary, Chef Massimo Bottura. He is a dreamer, a visionary, an extraordinary professional who pushes the envelope and never gives up. But who is this man, who was crowned with esteemed title of Best Chef in Italy? Bottura, who had worked with the likes of greats like Lidia Cristoni, Georges Coigny, Alain Ducasse [...]
Wizards Prep Meals for Local Feeding Agencies at DC Central Kitchen
By Punch Correspondent Attie Poirier The flutter of camera shutters accompanied a rhythmic chopping of knives during a recent afternoon shift at DC Central Kitchen. Onlookers stand on tippy-toes and squeeze into narrow camera angles to watch Washington Wizards players and culinary students poach potatoes and (somewhat frantically) chop green peppers earmarked to flavor stock [...]
Power Supply Punches Up The Paleo Lifestyle
It is a crisp (read: freezing) yet sunny (for once) day Thursday in late January when I climb out of my taxi to the home of Robert Morton, Power Supply partner, which is the burgeoning company which prepares fresh Paleo meals and delivers them to more than 30 CrossFit gyms around the DMV region and [...]
Flowers & Chocolate at the Masters of Food and Wine
The Park Hyatt Masters of Food & Wine makes a spring-like return on Saturday, March 23.  If you are not familiar with this seasonal culinary and learning experience which salutes the ingredients, flavors, and talents of local chefs and regional artisans, we encourage to try it at least once.  No two Masters are the same and [...]
Wining & Dining Argentinean Style at the DC International Wine & Food Festival
By Punch Pulse Correspondent Niki Clark and photos by Punch Premiere Correspondent Lindsey Clark A long time ago, when I was young and had a ridiculous resistance to hangovers, my best good friend took me on a world wind, all expenses paid trip to Argentina, including a visit to the wine region of Mendoza. I [...]
1st Annual Chris4Life’s Eat4Life: A Celebrity Chef Cook-Off
Mark your calendar and get your palette ready for the first 1st Annual Chris4Life’s Eat4Life: A Celebrity Chef Cook-Off Hosted by the Chris4Life Young Professional Board and former Hell’s Kitchen winner Chef Rock Harper. Chef Rock, as we love to call him, is currently heading up DC Central Kitchen and attend the Blue Hope Bash last year. The [...]
Punch Pick : Farmers Fishers Bakers
Apparently I am not the only one who hasn’t been back to the Georgetown Waterfront / Washington Harbour area since the flood of 2011 attacked and destroyed this staple of Food & Beverage & People Watching. Known to the locals as the place to play hooky on a warm spring day, to spend the majority [...]
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