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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Mari Vanna Friends & Family Opening Night
By Punch Preview Correspondent Whitney Stringer Dupont’s newest eatery, Mari Vanna opened its newest U.S. location last Tuesday night for a special friends and family preview party. Known for its authentic Russian cuisine, the restaurant is named after fairytale grandmother Mari Vanna who was said to have welcomed hungry travelers into her house with a [...]
Lucky #13: Celebrate Winter Solstice Again at Todd Gray’s Equinox
This crazy weather is wreaking havoc on my appetite. One day I am craving hot soup and the next I’m sweating, parched and in need of a freezing cold smoothie. What the heck? I think the cold is here to stay … I mean, but who knows. But what we do know is that winter, [...]
Don Julio Wants You to Know Your Tequila
If you aren’t in the habit of drinking good tequila (and I don’t mean the $5,000 a bottle kind, which one connoisseur at our table last night told us was his favorite, WHAT?) then you might have uttered the words : te-KILL-ya. I know I have. More than once. Ok maybe about twenty times, but [...]
Don’t Want to Cook Yourself This Thanksgiving?
This Thanksgiving (next Thursday), our friends at the Blue Duck Tavern invite you to take it easy, relax, sit back, unbuckle your belt and let the professionals do the kitchen labor for you. The award-winning restaurant will offer a three-course ‘lunch into dinner’ service from 11:30 am to 9:00 pm. The experience begins with an [...]
FRESHFARM Markets 10th Annual Farmland Feast : Local Feasting Is Not Just a Movement, It Is a Lifestyle
Foodies and those with an extreme fondness for local farm fresh foods came out in droves Monday evening for the annual FRESHFARM Market Farmland Feast held at the Ritz-Carlton Washington, DC. The cocktail hour offered guests an array of silent auction items focused on all parts of life like Play and Nourish. Whether bidders were [...]
Zaytinya Celebrates Ten Years
Monday night, Think Food Group (TFG) celebrated as well as the man at the helm could do it: with a fun boisterous crowd, lots of wine, tasty seasonal concoctions, various wines, and lots and lots of good, and I mean GOOD good. I have a feeling that every day, no make that every minute, José [...]
Maté Lounge Launches 2.0
Maté Lounge, part of the Latin Concepts family just launched a new seasonal cocktail list along with a fresh innovative sushi menu, all for friends to test and taste on Wednesday evening. The private event began at 6pm and as guests walked in, scoping out the “new interior”, we found that the former seating had [...]
Voting for the Big Cheese
You’ve heard of Ann Hand’s Pin Poll and Chef Spike Mendelsohn’s burger poll at Good Stuff Eatery, but here’s a new twist for you to dig into. A CHEESE POLL. That’s right. You can come by Punch Partner Park Hyatt Washington DC’s Lounge to nibble and taste and then vote on the big cheese. Blue? [...]
Cafe Saint Ex and Bar Pilar Need Your Help : Choose Your Own Adventure Happy Hour Contest
‘Tis the season for contests! Guess businesses have figured out one formula for success is engaging the customer base and asking for feedback via social media platforms. This competition caught our eye because two very popular establishments are reaching out asking for our assistance in creating a happy hour idea. Details below. Café Saint Ex [...]
Lobsters and Oysters and Clams! Oh My!
Our friends at Clyde’s Restaurant Group don’t ever want us to go hungry and as usual, they are serving up some special feasts. Throughout September, you can get a whole Maine lobster at area Clyde’s Restaurants for only $18.95 and speaking of lobster, you can keep cracking them at the September 15th 3rd Annual Clambake [...]
An August Dinner at Mintwood Place
Here’s my problem. I get stuck in a rut when it comes to restaurants. You’d think with my profession, I’m the most adventurous person, however, as we get (ahem) older, we tend to (or so I’ve heard) gravitate toward the most comfortable and familiar. You know what I mean. ROUTINE. Gracious, after reading that word, [...]
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