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Portable fans. Running uninvited through lawn sprinklers. Spending lots of time in the frozen food aisle. All of those can help you survive the dog days of summer. But probably not as well as booze and ice can. Which brings us to The Many Faces of Frozen Alcohol, a slideshow that explores the various ways that bartenders around town are turning snow
Hey, have a fine weekend. Get out of town. Climb a tree. Pet a hippopotamus. But make it back by Monday, because you’ve got a stuffed peacock to see and a cheeseburger with bacon jam to try. At this place: The Riggsby, a new entrant on your list of “super-solid restaurants and bars in Dupont,” opening Monday in the Carlyle hotel. (See the
If you like to hang out with members of Congress: you’ve got a new place to take them. If you don’t: you’ve got someplace new to visit when they go on recess next month. That place: Garrison, a cozy American spot from the former chef of Cork and Poste, now taking reservations for a Wednesday opening on Barracks Row. This is the kind of place where long
Take a look at this place. No, really, take a look. What you’ve just looked at: Masseria, an indoor/outdoor Italian oasis tucked among the warehouses near Union Market, soft-opening tonight. Okay. So now you’ve seen the big metal door that leads in here, the lights hanging from ropes, the benches modeled after sports-car seats. It’s all a little bit Los
There’s nothing these people won’t smoke. Think about the backyard-cookout-related weight of those words for a minute. ... Good. Now you’re ready for Black Pug Smokehouse, a new outfit dedicated to smoking all kinds of edibles, now taking orders via email in addition to popping up at area farmers’ markets. Here’s a list of things they smoke:
There are certain unwritten rules in life. Some examples: —Always hold the door for people. —Never stand at home plate and admire your home run blast. —Always seek out drinks served in skulls. Even if they’re in the suburbs. Regarding that last one, may we introduce you to Pepita, a tiny Mexican cantina from Mike Isabella that happens to offer 55
Intrigue surrounds the ballpark these days. New faces. Big moves. And we’re not even talking about relief pitchers. Just a sexy new bar with picklebacks, spicy-sausage pizzas and flat iron steaks. You’ll find them at Scarlet Oak, a sleeker-than-expected new spot a couple blocks north of Nats Park, opening tomorrow. There’s a pair of big TVs over the long,
The situation: date. You’d like a change of scenery. You’d like some wine when you get there. Plus, come to think of it, you’d like to drop a fast fact or two about George Washington. (Dates love that.) Your options just got narrowed down to: Sonoma Cellar, a wine bar with a thing for California grapes, soft-opening Monday in Old Town. (See the
You can find just about anything you need around the Navy Yard these days. Just about. Maybe not a car dealership. Or competent baseball. Or grits. Wait. Here come the grits. They’re at Due South, a gleaming new spot down by the ballpark. It’s got an affection for all things Southern, and it’s soft-open every night starting tomorrow. This is an
It’s football season. No, not preseason football season. The other football. The one that comes on for breakfast. The kind that’s best watched in bars that also contain beer gardens. Like The Airedale, opening tomorrow in the former Mad Momos space on 14th. Check out the slideshow. Then come back here, because we’re sure you’ll have questions. Like
