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Looking for somewhere to toast the holiday season with colleagues or friends, then look no further than these festive spots:
Daily throughout December
Holiday tea at the Willard Hotel (1401 Pennsylvania Ave., NW)
Bibiana’s (1100 New York Ave., NW) New Holiday Cocktail Menu
December 6
DC Craft Bartender’s Repeal Day Ball
Carnegie Library (801 K St., NW)
December 9
Museum of the American Cocktail’s Holiday Cocktail Seminar
Warehouse Theatre (1021 7th St., NW) (enter through the Passenger)
Flight Wine Bar (777 6th St NW) Significantly Expands Number Of Flights
Flight Wine Bar (777 6th St NW) which opened earlier this year in January recently announced a significant revamp of their menu by boosting their wine flight selection [PDF menu] to total twenty choices. Pricing is simple – each flight is $18. From the press release:
The stars of the new wine menu are the flights. Now boosting 20 selections, the flight list has tripled in size allowing for extensive offerings that pay homage to under the radar varietals and regions, while also highlighting smaller production vineyards from more well-known regions. The creative, tongue-in cheek names of many of the flights set the mood for a playful encounter with a number of the flights. A flight of three wines is $18.
Examples include:
The Austro-Hungarian Empire (and Germany)
Sauska, Villanyi Rose, Kekfrankos-Based Blend from Villany, Hungry, 2013
Stadt Krems, Kremstal Grüner, Grüner Veltliner, Kremestal, Austria, 2013
Seebrich, Niersteiner Oelberg Spatlese, Riesling, Rheinhessen, Germany, 2012Not Your Grandma’s Chardonnay
Finca La Linda, Chardonnay Unoaked, Mendoza, Argentina, 2012
Alain Normand, Mâcon La Roche-Vineuse, Chardonnay, Burgundy, France, 2013
Pali, Charm Acres, Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast, California, 2012Sailing in the Mediterranean
Massaya, Silver Selection, Cinsault & Grenache Blend, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, 2010
Terra Di Vulcano, Aglianico Del Vulture, Basilicata, Italy, 2011
Pavlidis Winery, Thema Red, Syrah & Agiorgitiko Blend, Drama, Greece, 2010
The wine menu also now sports nine half bottles. The food menu [PDF menu] has also been altered:
The new food menu items emphasize the kitchen’s focus on simple, yet delicious food designed to complement the wines. New items on the menu created by Chef Armani Malik Copeland include: Seafood Bouillabaisse with shrimp, scallops and mussels in a sake broth; Zucchini Fritters with a lemon-honey dipping sauce and Coconut Milk Consommé with lemongrass, forbidden rice and onion relish. Customer favorites such as Hanger Steak with whipped potato, black sesame tahini, tabbouleh, fried shallots and Slow Cooked Pork Belly with spanish black beans and pickled fresno will continue to be offered. Dulce de Leche Bread Pudding with vanilla cream sauce adds a sweet ending to the menu additions.
This 70 Foot Tree Will Be Lit Up Tomorrow At 6 pm At CityCenter DC
We took a lunch time stroll to check out the 70 foot tree that will be lit up at a tree lighting ceremony tomorrow, Saturday, November 29, in the Park at CityCenter at the corner of I and 10th Streets NW. Take a look at the folks walking on the left side. We kid you not…it’s a big tree.
The festivities will begin at 6 pm hosted by NBC4’s Eun Yang. The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington will perform with both hot cocoa (from Rare Sweets) and hot tea (from Mango Tree) available to keep the crowd warm. Non-perishable items will be collected for DC Central Kitchen…the wishlist includes canned tuna, canned chicken, pasta, rice, and beans. Bring one of the wishlist items and you will be entered into a drawing for a gift certificate from select CityCenter retailers. We’ll see you there!
Cozy Cups: Apple
The annual Downtown Holiday Market opens on Friday. After you’ve finished your shopping, be sure to pop into Poste (555 8th St., NW) for a seasonal cocktail like “How ‘Bout Them Apples.”