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March 10-23, Oyamel (401 7th St. NW) is celebrating its 7th annual Tequila and Mezcal Festival. According to the web site, you can enjoy drink specials, free tequila and mezcal tastings, and Chef Colin King has created a number of daily menu specials, as well as some special pairing menus. See below for details and let us know if you decide to chase the worm.
UPCOMING PAIRING DINNERS
Wednesday 3/12 | 8:30 PM
– hosted by 123 Organic Tequila’s David Ravandi
Thursday 3/20 | 8:30 PM
– All About the New Agave Spirit, La Venenosa Raicilla tasting hosted by Fidencio Mezcal’s Arik Torren
$90 (exclusive of tax and gratuity) Reserve your spot by calling 202.628.1005
TEQUILA & MEZCAL TASTINGS
Tuesday, 3/11 | 4-6pm: Ron Cooper, Del Maguey Mezcal and David Suro, Siembra Azul Tequila
Wednesday, 3/12 | 4-6pm: David Ravandi, 123 Organic Tequila
Thursday, 3/13 | 4-6pm: Lauren Richmond, Herradura Tequila
Monday, 3/17 | 4-6pm: Raza Zaidi, Wahaka Mezcal
Tuesday, 3/18 | 4-6pm: William Erickson, Fortaleza Tequila
Wednesday, 3/19 | 4-6pm: Fausto Zapata, founder of El Silencio Mezcal
Thursday, 3/20 | 4-6pm: Arik Torren, Fidencio Mezcal
Complimentary tastings held in Oyamel’s new butterfly bar. No reservations required.
The Partisan Opens Tonight In Penn Quarter (709 D St NW)
We visited The Partisan (709 D St NW) last night for their pre-opening evening event and it looks to be a fantastic new addition to Penn Quarter. The decor, food, and drinks were all fantastic, and both staff and management were warm and welcoming. If you’ve been to the Red Apron during the day, you are in for a treat as the bar area with exposed brick in the back is like none other in Penn Quarter/downtown DC. The Partisan seems to be described as a “meat focused restaurant” which makes sense given the association with the Red Apron Butcher side of the venue that recently opened. (Contact information and menus linked via press coverage are at the bottom of this story.)
The bar opens this afternoon at 4 pm with dinner service to start at 5 pm. We posted a few links below including references to stories with both the dinner menu and the beer list. (The Savuto red wine blend from Odoardi was solid too. We appreciated that they will have temperature controlled wine by the glass.) We’ll return soon for a more in-depth experience but for now this is one promising place to visit.
The Partisan
709 D St NW
202-524-5322
Press coverage:
- The Partisan opens Wednesday as a ‘different kind of meat-centric restaurant’ (menus at the bottom) [WaPo – Going Out Guide]
- The Partisan Opens Tomorrow; Here’s the Draft and Bottle List (draft and bottle beer list) [DC Beer]
- Meat-focused restaurant The Partisan opens in Penn Quarter (broad based article about the restaurant) [WTOP]
- Hot Opening of the Week: Inside the Partisan (Photos and Menus) [Washingtonian]
- Meat, Meat, and More Meat at The Partisan, Opening Tonight (menus at the bottom) [Washington City Paper]
- The Partisan, NRG’s New Meat Mecca, By the Numbers (facts and figures) [Eater DC]
&pizza Signage Shows Up At Old Freshii (1005 E St NW)
As we suspected it wouldn’t be long before someone would sign up for the old Freshii (and Gifford’s Ice Cream) space in the 1000 block of E Street NW. We reported on Freshii’s closure in early February.
The new taker is &pizza and the window signage is up! &pizza offers on demand pizza construction and cooking, and their menu can be found here. This location will be a good pre or post E Street Cinema dining destination.
(Hat tip to a long time Penn Quarter Living reader…we love our readers!)
Forming In Penn Quarter: A New Playwriting Group For Women
A Penn Quarter Living reader (and resident) contacted us about forming a playwriting group for women as follows:
The purpose of the group is twofold: one, to give playwrights an opportunity to hear their works in progress read aloud by other members of the group; and two, to discuss possibilities for submitting plays to the 2015 Women’s Voices Theatre Festival, a festival of the area’s theaters to showcase world-premier plays written by women.
Although the group would provide a means for exchanging information re. contests and venues, etc., it would have little structure. It would not be a workshop or critique group, but the participants would offer one another support and encouragement. Occasionally, established dramatists (male and female) would be invited to speak about their experiences.
How often the group would meet is still undetermined. The first meeting is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, March 26.
For further information, please contact esjor1(at)aol.com. (Limited participation.)