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Idaho vodka 44 Degrees North offers flavored versions crafted from state’s potatoes
With Idaho's most famous crop being, of course, potatoes, it is only natural that craft distillers within the Gem State would spin that legume into its most fascinating end product.
Dry Creek Valley wines of Sonoma County offer complex tastes for various meals
California's Sonoma County certainly doesn't lack for wineries, and oenophiles are finding even more to love in the microclimate of Sonoma's Dry Creek Valley, where vintners are producing more and more complex vinos to add to the delicacy that is the Golden State's grape-based golden harvest. There are as many wines in Dry Creek Valley as there are ways to enjoy them, but here are a few to keep an eye out for.
Corner Bakery Cafe Fresh Flavors summer menu entails farmers market ingredients
With the summer produce season in full swing, Corner Bakery Cafe is heading to the farmers market to spruce up its menu for the warm months. And for a limited time, customers can experience the new offerings conjured by the business' food design program.
Drambuie cocktails can bring out flavor of Scottish liqueur
I freely admit, I didn't know much about Drambuie, so when I was entreated to test out some cocktails by D.C. brand ambassador Vance Henderson, I was intrigued to learn, well, anything about this beverage, whose name I only knew once via a "Simpsons" reference.
Glendalough Wild Botanical Gin comes from Ireland’s first craft distiller
Its name means "valley of two lakes" in Gaelic, and its label depicts St. Kevin, the sixth century monk who founded a monastery in the nearby glacial depression amid the Wicklow Mountains located south of Dublin. Glendalough is busy pouring its Wild Botanical Gin, a small-batch liquid that offers a truly botanical nose and a full taste that can be enjoyed neat, over rocks or even in a cocktail, as D.C. brand ambassador Brendan Crowley explained over drinks at Logan Tavern in Northwest.
Frozen cocktail maker Kelvin introduces new slush mix
Brooklyn, New York-based Kelvin Slush Co. has launched its newest flavor, Frose, or "frozen rose." Made from organic peach and strawberry juices, Frose is the sixth in a series of flavors from the company that also includes citrus, pina colada, margarita, ginger and tea.
3 Star Brewing Co. offering a yoga and beer session
Saturday is the International Day of Yoga, and the 3 Star Brewing Co. in Northwest Washington is offering a yoga session and local craft brews, courtesy of the Beer Yogis.
World Sea Turtle Day sees Naked Turtle Rum team up with conservation group
Friday is World Sea Turtle Day, which was founded as a way to raise awareness of and respect for the world's endangered sea turtles. To honor the special day -- and the creatures it aims to save -- the Sea Turtle Conservancy has teamed up with Naked Turtle Rum to benefit the world's endangered sea turtles.
Negroni Week offers cocktail drinkers a chance to donate to good causes
Bars throughout the District are lending a hand in the event beginning Monday, in which participating bars will donate a portion of their proceeds for every Negroni, Campari cocktail or Negroni-inspired sale to charity.
Darcy hotel D.C.’s Siren restaurant from Chef Robert Weidemaier offers seafood options
On the ground floor of The Darcy is the latest restaurant venture from chef extraordinaire Robert Weidemaier, called Siren. The motif of Siren can't help but bring to mind a nautical motif, with seafaring touches and mermaid murals that evoke that legendary creature of Greek myth who lured hapless men to her island for a feast of her own.
Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C.’s Westend Bistro offers Friday rose flights
With the warm season upon us, perhaps it's little wonder that The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C. is opening up the doors -- literally -- of its Westend Bistro. The power spot in Northwest is welcoming afterwork crowds to experience its Rose Garden, which extends outwards from the Westend Bistro's bar on the ground floor of the prestigious hotel.
Hemingway Rum Company opens near writer’s Key West residence
Hemingway Rum Company officially opened its doors in Key West Florida Saturday, not far from where Ernest Hemingway lived for nearly all of the 1930s -- and from where "Papa" often embarked for his boat trips to Cuba aboard his vessel, the Pilar, which lent its name to the new rum.
Devils Backbone brewery names new beers in philanthropy series
Craft brewer Devils Backbone, based in Roseland, Virginia, announced their Heartland Initiative and Heartland Series, a new program the brewer is fostering in order to support philanthropy, partnerships and sustainability efforts.
Craft beer, spirits to enjoy during the summer
We know you have choices when you go to the liquor store, but in the ever-expanding world of craft beer, wine and spirits, there are now more options than ever to enjoy at home, with friends or before the outdoor summer fire. Here are just a few products to keep your eyes out for as the summer weather gets ever closer:
Blackwall Hitch restaurant unveils ‘Blackwall Beauty’ oyster
Alexandria, Virginia's waterfront has benefited from a riverside restaurant renaissance, and one of the crown jewels in that rejuvenation is Blackwall Hitch, an oyster and seafood boutique on the docks that has gone one step further in the oyster game with the recent addition to its offerings of the Blackwall Beauty oyster.
MGM National Harbor Spa offers prime treatment inside capital casino
The MGM National Harbor's Spa and Salon offers a "Double Your Pleasure" massage treatment, wherein two therapists work in tandem to work out the kinks of a body in pain -- or, in my case, perpetual pain.
The Palm restaurant in D.C. offers ‘power lunch’ option to dine amid politicians, local celebrities
The Palm may be D.C.'s most iconic spot for a power lunch. Since 1926 politicians, power-brokers change-makers, journalists, the elite, the locals and the intrepid visitors intent on finding the cuisine for which the capital has become lauded have come to this singular Italian spot in Northwest to break bread and enjoy recipes that Pio Bozzi and John Ganzi brought over from the Old Country.
‘Veep’ actor Paul Scheer part of 1893 Pepsi cocktail mixing event
Comedian Paul Scheer, who is appearing on the political comedy "Veep" this season, recently teamed up with award-winning bartender Pam Wiznitzer for a special event in New York to celebrate the unveiling of two new Pepsi-Cola 1893 flavors, Black Currant Cola and Citrus Cola.
Hudson Whiskey of New York creating bourbon-style liquor
While, yes, Bourbon County, Kentucky, is the birthplace of America's favorite whiskey, the "rules" dictate that bourbon can be made anywhere, so long as it is 51 percent corn and distilled in virgin charred oak barrels (typically of white oak). Not far from New York City, Hudson Whiskey -- named for the Dutch explorer who lent his name to the river separating Gotham from New Jersey -- has been getting in on the action, with both a Yankee take on traditional bourbon as well as a rye whiskey.
Cozymeal sends professional chefs to customers’ homes
Cozymeal sends professional-grade cooks to the homes of District-area residents as well as catering events. Even those home chefs who consider themselves to be rather skillful can learn how to make grand meals with freshly sourced local ingredients.
