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National Grilled Cheese Month has cheesemakers unveiling special delights
April is National Grilled Cheese Month -- no Fool's Day joke here -- and Cheeses of France has unveiled samples for choosey cheese fans to coincide with other special days throughout the fourth month, as April 11 is National Fondue Day and April 12 is National Grilled Sandwich Day.
St. Petersburg Distillery near Tampa, Florida, churning out artisanal spirits
As hard as it may be to fathom, Florida still had Prohibition-era laws on the books until but a few years ago, which allowed distilling to return to the Sunshine State for the first time in nearly a century. In the northeastern sector of the state, I recently visited the St. Augustine Distillery, with its excellent gin. And on a recent visit to the Tampa/St. Petersburg area, I popped by the St. Petersburg Distillery to see what magical elixirs are being concocted along Florida's central Gulf Coast region.
World of Beer unveils new menu options
As the food and drinks menu of the World of Beer have gone so far beyond the hoppy entries as to be, in fact, a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the franchise, which began in Tampa, Florida, in 2007 as a beer lover's emporium.
Spa Week returns in April, with bookings now open
Bookings are now open for Spa Week, which returns to the capital area April 17-23.
St. Patrick’s Day pop-up cocktail events in D.C. hosted by Irish distiller Glendalough
Just in time for St. Patrick's Day Glendalough Distillery is hosting pop-up cocktail events at District-area bars.
Longhorn Steakhouse unveils special spring Delmonico steak
Just in time for spring -- even though, with the snow this week, it's somewhat delayed -- Longhorn Steakhouse is unveiling some new menu items at its various locations around the DMV. Get ready for limited-time offerings such as the 14 oz. Delmonico steak, as well as Grilled Lamb Chops, Seasoned Steakhouse Wings and Strawberries & Cream Shortcake.
Wedding trends for 2017 include sparklers, photo booths, ‘movement shots’
Weddings will certainly not go out of style in 2017, but there will be new trends in the matrimonial industry to look out for. Experts at George Street Photo & Video project that 2017 will be the year of the wedding hashtag.
Health: What’s in your freezer?
Generally speaking, healthier eating is made a lot easier when we have good options readily available. Last week, we spotlighted what essentials should be in our refrigerator. This week, we will discuss our freezers and next week we'll take a look at the pantry.
MGM National Harbor’s Ginger restaurant offers fine Asian cuisine inside casino
MGM National Harbor's Ginger, located on the promenade level of MGM, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Korean and Japanese cuisine are melded into amazing culinary enterprises by executive chef Andy Lau and his team.
Best wines for the holidays available from Kalyra, Ken Brown, Epicurious
Remember, we've all got to get through the holiday somehow. And as with every other time of the year, alcohol invariably makes it, if not all better, certainly more tolerable. For amateur oenophiles and serious wine drinkers alike, here are some bottles to keep your eyes open for as the holidays transition us into 2017.
New York University hooks grandma’s spare dorm room
Ah, college. Halls of ivy. Stimulating class discussions. All-night cram sessions. Sleeping in an old woman's apartment?
2017 Home decor trends
Decor trends take us on a little emotional journey every season. Some speak to how we're feeling, some to how we want to feel.
Cristophe salon in Washington, D.C., has grand reopening with founder in attendance
Luxury haircutter Cristophe salon has unveiled a classy new look for its District location in Northwest. The District location -- one of four in the company's profile -- has been patronized by the likes of the Clintons and other politicos for decades. The founder himself will even be on hand Wednesday evening as the business celebrates its grand reopening.
Thanksgiving wine deals offered by Windrun, Santa Margherita
The holidays call for drinking, but then what doesn't these days. Many vintners are unearthing special holiday-related deals that will help lubricate family gatherings as 2016 winds down -- and thus help those verboten discussions about politics and religion, if not go smoother, at least hopefully be sooner forgotten.
Goat cheese maker Cypress Grove offers tips on pairing products with beers
One typically thinks of cheese being paired with wine, but Northern California artisan goat cheese maker Cypress Grove, who recently held court at Great American Beer Festival, is enriching the lives of beer enthusiasts with its recommendation for pairing some of its products with certain of the more popular kinds of craft beers.
Taste of InterContinental wine pairing meal rotates at Willard hotel in D.C.
Seven decades in business certainly calls for celebration. For the platinum anniversary of InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, the ritzy hospitality brand's District outpost has unveiled its "Taste of InterContinental" experience, a five-course meal being offered at the Willard InterContinental, located along the busy Pennsylvania Ave. corridor in Northwest -- not far from the White House.
Cheese month in October as seasons change and new beers flow
Petaluma, California's Marin French Cheese, the oldest continually operating cheese company in America, is celebrating American Cheese Month with its seminal Breakfast Cheese, which the creamery has produced since its inception as the Thompson Brothers Creamery in 1865
Great American Beer Festival winners and participants unveil expansion plans
Innovation, celebrations of milestones and whiskey-beer collaborations were just some of the stories wafting out of the Colorado Convention Center this weekend at the Great American Beer Festival, wherein brewers from all 50 states converged to show off their wares at the country's largest annual suds-fest. Here are some newsworthy items The Washington Times picked up over the beer-tastic weekend.
Ketel One Vodka unveils ‘Treat Yo Self Day’ cocktails
"Parks and Recreation" characters Donna (Retta) and Tom (Aziz Ansari) brought the world "Treat Yo Self Day," marked on the calendar as Oct. 13. In keeping with the humorous bent of the long-running sitcom, Ketel One Vodka will be celebrating Treat Yo Self Day this year with some specialty cocktails to commemorate one of the year's best days.
Great American Beer Festival gluten-free entries include Boulder triplets
Triplets Jennifer, Jessica and Jill Emich -- known colloquially as "The Blissful Sisters" -- came into the Great American Beer Festival competition at the weekend a double minority -- not only as female owners of a brewery, but one that retails heavily in gluten-free beers.
