The Punch Bowl: Book Launch Tonight
Remember how I said I reached out to Dan Searing about a launch event for his book? I found out earlier today that launch event is tonight, at 6pm in the Warehouse Theater behind the Passenger. I’ve...
View ArticleThe Week in Drinks in Pictures
All photos by the author If you follow me on Twitter, you might be aware that this has been an eventful week. Literally. Friday the Social Chair and I hosted her birthday party, Sunday we hit our usual...
View ArticleReminder: Rickey Month Party Tonight
You may recall from previous years that July is Rickey Month. July’s over, but tonight the DC Craft Bartenders Guild wraps things up for 2011 with its Rickey Month Party at Jack Rose. Finalists,...
View ArticlePSA: Peak Northwest Cherry Season Is Here
In February I posted a recipe and photographic step-by-step instructions for preserving your own cherries. In that post I noted, “supply is unpredictable and the cherry season is short.” If you’ve got...
View ArticleFriday Happy Hour: Long Drinks for a Long Weekend
’01497-07Crop’courtesy of ‘furcafe’ A long drink, a term with which you might not be familiar, is a bartender’s term for a cocktail which is longer on non-alcoholic mixer than it is on base spirit. You...
View ArticleThe wedding series continues – who ELSE is using your big day?
’18 Sep 2010 – No 030′ courtesy of ‘B Jones Jr’ The following is a guest entry by the Social Chair, who is far more qualified than I am to discuss this particular subject matter. So here’s the problem...
View ArticleWe Love Drinks (Lots of Them): Repeal Day Ball 2011
All photos by the author We here at We Love DC are unabashed, unequivocal fans of the DC Craft Bartenders Guild and their annual Repeal Day Ball. So much so that, within about 48 hours of the...
View ArticleToday’s Gridlock Brought To You By
Ouchcourtesy of Fedward Potz PSA: If you play chicken with a firetruck, you’ll lose. This was at the corner of 18th & L NW this morning. You’ll note the sheet metal from the car’s door is still...
View ArticleTonight: Tubachristmas!
Tuba bus.courtesy of Jeffrey Beall Got plans tonight? Cancel them, and head over to the Kennedy Center for the 38th anniversary performance of TUBACHRISTMAS. 6pm. A volunteer group of tuba players...
View ArticleCensus: 48% of DC Households Are Single-Occupant
DC has more single-occupant households than any other city, including Manhattan From Fortune, based on data from the 2010 Census: DC has more single-occupant households than any other major US city....
View ArticleOn This Day in 1934 …
Faith and Insurancecourtesy of daveinshaw As you might know by now, we’re big fans of the DC Craft Bartenders Guild’s annual Repeal Day Ball, which celebrates the national repeal of Prohibition. What...
View ArticleWe Love Food: Adour’s New Lunch Menu
All photos by the author Capitalizing on his new cookbook Nature, as well as an economy in the early stages of recovery, Chef Alain Ducasse is launching a new lunch program at Adour at the St. Regis...
View ArticleEvent (P)Review: On the Town with Dale DeGroff
All photos by the author Dale DeGroff returns Thursday night for what I’ve been told is a bigger and better On the Town show, this time featuring pianist Dan Ruskin. This article, originally published...
View ArticlePlanning a DC Wedding: Venues
Random Findcourtesy of Karon The Social Chair returns to tell us all about finding a DC venue for a DC wedding. After narrowing down the date for our wedding, Fedward and I began the long process of...
View ArticleWe Love Drinks: Hogo Preview
Food This Way courtesy of Fedward Potz The info sheet handed out at Hogo’s media preview reads, “Hogo is part of a project called Temporary Works that hopes to bring new late-night dining options to...
View ArticleBrooklyn Is the New Black
The Passenger: God Save the District courtesy of Kevin H. They say imitation is the sincerest form of copying. At least somebody said that. I said it on my tumblr a while back and I didn’t think I was...
View ArticleThe Rent Is Too Damn High
DC Rental Heat Map courtesy of Fedward Potz Make sure you check out the actual map version. I’m keeping my eyes on the housing market this year. So when I saw a heat map of apartment prices in Boston...
View ArticleMeanwhile, in Another City
Not Grapefruit Samer Farha While this site is about and for DC and the surrounding areas, sometimes there are worthwhile events worth traveling for, such as the Manhattan Cocktail Classic. The opening...
View ArticleRare Opportunity: Classic Silent Films at AFI Silver Theatre
Promotional photo from Harold Lloyd’s film Safety Last!, via Wikimedia Commons. This weekend the DC area’s finest movie palace, the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, begins a Silent Cinema...
View ArticleDC Toasts the Black Mixology Club
Dale DeGroff 10 Fedward Potz At this point you know how we feel about Dale DeGroff, Derek Brown, Garrett Peck, and the Museum of the American Cocktail. You also know how we like fancy parties with...
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