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Through September 7
This summer Washington is hosting a groundbreaking exhibition: Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul, which will be making its U.S. premiere at the National Gallery of Art. It will showcase nearly 230 of the finest artifacts from the Kabul National Museum in Afghanistan. To celebrate, Zola, which is only four blocks from the National Gallery, has unveiled a Silk Petal Martini incorporating ingredients found along the Silk Trade route. The Silk Petal Martini will be available until September 7, and incorporates arrack, a liquor which is distilled from palm sap typically found in the regions of India, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. Arrack is then blended with rose petal nectar, kaffir lime and pomegranate seeds, creating a balanced cocktail with a smooth, silky finish. Zola, 800 F St. NW, Washington, DC 20004, 202-654-0999.
September 14-21 & September 28-October 5
Bike Riders Tours offers special culinary tours of Europe where you can pedal side-by-side and prepare food elbow-to-elbow with chefs. From September 14-21, chef Roberto Donna from Bebo Trattoria da Roberto Donna will focus on “Cucina Rustica” on a tour of Sicily. And from September 28-October 5, chef Francesco Ricchi of D'Acqua will spotlight “Cocina Caliente” in the Andalucia region of Spain. Guests will enjoy the regional flavors of the area and sample local wines, cheeses, olive oils and seasonal market vegetables. For more information and a day-by-day itinerary of the trip, please click visit www.bikeriderstours.com.
September 19-21
The largest and oldest annual Greek festival will be held by the Ladies' Society of Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, the Philoptochos. Here you can feast on spanakopita, baklava and diples, plus much more. The festival is open to the public with free admission, free parking, and covered eating areas. Credit cards are accepted for food or marketplace items. Costs of à la carte and dinner entrées range from $2-$10. Corner of 16th and Upshur Streets in Washington, DC. For more information, call the parish office at 202-829-2910 or visit www.schgoc.org.
Through September
Rustico Restaurant & Bar's brew pops can cool patrons down during the long, hot summer. The beer-infused treat is making its way back onto Rustico's dessert menu this summer, and will be available through September. Priced at $5 a pop, the icy treats, subject to beer availability, come in seven flavors: Framboise, Cherry Kriek, Peche, Cassis, Banana, Plum and the new and improved Chocolate Stout. Rustico Restaurant & Bar, 827 Slaters Ln., Alexandria, VA 22314, 703-224-5051.
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First
and Third Saturdays
Beginning in May and continuing all summer, Bombay
Club’s culinary team,
lead by Nilesh Singhvi, will open the restaurant’s kitchen the first and
third Saturday of each month to eight guests for an 11 a.m. cooking class
followed by a seated lunch. Cost of the Indian cuisine cooking class
and luncheon is $60 per person and each guest will receive recipes to replicate
the dishes at home. For reservations call 202-659-3727. Bombay Club, 815 Connecticut
Ave. NW, Washington, 202-659-3727.
Third Saturdays
The Grille at the Morrison House offers a Story Time Tea every third Saturday of the month. The restaurant offers three tea spreads to choose from: the Children’s Tea, $28, which includes a pot of hot chocolate, ham and cheese, peanut butter and jelly, egg salad sandwich, scones, and biscuits with jams and a sweets plate; the Traditional Tea, $35, including house-made scones and biscuits with Devonshire cream and jams, cucumber and tomato on brioche with chive cream cheese, curried chicken salad on wheat bread, smoked salmon with chive crème fraîche on marble rye and a sweet display; or the Royal Tea, $44, including all of the Traditional Tea amenities, plus a Morrison House champagne cocktail and crab salad profiteroles. The Grille, Morrison House, 116 S. Alfred St., Alexandria, Va., 703-839-8000.
Mondays-Fridays
Hudson Restaurant & Lounge introduces its Inside/Out Happy Hour. Outside, the restaurant’s patio is open from 4 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, for outdoor cocktails with assorted specials. For those seeking an extra hour of happy, drink specials are available indoors from 4 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Sundays and Mondays. Hudson offers half price on all bottles of wine served between 3 p.m. and closing on Sunday, and 4 p.m. and closing on Monday. Hudson Restaurant & Lounge, 2030 M St. NW, Washington, DC, 202-872-8700.
Tuesdays-Fridays
Tuesdays through Fridays, from 5 p.m.-8 p.m., stop by the Tantra Lounge in indebleu for an enticing mix of exotic cocktails plus more accompanied by some equally exotic appetizers, including crab cakes with green papaya slaw, tandoor shrimp Caesar, and naan pizza with mozzarella and poblano with basil-stuffed paneer, prosciutto or chicken tikka. indebleu, 707 G St. NW, Washington, DC, 202-333-2538.
 Wednesdays-Sundays
The
Willard
InterContinental Washington DC’s Peacock Alley is offering
prix-fixe afternoon tea Wednesdays through Sundays
from 2:30 p.m.-5 p.m. ($28.50 per person). Champagne and sparkling
wines are available by the glass. For information and reservations,
call 202-637-7350. The Willard InterContinental Washington DC, 1401
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC.
Wednesdays
Executive chef Brian McBride is introducing to Park Hyatt Washington’s Lounge menu every Wednesday evening Pork & Pinot, from 5:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. A whole roasted farm-raised suckling pig will be displayed on the Lounge’s expansive marble table so guests can enjoy a generous slice of pork accompanied with sweet potato biscuits for $8 per serving. Additional new pork dishes offered on the Lounge menu exclusively for Pork & Pinot, priced at $8 each, include ham hock terrine, glazed pork belly with white beans, and potted pork with garlic and rosemary and smoked bacon chips. The Lounge is also introducing the coveted jamón Ibérico de bellota. This Spanish ham will be carved on the marble lounge table for guests to order and is priced at $20 per ounce slice. To complete the savory pork dishes, a selection of Pinot Noir wines by the glass and by the bottle will be available, with prices ranging from $10 to $28 per glass and $95 to $180 per bottle. Park Hyatt Washington, 1201 24th St. NW, Washington, DC, 202-789-1234.
Wednesdays
The Fairmont Washington, D.C. is offering its Juniper Sampler Menu every Wednesday evening between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. in addition to half-price bottles of wine and specialty cocktails. A menu of Juniper Samplers allows guests to choose three items out of seven for $19 including: grilled veal tenderloin with green peppered Cognac demi glaze; Atlantic salmon filet and house-made barbecue sauce; beef medallion and roasted beet mash; chili and lime ahi with mango relish; broiled jumbo lump crab cake with lobster aïoli; citrus-marinated beef carpaccio with whole-grain mustard vinaigrette; and mini Black Angus cheeseburger and fried onion. The Juniper Sampler menu is also available daily from 5 p.m.-10:30 p.m. in the hotel’s lobby lounge and courtyard garden. Juniper, The Fairmont Washington, D.C., 2401 M St. NW, Washington, DC, 202-457-5020.
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