Washington DC Area Culinary EventsHungry? Need to fill your culinary calendar? Here is where you will find all the restaurant and culinary happenings in Greater Washington D.C. We feature a calendar of special dinners, tasting menus, prix-fixe meals, food festivals and other culinary events, including regularly occurring food events as well as special one-time-only DC events featuring top chefs. Keep checking back so you can know all that's going on in the world of restaurant and food events in Washington, D.C. and the surrounding suburbs. We've also go the latest Washington DC Restaurant News and Wine Events.
February 15
On February 15, the Roof Terrace Restaurant at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is featuring Champagne & Everything Bubbly!, an event that is part of its monthly Wine & Cultural Celebration Series, in which patrons are invited to experience wines or spirits of a particular type or region paired with food and entertainment. Executive chef Joe Gurner will prepare assorted hors d'oeuvres. The event starts at 6 p.m. and ends at 9 p.m. Cost is $40 per person. Roof Terrace Restaurant, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F St. NW, Washington, DC 20566, 202-416-8555.
March 15, May 24, October 18, December 6
The Mexican Cultural Institute will offer its The Mexican Table Cooking Series with Patricia Jinich. Each event includes a cooking demonstration followed by a full-course dinner that includes wine and beer as well as recipes for the dinner served. The class dates include March 15, A Culinary Compass, which takes guests to all four corners of Mexico; May 24, for a celebration of Cinco de Mayo; October 18, A Taste of the Mayan World; and December 6, Street Foods. Cost is $70 per session. To register via Paypal, visit www.instituteofmexicodc.org or send a check, including your name, full address, phone number, email and the session for which you are registering to: MEXICAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE 2829 16th Street, NW Washington, DC, 20009. The Mexican Cultural Institute, 2829 16th St. NW, Washington, DC 20000, 202-728-1628.
Ongoing
A pre- and post-theater Marquee Menu is now being offered at chef-owner Ris Lacoste's RIS. The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Theatre and the soon-to-open West End Cinema are just up the road. The Kennedy Center provides a free shuttle, just steps away from RIS on Washington Circle. The signature three-course seasonal Marquee Menu is $35 per person, available daily 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. or after 10 p.m. RIS, 2275 L St. NW, Washington, DC 20037, 202-730-2500.
Ongoing
Tallula is giving locals a reason to dine out on a weeknight with its "Neighborhood Nosh" menu. The three-course prix-fixe menu ($35 per person) is offered all night on Sundays and Mondays and 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The menu allows patrons to choose any appetizer, an entrée and a dessert from executive chef Barry Koslow's dinner menu. Tallula, 2761 Washington Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201, 703-778-5051.
Mondays
Nage Bistro executive chef Glenn Babcock has introduced Meatless Monday menus with meat-free cuisine. Chef Babcock's menus have always featured innovative vegetarian selections. The Meatless Monday menus will feature appetizers, entrées and desserts and will be available every Monday for lunch and dinner. Menu selections will rotate based on market availability and seasonality. Nage Bistro, Courtyard Washington Embassy Row, 1600 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036, 202-448-8005.
Monday through Saturday
Sports fans and movie-goers no longer have to settle for a dinner of hot dogs and popcorn. The Source by Wolfgang Puck will offer its new pre-event tasting menu for guests seeking an early dinner before catching a game at the Verizon Center, a movie at the Regal Gallery Place Stadium 14 or a show at the theater. The seven-course prix-fixe menu will be offered in the upstairs dining room every Monday through Saturday from 5:30 p.m.-10 p.m. and is priced at $135 per person (excluding tax and gratuity). The Source by Wolfgang Puck, Newseum, 575 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001, 202-637-6100.
Monday-Thursday
Masa 14 is debuting pre-theatre dining just three blocks from Studio Theatre. Available Monday through Thursday from 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m., the menu includes a choice of any three signature dishes off the Latin-Asian menu (with the exception of the black cod and Wagyu beef brisket) accompanied by a glass of house wine or signature strawberry lemonade for $32 per person (tax and gratuity not included). Masa 14, 1825 14th St. NW, Washington, DC 20009, 202-328-1414.
Monday-Friday
The "Hour of Power" takes place Monday through Friday from 4 p.m.-6 p.m. in the lounge at The Source by Wolfgang Puck. This happy hour alternative features a trio of food items paired with a flight of wines. Executive chef Scott Drewno kick-starts his new menu with a trio pairing in which guests can enjoy three types of dumplings, each matched with a specially selected glass of wine. Offerings will change frequently and future specialties will include trios of soups, spring rolls and ribs. The Source by Wolfgang Puck, Newseum, 575 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20001, 202-637-6100. 
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