Dining In Dc – Food and Restaurant Blog

DC Area Restaurants and Bloggers Unite to Take a Bite out of Breast Cancer in October

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and for the first time in the Nation’s Capital, breast cancer awareness is served on a plate. For the entire month, more than 24 participating restaurants will donate a portion of their proceeds to the first annual Take A Bite out of Breast Cancer to support Pink Jams!, an outreach and fundraising campaign focusing on early detection in young...

Dining in DC’s Foodie Itinerary. List of events ‘To Do’ this week

Dining in DC’s Foodie-To-Do List or Itinerary: Looking for some food-related events for this week or upcoming weeks? Below is a compilation of various, food-related events, such as tastings, festivals, and workshops or classes throughout the Washington DC  Metropolitan area for the weekend or upcoming weeks. Wednesday, September 28: Rosh Hashanah is September 28 thru 30 and Dino (3435 Connecticut...

Washington, DC Area Restaurants Help Take a Bite out of Breast Cancer

Did you ever think that Breast Cancer awareness could be served on a plate? Well this October in the DC Metropolitan area it will – with Take a Bite out of Breast Cancer. For the entire month of October, DC area chefs and restaurateurs have committed their establishments for one day, a week, or the entire month, and will generously donate a portion of their food and beverage sales to Take a...

The 6th Annual “I Love Crab Cakes!” Crab Cake Competition

It’s that time again!  The American Institute of Wine & Food (AIWF) is holding its 6th annual “I Love Crab Cakes!” Karen Cathey Memorial Crab Cake competition this year at Phillips Flagship Restaurant (900 Water St., S.W) at the Washington, DC Southwest Waterfront. The annual competition and fundraiser featuring the Chesapeake’s finest and remembrance of Karen Cathey will take...

A New Meaning to Counter Culture: Helping Under-served DC Youth.

I love it when celebrity chefs use their influence for the greater good. Lifting Voices, a nonprofit organization that seeks to reach hundreds of under-served young people in DC has a food-related project,  Counter Culture. Counter Culture is a coffee-table book about kids and food. Ten of their kids wrote personal histories about the foods they love along with culinary masters José...

Art and Soul Wins ARTini 2011 Competition.

Throughout the month of March, mixologists from 12 of Washington, DC’s best restaurants and lounges competed for the coveted annual best ARTini title. Each mixologist created a unique artistic cocktail inspired by a work of art in the Corcoran Gallery of Art’s collection. In order to determine who would take home the title, the public was able to sip and sample each of the participating mixologist’s...

Visit Sprinkles Cupcakery on March 22nd to benefit Japan relief efforts.

Stuff your face for charity! On Tuesday, March 22nd, the new Sprinkles cupcakery (3015 M Street, NW) will be selling Red Cross Red Velvet cupcakes to benefit the Japan earthquake and Pacific tsunami relief efforts. 100% of the proceeds from the charity cupcake will be donated – their last similar promotion raised $20,000 in one day for Haiti relief. Sprinkles Cupcakes are handcrafted from the...

Kushi Izakaya & Sushi to donate 100% of sales of popular dish to Japanese disaster relief efforts.

Many in the nation’s capital are horrified by the recent catastrophic events in Japan. With many ties to Japan, DC area restaurants are doing what they can to help. Devastated by the Earthquake & Tsunami Disaster in Japan, Kushi Izakaya & Sushi (465 K Street, NW) activates a fundraiser inviting DC area diners to “Pig Out” for relief, effective immediately. After a month-long...

The 10th Annual Sugar & Champagne Affair to benefit the Washington Humane Society

The 10th Annual Sugar & Champagne Affair to benefit the Washington Humane Society, hosted by Chef Todd and Ellen Gray of Equinox Restaurant, was a huge success.  It was the place to be seen on a Tuesday night. More tickets were sold than ever before with an attendance of nearly five-hundred people at the downtown Ritz-Carlton hotel to celebrate all things sugary and sweet, with confections...

The ‘Moving’ part of the Movement. Inspiring Words by Jose Andres and Alice Waters at Saturday Night Sips.

On January 22, 2011, Honorary Chairs José Andres, Joan Nathan and Alice Waters hosted Saturday Night Sips, a cocktail reception at the home of Greg Nelson in Washington, D.C., which was a kick-off event for Sunday Night Suppers, a benefit for D.C. Central Kitchen and Martha’s Table. Sunday Night Suppers is a series of fifteen dinners hosted in private homes in the D.C. metro area,  which pair...

DC Chefs to Participate in the 10th Annual Sugar & Champagne Affair to Benefit the Washington Human Society.

The  10th Annual Sugar and Champagne Affair to benefit the Washington Humane Society (WHS),  brings together DC’s very best pastry chefs and animal lovers for a very important cause — to honor “man’s best friend”. On February 1, 2011 at The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C.  the popular Sugar and Champagne annual event will treat attendees to confections and savory entrees...

Deals For Meals Jan. 10-16 to Benefit Food & Friends.

Throughout the week of January 10-16, 2011, a special promotion, “Deals For Meals” by the social buying site Deals For Deeds will offer a week of deals that will feature some of DC area’s most popular restaurants and bars and 10% of each purchase will directly support Food & Friends. There are lots of group-buying websites out there, but only one goes far beyond steep discounts...

You’re Invited: Saturday Night Sips to Benefit Martha’s Table and DC Central Kitchen.

Join the Social Epicurean (and myself) for a cocktail reception on January 22nd to benefit Martha’s Table and DC Central Kitchen. Saturday Night Sips is celebrating the contribution young people make in fighting hunger both locally and nationally. The event will be co-hosted by Alice Waters, Joan Nathan, and Jose Andres. There will be tastes from the area’s hottest young chefs, specialty drinks...

Provide Meals for a Neighbor in Need. It’s as Easy as Buying a Pie!

SLICE OF LIFE is the only DC area pie sale allowing you to purchase your Thanksgiving pies while making an impact in the lives of thousands in need in your community. All proceeds from sales go to Food & Friends. Their mission is to prepare and deliver specialized meals and groceries in conjunction with nutrition counseling to DC Area residents living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other life-challenging...