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DC’s Cupcake Scene Has Gone Too Far

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Cupcakes On Wheels: DC now has its very own cupcake truck, which is essential because you should never, ever have to walk far to buy a cupcake. Or Indian food. Or Korean food. Or whatever else you can buy from a truck in DC. [Curbside Cupcakes] MORE »


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Contraband French Wine Available To Non French People

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Here is your bit of foreign wine news, from the international country of France: the French like wine. They’re also governed by millions of strange laws, laws that allow them to protest protesting, being fired, and other privileged things. There is a special wine, Beaujolais Nouveau, and, according to said strange French laws, new batches of the wine cannot be served until the third Thursday in November, which is in like one or three days! Let’s celebrate. MORE »


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Opportunites To Not Remember Anything, Eat Kebabs And Make Pie

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Thursday, November 12: For their monthly happy hour, the Going Out Gurus are heading to the one of the sleaziest places in the District, Russia House. Get ready to drink a lot of vodka, and to eat free food, that is, if there’s still any available. [Going Out Gurus Happy Hour] MORE »


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Finding Sushi In The City… Before It’s Too Late

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Ha ha, now that there will be tons of babies running around DC thanks to Mr. Stupak and his coathanger-friendly amendment, women should start indulging in food that they won’t be able to eat while preggers, including sushi. And thankfully, DC is a city full of raw fish establishments. MORE »


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Dim Sum and Dungeons To Eat It In

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Wednesday, November 4: If you are even remotely considering cooking for Thanksgiving, we highly, highly recommend attending the Thanksgiving-themed cooking classes at Zola Wine & Kitchen. Shelling out a few extra bucks to learn how to make a turkey is a much better idea than serving a burnt, inedible one on Thanksgiving. [Zola Wine & Kitchen] MORE »


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14th Street Wins The Gentrification Wars and Oh, Yeah It’s Halloween

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Today through Sunday, November 22: While everyone else is selfishly eating candy and putting together super creative costumes for Halloween, Rosa Mexicana is using the day to honor the dead, because that’s what they do in Mexico. The restaurant has put together a special menu for the occasion, including such delicacies as pumpkin margaritas and stews with duck and other tasty animals.  [Day of the Dead Celebration] MORE »


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Celebrating Gastronomic Versitility And Bacon

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24: Italians love food more than everything else — including each other and basic freedoms — which is reason enough check out the National Italian American Foundation Festival and indulge in free samples of Italian wine and chocolate. [Piazza d'Italia] MORE »


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‘Bacon-Wrapped Lettuce’

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Thursday, October 15 and Friday, October 16: Do liberals or conservatives produce fresher vegetables?  [White House Farmers Market, Capitol Harvest at the Ronald Reagan Building] MORE »


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October In DC: Drink Up

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Wednesday, October 7: Free beer from 5PM- 6PM, followed by buy-one-get-one free beer for the rest of the night. Then if you can still function, you can bid on someone to take home– all in the name of charity. [Put Your Best Foot Forward] MORE »


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Finger Licking, Grape Chrushing, Beer Filled Eats

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Wednesday, September 30: DC lost our bid for the gay Olympics, but we still have Fairy Fingers– homemade marshmallows dipped in chocolate– and you can eat them for FREE at ACKC tonight from 6:00PM- 8:30PM. [ACKC] MORE »


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Wings For Atonement And Beer To Wash It Down

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Today through Saturday, September 26: You eat out at participating DC restaurants, and children all over the world, even those in the shittiest countries, will stop eating each other. [Great American Dine-Out] MORE »