Entries Tagged as 'beer'
Picture this: You’re walking down that wide, tree-lined boulevard we call Pennsylvania Avenue. It’s spring, and you see children walk by in strollers and dogs and their owners briskly sauntering by. The sun starts to set dramatically over the Capitol. In the air, the unmistakeable scent of apple blossoms mingles with Moroccan lentils, or perhaps [...]
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Tags: beer·bistro·delicious·Pound·restaurants·wine bar
A change in ownership at the Hawk ‘n’ Dove also means several proposed design changes to one of Capitol Hill’s longest running bars. Last week, we bid farewell to the old Hawk ’n’ Dove, as news spread that Barracks Row restaurateur Xavier Cervera purchased the bar from Stuart Long after 44 years of ownership. The [...]
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Tags: bar·beer·hawk·Hawk 'n' Dove·Xavier Cervera
All you frites freaks, mussels mavens, and waffle wishers take heed: Belgian Restaurant Week DC kicks off July 15 and offers seven days of European delicacies without even leaving the comfort of our Hill neighborhood. Belga Cafe, Granville Moore’s, and Le Pain Quotidien are among the eleven restaurants and embassies that will host a number of [...]
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Tags: beer·Belga Cafe·Belgian·Belgium·Granville·Le Pain Quotidien·restaurant week·tartine·waffles
Ah, Father’s Day – yet another holiday made up by greeting card companies. Actually, the U.S. government does recognize Dad’s Day as an official holiday thanks to President Johnson in 1966. It was anchored to the third Sunday in June in 1972. A true holiday for dad would provide for a 3-day weekend, but we [...]
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Tags: beer·Biergarten Haus·brunch·cufflinks·father's day·haircut·massage·Michael Craig·Nationals·shave
Nothing says summer is around the corner like a nice cold beer, make than a nice, cold, American brewed beer. Tonight marks the kick off of American Craft Beer Week at Smith Commons on H Street. The motto is “no fermentation without representation” and the week will offer a variety of American craft beers at [...]
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Tags: bars·beer·Food·restaurants
By now you’ve certainly heard that the first beer brewed in DC in over 60 years is available at bars and stores across the city. DC Brau unleashed The Public Ale on the city almost two weeks ago and it’s been instantly popular. Want to sample the goods without leaving the Hill? You can do [...]
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Tags: beer·restaurants
It’s been several months since the opening of Biergarten Haus on H Street NE so I thought a dinner out with friends and family this past weekend would be a good check on how the Haus is doing with its food, drinks, and service. I enjoyed my brunch there a couple months ago but Biergarten [...]
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Tags: beer·Biergarten Haus·dinner·H Street·schnitzel
“Belgium has the best beer in the world,” declared Bart Vandaele, the owner and head chef at Belga Café, as we sat down at his restaurant’s bar. “This is a fact.” Such statements help explain why Vandaele recently was awarded membership in the Knighthood of the Brewers’ Mash Staff, the modern-day incarnation of Belgium’s centuries-old [...]
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Tags: beer·Belga Cafe·Food·restaurants
Ah the quiet days of August. Congress is out, the last family vacations are under way before the start of school, and it’s hot and muggy so few people want to be outdoors. Oh, are you still here too? If you plan on hanging around the Hill this coming weekend, here are few fun things [...]
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Tags: beer·dance·Events·movies·restaurant week·To Do List·weekend
