Let’s face it: drinking wine in DC is a pretty ego-centric affair. Unlike ordering your own cocktail, the choice of wine can be more about what you think others will like than what you like yourself. And it can be nerve wracking to try to select a wine others will enjoy. The only way to know…
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This Weekend Visit Smithsonian’s 35th Annual Juried Craft Show
This weekend only, the National Building Museum is taken over by some of the most prestigious designers and crafters in the country. On display and for sale are works from 120 artists representing all facets of contemporary design and craft– basketry, ceramics, decorative fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art, and wood….
RSVP to Celebrate Craft Beer and Designer Clothes with Billy Reid in Georgetown
Luxury brand Billy Reid (www.billyreid.com) and Blackberry Farm (www.blackberryfarm.com) are joining forces once again to celebrate The Road To Shindig No. 8. On Wednesday, August 10th, from 6 PM – 8 PM, Billy Reid and Blackberry Farm will be hosting an in-store event at Billy Reid Washington DC (3211 M Street) to celebrate the release of the Blackberry Farm Brewery Palomino custom craft beer,…
Avant-Pop Jazz from Daniel Bennett Group in Bethesda
Wednesday, August 10, Villian & Saint in Bethesda hosts the Daniel Bennet Group for an evening of a “mix of Jazz, Folk, and Minimalism.” Daniel Bennett Group is currently touring to promote their newest album, Sinking Houseboat Confusion. The Daniel Bennett Group has been featured in the Boston Globe, NPR, First Coast Living (NBC), Yahoo Voices, Timeout…
The Park at Fourteenth: Downtown DC Red Carpet Dining
In lieu of the usual restaurant review, DC Style Is Real brings you a glimpse of a real-life back and forth about a recent dining experience at The Park at Fourteenth. Two DC ladies reflect on a fun weeknight out in McPherson Square over GChat. The Park at Fourteenth treated us to dinner, showing…
IRELAND 100 at the Kennedy Center: Celebrating One Hundred Years of Irish Arts & Culture
Happening now through June 5 at the Kennedy Center, you have the chance to participate in a global salute to Ireland’s arts and culture. If you are Irish, love the Irish, or wish you were Irish, now is your time. The Kennedy Center’s IRELAND 100: Celebrating a Century of Irish Arts & Culture festival is…
Galley: Delivery That’s Delicious
Are you like me? Do you need to eat food to stay alive? Food is an essential element, so why do I neglect the quality of my meals? Well, thanks to my newly found best-friend-as-a-service Galley, I don’t have to. Galley is a DC startup: creating, dishing up and delivering original and delicious meals…
Wine and Design, Take Me Away
Taking a step away from the dusty yet somehow still humid DC summer and into the cool and calm recesses of a museum is one of the pleasures of living in this city of ours. Getting to spend time decompressing with a glass of wine and a project you don’t necessarily need to do…
From the Archives: The Legend of the Salty Oat Cookie
Back in 2010, I waxed poetic about the salty oat cookie at Teaism. As the cookie continues to fascinate me, I’ve revived this post from the archives. The salty oat cookie. The cookie that launched a thousand DC recipe blogs. The cookie that evades duplication, that creates wonder in unbelievers, the once and future…
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