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Sips & Suppers. (Courtesy of Sips & Suppers on Flickr)
DC’s fifth annual two-day celebration of food and drink will take place January 26 and 27. Hosted by José Andrés, Joan Nathan and Alice Waters, Sips & Suppers, which has raised over $500,000 since its inception, benefits Martha’s Table and DC Central Kitchen (DCCK).
The Details
Sips will be held at the Newseum on Saturday, January 26 at 7 pm. The evening will feature a sampling from the local area’s finest food artisans, mixologists and wineries, including wine from Loudon County, beer from ChurchKey and cocktails from Buffalo & Bergen.
Additionally, there will be live jazz and live cooking demonstrations. Tickets are $95 and can be purchased online. For a list of full participating artisans, visit the website.
Suppers will take place on Sunday evening, January 27, and will be held in 26 private homes across the DC area. For the event, local and internationally renowned chefs come together to prepare multi-course meals and carefully selected wine for small groups in each home.
This year’s Suppers include a Chinese New Year feast by Chefs Scott Drewno of The Source by Wolfgang Puck and Erik Bruner Yang of Toki Underground, an Icelandic dinner with Chefs Siggi Hall of Siggi Hall Restaurant in Reykjavik and Jeff Buben of Vidalia and a kosher Greek and Spanish-style meal by Chefs Mike Isabella of Graffiato, Bandolero and the upcoming Kapnos and G and Victor Albisu of the upcoming Taco Bamba and Del Campo.
Tickets to Suppers are $550 per person, and can be purchased online.
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El Sol, 1930 9th St. NW. (Photo: Luis Gomez)
Rice Restaurant, 1608 14th St. NW. (Photo: Luis Gomez)
Solly’s Tavern, 1942 11th St. NW. (Photo: Luis Gomez)
El Sol is located at 1930 9th Street NW in what is known as Little Ethiopia, but the menu is Mexican-Salvadoran. The food has great reviews is has affordable prices.
Rice Restaurant, is located at 1608 14th Street NW. Always a favorite of ours. The menu is delicious with a variety of East and Southeast Asian choices… the food is beautifully presented with a very nice atmosphere. Make reservations if you are planning to go on a weekend.
Solly’s is located at 1942 11th Street NW, and it is a place to go and have a beer or three; your neighborhood bar… very laid-back atmosphere. Don’t count on getting any food there.
