Port City Anniversary Week Celebration



Join Port City Brewing Co. for a week long anniversary celebration featuring the release of its fourth anniversary brew--Colossal IV, a Belgian-Style Quad.  The week kicks off with the Port City Brewing Company’s Colossal Fourth Anniversary Party at 3 p.m. on Friday, January 30, at the

Port City World Headquarters.  The party continues through the week with a pub crawl, brunch, tastings, tap takeovers and beer science.  Check out all the great events:

An Event Not To Miss! 2015 Sugar and Champagne Affair

The Washington Humane Society’s annual dessert and champagne event is coming this Thursday, February 4th at the Ronald Reagan Building.  The celebration of all things sweet, showcases the DC area’s most talented pastry chefs.

Carriage House Transforms to Johnny Pistolas

Adams Morgan has struggled a bit in the past with the restaurant scene, but Johnny Pistolas is a great new addition.  

The simple and affordable menu offers Mexican fare with delicious flavor.  If you can make it in between 5-7 p.m., you'll find $1 tacos!  That has to be one of the best deals in DC.  

The small tray of tacos offers more than enough to feed two people with 6 tacos, tamales, guacamole, slaw and spicy cucumbers.  My favorite was the oyster taco.

It might be worth adding on some tasty street corn.  

If you're not in the mood for tacos, try a Carne Asada Rice Bowl.  All in all, every dish I tasted was good and worth ordering again.  

I hope to pop in again soon to check out their brunch.  I hear they have bottomless drinks for $15.

Thinking of Drinking: First Crush

Take your memories back to the time of your First Crush.

Recipe: Gnocchi al Forno

Photo by Mary Diaz

Check out "A Rustic Roman Afternoon" episode with my special guest Patricia Sanitate from Capital Cuisine. You can learn this recipe and more on Capital Cooking.

On the Road Again: New Orleans

Talk about a food city... Nawlins!  

National Soup Month: Fennel and Potato

Satisfy your soup craving with Trademark's Fennel and Potato soup with crispy gnocchi “croutons” and vanilla salt.

Thinking of Drinking: Skinny Cranberita

Try a cocktail on the lighter side after all of the calorie in-take during the holidays. 

National Soup Month: Black Bean Soup

This recipe and photo were contributed by Chef Bernard.

7 Super Bowl Party Dips

Here's a list of my Top 7 Dips for your Super Bowl party!

First Taste: Thip Khao

Complimentary pork rinds with a delicious spicy sauce.

Believe what you've heard... Thip Khao is as good as the rumors suggest.  

Recipe: Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Photo by Emily Clack

January is National Soup Month. I love to start out the New Year by making some soup to celebrate. There's nothing better than homemade chicken noodle. The key to this soup is to sweat the vegetables to extract the flavor. This soup is perfect for this time of year because it is light and refreshing but still makes you feel warm inside.

National Soup Month: Beef Noodle Soup

Created in Taiwan, the beef noodle soup (new row mian) is a popular street food on the island.  The best way to truly experience this soup is to visit Chef Hou Chun-shengat at Barcode in Taipei.  Not only will you enjoy his comforting masterpiece, but Barcode also have fabulous cocktails.  He showed us the step-by-step process of making the soup on Capital Cooking.  Airing dates coming soon!

12 Cocktails of Christmas: 8 Maids a Milking

Happy New Year!  On the 8th day of Christmas my true love gave to me...