Enjoy Dinner and a Show at Extra Virgin in Arlington

By Ashley Eames

Capital Cooking Contributor 

Extra Virgin is a modern Italian restaurant in Shirlington Village with an extensive menu of traditional Italian specialties, wood fired pizzas and homemade pastas. It’s a great place for a weekend date night as they now feature live jazz music in the cozy bar area on Friday and Saturday night. 

Thinking of Drinking: Brandy Milk Punch

I recently checked out America Eats Tavern's monthly cocktail class featuring brandy.  The class was conducted by Lead Bartender, Owen Thomson.  During the class, we took an historical look at the way we drink.  Brandy is one of the older distilled spirits and one of the most heavily regulated products in the world.  The word brandy actually comes from the Dutch word for burnt wine.      

Thinking of Drinking: Apple-tini

March is here and we've been getting some spring weather. Why not Spring for a party to speed the season along?! Invite over your friends for appetizers, desserts and cocktails of the season. Try my Apple-tini.

Thinking of Drinking: Blood and Sand

Photo by Emily Clack

It turns out that  lamb goes pretty well with whiskey.  I had some fun playing around with Wasmund's Single Malt Whisky a couple of weeks and made up some of these classic cocktails originally created in 1922. Cheers!