Girl Meets Food

You and your spouse are convinced that you’re Julia Child and Jacques Pépin in the kitchen.  Or Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.

Maybe your kitchen’s a mess, and you can’t really cook worth a damn, but gosh darn it, you’ve got spunk!

Well, Lucky Dog Films is looking for you.

They’re creating a new cooking competition game show and you can be a part of it.

Here’s the rundown:

• 2-4 couples go to a restaurant
  • Couples of any sexual orientation
  • Could be relatives, siblings, parents and children
  • Should have huge personalities
  • Couples should be in their late 20’s to early 30’s

• Chef presents the dish
  • Dish must include complicated ingredients that could be easily mistaken for other food products.
• 1 contestant blindfolded while tasting food
• 1 contestant has sense of smell eliminated while they get to view the food continue reading… »

Can’t wait for the home-style, heart-warming taste of Thanksgiving? Well, hold on to your gullets!

Chef Ann Cashion & Johnny Fulchino of Johnny’s Half Shell are cooking up a feast during a screening of “The Last Waltz” on Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 7:00 pm.

Chef Cashion is paying homage to the traditions of sharing food at Thanksgiving, and Johnny’s Half Shell is giving thanks for rock ‘n’ roll!

Watch Martin Scorsese’s classic documentary of Canadian rock group The Band’s concert at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco on Thanksgiving Day in 1976. continue reading… »

Don’t miss this once-a-year extravaganza!  It’s time to uncork the best champagnes at the 11th Annual Champagne Festival on Saturday, November 6, 2010 from 7-10 pm.

Reserve your tickets now and enjoy an evening filled with bubbly from the best champagne houses in France, a buffet of delectable treats prepared by Washington’s top chefs, plus a luxurious one-of-a-kind silent auction.

Photo: Corbis Images

Champagnes
Veuve Clicquot, Nicolas Feuillatte, Pommery, J. de Telmont, Louis Roederer, Taittinger, G.H. Mumm, Henriot, Ayala, Audoin de Dampierre, Perrier-Jouet, Janisson & Fils, Margaux & Company, Heidsick & Co Monopole, and more.

Restaurants
Bistro Lepic, Sofitel’s ICI Urban Bistro, Neyla, Nora, Taberna del Alabardero, Zentan, Evo Bistro, Bistro La Bonne, Café Dupont at The Dupont Hotel, Patisserie Poupon, and more.

Silent Auction Participants
Girardi Wealth Management Group, Cartier, David Yurman, Nespresso, Westend Bistro by Eric Ripert, Donovan House, The W Hotel – Washington, DC, The Dupont Hotel, and more. continue reading… »