Girl Meets Food

With much anticipation the 12th annual Washington D.C. International Wine & Food Festival’s Grand Tasting will return February 12-13, 2011 from 2-6 pm each day.

Update: Deals for Deeds is offering Sunday Grand Tasting tickets for $50 (a $75 value). Please click here to purchase: http://gmtf.co/hQqtPl

Sponsored by The Washington Post and Acura, the Washington D.C. International Wine & Food Festival’s is the most popular event of its kind in the Mid-Atlantic.

More than just a tasting, the IWFF is a celebration of wine, cuisine and culture that shines a light on the city’s diversity and prominence as a world-class dining destination.

This year’s city-wide IWFF will include many new highlights. Some include Food Pavilion partnering sponsors with local chefs, trendy events at local restaurants, restaurant partners program as well as a fun celebrity chef demonstration stage.

Over 100 wineries, brewers and spirit manufacturers will be available as well as over 60 food and lifestyle participants.  With food taking center stage this year, some of the area’s favorite foodies will be showing off some new recipes, skills and interacting with participants.

Tickets for the Grand Tasting are $75-$140. Please purchase tickets here.

Washington D.C. International Wine & Food Festival
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20004

It’s the happiest hour of the month!

If you’re a new or seasoned food blogger, come meet your comrades. Join us at Indique Heights on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at 6 pm.

Get there early and enjoy happy hour specials from 4:00-6:30 pm.

Located just steps from the Friendship Heights Metro, Indique Heights offers tapas-inspired small plates enabling gourmands to sample a wide assortment of offerings.  Please RSVP at the DC Food Bloggers Facebook page if you plan to attend. continue reading… »

Bring your friends. Bring your family. Bring your date and impress her with your knowledge of BBQ.  Come one night, two nights, or for the iron-deficient, all six nights.

D.C.’s inaugural Meat Week last year was a huge success with a great turnout throughout the entire protein-laden, finger-lickin’ week.

Hit up some of the tried-and-trues (Urban BBQ and Capital Que), oldies, but goodies (Rocklands), and welcome some newbies to the scene (American Ice Co., Pork Barrel and PORC – Purveyors of Rolling Cuising).

Last year’s Snowpocalpyse forced the cancellation of highly anticipated Mr. P’s Ribs and Fish.

This year, Mr. P’s is back on the schedule and in a NE Safeway parking lot, come rain or shine. continue reading… »