Girl Meets Food

Join Bourbon Steak for the special two-hour premiere of Mad Men’s fifth season Sunday, March 25, 2012.  In honor of the show’s distinctive taste and style, Bourbon Steak will serve classic ‘60s cocktails, and award prizes to those best dressed in ’60′s fashion!

The party starts with a cocktail reception followed by a three-course dinner.  At 9 pm, settle down with truffle popcorn in the restaurant’s private dining room and catch up with your favorite characters from where they left off almost two years ago.

The cocktail reception starts at 7:30 pm followed by dinner at 8 pm.  The premiere starts at 9 pm.  For reservations or more information, please call 202.944.2026 or email bourbonsteak.was@fourseasons.com.

Bourbon Steak at The Four Seasons Hotel
2800 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20007

On Sunday, March 4, 2012 from 3-5 pm, watch four DC food bloggers team up with four of DC’s top chefs to serve up American lamb dishes and compete at the DC American Lamb Pro-Am! Come sample the dishes created by the blogger/chef teams, sip delicious wine and beer, and vote on your favorite dish.

Girl Meets Food, Capital Cooking, Endless Simmer and Thrifty DC Cook are pairing with Nick Stefanelli of Bibiana, Adam Sobel of Bourbon Steak, John Critchley of Urbana and Anthony Lombardo of 1789 Restaurant  to collaborate on their dishes to serve to over 150 attendees.  Tickets are just $25 and can be purchased here.

American Lamb Pro-Am
Hotel Palomar
2121 P Street NW
Washington, DC 20037

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Anyone who’s ever stepped foot into a McDonald’s knows that the fries under the Golden Arches are quite tasty.  However, Washington has a few places which will make you wish they offered a super-size serving of these fried-to-perfection potatoes.

Bourbon Steak's duck fat fries. Photo: Karl Petzke.

First, an ode to the inventors of the French fry–the Belgians.  Brasserie Beck serves Belgian frites ($7-9), thinly cut potatoes fried golden brown with three mayonnaise-based dipping sauces: aioli, curry, and tomato.  1101 K Street NW, Washington, DC. 202.408.1717.

If you’re looking for grab-and-go french fries, Good Stuff Eatery has you covered.  My personal favorite is Spike’s Village Fries ($2.49-$3.79) sprinkled in fresh thyme, rosemary and sea salt. The aroma from these fries is amazing.

Not big on spices? No worries–try an order of Sunny’s hand-cut fries ($2.39-$3.69) in traditional sea salt.  No trip to Good Stuff Eatery would be complete without a visit to the dipping bar, for unique sauces like Old Bay Mayo or Mango Mayo to pair with those golden potatoes.  303 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Washington, DC; 2100 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. 202.543.8222. more after the jump »