Valentine’s Day is tomorrow. Hope you’ve got your reservations ready. Get frisky with our gift guide for real couples.
Chinese New Year events are still going strong this week check out Ping Pong’s CNY celebrations and Zengo’s CNY brunch.
It’s a week for wine lovers as Corcoran gets uncorked, Charlie Palmer introduces $15 Friday Night Flights, iCi Urban Bistro is hosting a wine dinner with Thierry Germain and Julien Zernott Sunday.
Vinoteca holds an educational, affordable (and tasty!) winter wine class, and Righteous Cheese hosts Chocolate, Cheese and Baller Bubbly Wednesday and Thursday!

Mary was born and raised in New York City where her family owned restaurants. Instead of eating dirt on the playground, she ate duck blood, beef tripe and pork belly. She cut her teeth at The Mandarin Oriental and The Ritz-Carlton hotels, working with Barbra Streisand, Vanessa Williams, Michael Stipe, LeVar Burton, Jane Krakowski and others. Mary founded Girl Meets Food in 2009 as a cover for her debilitating addiction to fried chicken and was named Washington Post’s “Favorite Local Foodie.” After 13 years in hospitality, she started freelance writing for USA Today, The Washington Post, Eater, Washington City Paper, and more. Today, she provides digital marketing for hospitality clients as a content creator who’s contently creating content.