Food.Fun.Stuff: This Weekend

[ 0 ] May 21, 2010 | Johnna

Out and About…

>>>SoundBites integrates food, music and charity. This Sunday, the 9:30 Club will be filled with all things benefiting DC Central Kitchen. The tickets are $30 and will not only profit DC Central Kitchen but guests will taste specialities from 18 area restaurants and caterers. Signature dishes from such places as Masa 14, Mie N Yu, Radius Pizza and Sauca will be on display. Sounds will be provided by DJ Will Eastman, US Royalty, Bluebrain, Fatback DJs, Beautiful Swimmers and Midnight Kids over the five-hour event. Get tickets here

or the 9:30 Club box office.

>>>Before you sip Cosmopolitans and slip on your best pair of Manolo Blahnik’s next weekend with your girlfriends, you might want to stop in for the Hello Cupcake’s Sex and the City 2 special edition treats (*Pictured above). We love this idea. The Dupont cupcake haven has created cupcakes representative of our four favorite characters: Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and of course, Samantha. The cupcakes are offered now through May 31, 2010 for $3.50 a pop. Rotating daily, here are your options:

Carrie – Cosmopolitan

Lime/triple sec cake with cranberry lime frosting, pink sugar sprinkles, and an edible fondant stiletto decoration

Charlotte – Vanilla Rose

Rose scented vanilla cake with rose and vanilla bean buttercream, topped with a crystallized rose petal

Miranda – Chocolate Cabernet

Chocolate cabernet cake with chocolate cabernet ganache glaze and an edible fondant martini glass decoration

Samantha – Manhattan

Sweet vermouth-soaked chocolate cake with bourbon vanilla bean buttercream and a maraschino cherry

Yum with a New York State of Mind.

>>>We love a good cause. This Sunday, May 23, 2010, Cafe Green will host a benefit to raise funds for the Louisiana Gulf Response Involvement Team (GRIT), which is a coordinated effort between several non-profit and governmental conservation and environmental organizations to assist in BP Oil Spill recovery. Ten percent (10%) of all waffle sales on Sunday will go directly toward GRIT. Patrons can look forward to a heaping helping of vegan goodness: waffles with your choice of Earth Balance (margarine) and Maple Syrup, Peanut Butter, Strawberries, Blueberries, Mango’s, Chocolate Sauce, Raw Agave Nectar, Vegan Whipped Topping, Pineapples, Cinnamon Apples, Bananas, or Candied Walnuts.

The Where: Cafe Green, 1513 17th. Street. NW, Washington, DC (Dupont Circle) (202) 234-0505

The When: May 23, 2010, 10 am- 4 pm

Category: Announcements, Food.Fun.Stuff., Washington D.C.

About the Author (Author Profile)

Johnna French is a Harlem NY native with deep roots in Panama, Washington, DC and North Carolina. All four places have heavily influenced her life and the foods she loves today. After graduating Howard University School of Law and beginning her life as a young professional in the city she was led to start Johnna Knows Good Food in November 2007 to keep family, friends and colleagues updated on where to go and what to eat while dining in the nation’s capitol. French, who still practices law, leads a team of three writers to cover the ever expanding Washington, DC food scene. French has been featured in print and television, appearing in Washingtonian Magazine and is a regular contributor to various local TV affiliates including WUSA 9, FOX 5 DC and WJLA (ABC Affiliate) News Channel 8. During the 2016-2017 football season, Johnna aired on Comcast Sports Mid-Atlantic (CSN) show, Redskins Life, as the weekly tailgate host. Johnna is currently a regular contributor to the FOX Baltimore Weekend morning show.