Oyamel's annual Tequila & Mezcal Festival is back with a new theme this year: Mexican chiles! Since it's almost March and we're still getting hit by snow, I'll take a little heat wherever I can get it... and that includes in my cocktails! At last Tuesday's preview party, I got to sample the drinks and dishes that will be served during the festival's opening party on Monday, March 2 . Let's start with the food. It was great, it always is at Oyamel, with various chiles highlighted in every dish, including dessert (chili-infused Mexican chocolate cookies)! If you enjoy the Nopalitos salad on the restaurant's regular menu and enjoy a bit of spice, you'll love the extra kick added to the ...
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Recap: Art and Soul’s Biscuit Bash
Last night, Art & Soul in the Liaison Capitol Hill Hotel kicked off patio-season with a friendly biscuit competition benefiting Hospitality High, a preparatory high school for D.C. students interested in the hospitality industry. Good thing I recently traveled to Raleigh, North Carolina, to brush up on my (American) biscuits because biscuit means two completely different things in France and in America. In France, biscuits are typically sweet, more like cookies. In America, they're more like bread. Either way, I would have enjoyed any event named biscuit bash!! With the assistance of students from Hospitality high, five chefs battled it out for the title: Jason Gehring of Menu MBK; ...
