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Completely renovated, expanded Tudor mansion with main house & 2 BR, 3 bath guest house with 12,500 +/- interior sf. 1/2 acre+. 7 BR, 7.5 baths, expansive kitchen, huge atrium-like family room, FDR, incredible library, MBR suite w/2 fully separate baths, dressing rooms & closets. Home theater, home gym, full staff quarters. Large deck, pool, 2 att garages for 3 cars & exterior parking for at least 9 more cars. $8,500,000.

Custom built in 1929, and perfectly designed for today’s active lifestyle. The residence allows for large scale entertaining, as well as, intimate family gatherings. Located amongst grand estate homes, this stately mansion flourishes with state-of-the-art amenities. Exquisite, pristine move in condition. $7,495,000.

Spectacular Federal - 4 levels - East Village. Impeccably designed and restored. Double parlours, formal dining room, full master suite with sitting room and en suite bath, chef ’s kitchen with French doors leading to private garden, 6 fireplaces, original hardwood floors, 5 BR, 4 baths, 2 powder rooms, elevator and private drive for tandem parking. $3,998,000.

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Originally built by noted Washington architect Waddy Wood in 1923, this Georgian residence has been transformed and is ideal for both grand formal entertaining and comfortable family living. FLR & FDR with wonderful symmetry with equal sized 25’x18’ rooms. 6 BR, 5.5 baths total. Private rear terrace, 2 car gar. $3,995,000.

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Extraordinary contemporary tucked away on secluded Lenore Lane. Minutes from downtown yet secluded. Walls of glass, lots of space for entertaining and family living. Massive decks overlook woodlands. Membership in private swim/tennis club conveys. Not to be missed. $2.900.000.

Special Foxhall Crescents Home designed by noted architect Arthur Cotton Moore. Elegant & perfect for entertaining. A brand new state-ofthe-art center island kit w/ custom cabinetry, top applis & breakfast area w/gas fplc. Tremendous light and custom finishes throughout. Numerous terraces offer unlimited opportunities for outdoor relaxation and entertaining. $1,975,000.

FALL 2011 DELIVERY: 7 BR, 5.5 bath, fully renovated Tudor with pool. 4,649 sf. Located on a quiet cul-de-sac in Wesley Heights, 4323 Hawthorne is undergoing a complete renovation and expansion by noted DC builder, Murillo/ Malnati Homes designed by Cunningham and Quill Architects. This home can still be customized to suit the tastes of a prospective buyer. $2,500,000.

EAST VILLAGE. Charming and bright 3 story brick Federal home in a mew setting. Living room features wood-burning fireplace, built-in bookcases opening to private patio. 2 BR and full bath on top floor. In-law suite on lower level with full bath. High ceilings, wood floors, CAC. Proximity to Rose Park, restaurants and all the village amenities. $850,000.

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Classic Cleveland Park home has 5 BR, 5.5 baths, an inviting front porch and 2 fplcs. Large great room w/ renovated kit & brkfst area w/ exterior wood deck overlooking Rock Creek Park. Upstairs MBR suite w/ private outdoor terrace. LL has 1 BR, 1 bath au pair suite w/ 2nd kit. 2 car gar plus off street parking for 5 to 6 cars. Walk to the Uptown Theater, National Zoo, Metro. $2,295,000.

Two sensational opportunities at The Colonnade! * Stunning upper-floor corner 1 BR + den and separate dining room. Gorgeous sunfilled views overlooking the park! $539,000. * Beautiful 2 BR on high floor with southwest exposure & stunning views. $795,000. Luxury, service, convenience. Pool, fitness, gardens.

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Spacious & superbly renovated 1902-built 4-level Victorian on a tree-lined block, west side of Dupont. Main house: 4 BR, 4 baths, high ceilings, 6 fplcs, top-of-the-line kit w/ breakfast area, separate den, super master suite with huge closet and marble bath. Very light throughout. Beautiful rear garden with 2 decks. Lower level is 1 BR, 1 bath seperately metered unit. One-off street parking space conveys. $2,095,000.

Philips School. Stunning 1 BR, 1 bath in the heart of Georgetown’s East Village with gated parking. 825 sf. Beautiful hardwood floors, open living/dining area, renovated gourmet kitchen, 9’+ ceilings throughout. Just blocks from Rose Park, shops and restaurants on M Street, and Metro. Pet friendly building. $550,000.

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ABOUT THE COVER

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ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Elle Fergusson MARKETING& ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Adra Williams

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PHOTOGRAPHERS Yvonne Taylor Neshan Naltchayan Jeff Malet Jody Kurash Linda Roth Conte Mary Bird Stacy Murphy Renee Garfinkel Lisa Gillespie Caroline Jackson

INTERNS Bridget Belfield Nico Dodd Kayleigh Irby Shannon McGovern Suzanna Nelson Courtney Overcash Stephanie Shin

5 — DC Scenes 6 - 7 — Georgetown Observer 8 — Editorial/Opinion Tudor Place Expansion Up is Steeper than Down 9 — Business Ins & Outs Jack Evans Report 10 — Feature Property 12 — Whites and Brights 13 - 15 — Cover Story Bardot - A Fashion Story 16-21 — In Country Easy Summer Travel

24 — Classifieds/ Service Directory

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25 — Body & Soul Murphy’s Love: Advice on Intimacy and Relationships Sex Shop Shy?

My first time in Annapolis was spent bringing in the New Year with my family some 15 years ago. I have vague recollections of standing on the stone streets of the historic district chanting as an enormous clock counted down and watching in awe as fireworks sparkled in the air over the Chespeake Bay. My only distinct memory is cheerily sipping on hot chocolate covered in whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles from Aromi d’Italia Cafe and declaring it the “best New Year’s Eve ever.” And I’ve loved the city ever since.

26 — Food & Wine Across the Cutting Board with Ris 27 — Visual Art /Performance Norman Parish Gallery 20th Anniversary D.C.’s ‘Wonderboy’ returns to home Stage

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OUR CONTRIBUTORS

CONTRIBUTORS Katherine Tallmadge Jack Evans Bill Starrels Amos Gelb John Blee Donna Evers Veena Trehan

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28 - 30 — Social Scene Italian Cultural Institute Presents The Betrothed Kabbalah POWER Crave Kimpton Mid-Atlantic Great Arboretum Cookout Honors Washington State RAMMY’s “Carnevale da Cuisine” Merage Foundation 8th Annual National Leadership Awards Susan Swartz Opening

Shannon is a journalism and computer science major at Washington and Lee University. She is passionate about environmental studies and loves the outdoors. Shannon contributed to this issue by writing not only In Country, but also our Art Wrap section.

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SUZANNA NELSON PAGE 18 A stranger to the east coast, Suzanna’s journalistic adventures brought her to an internship at The Georgetowner. Embracing all it has to offer, Suzanna is completely honored and thrilled to be a member of this community favorite. Because she enjoys both the writing and budgeting side of the business, Suzanna can’t wait to see what the rest of the summer holds for her in D.C. and at The Georgetowner.

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COMING

JULY 2011

July 1

Fourth of July Ice Cream Social This Friday from 1-3 p.m., visit Tudor Place to celebrate Independence Day with America’s First Family. Take a tour of a house lived in by direct descendents of Martha Washington. Highlights of the tour include some of the 150 plus objects owned by George and Martha Washington. After the tour, enjoy one of George

Washington’s favorite treats: ice cream! The family fun continues with children’s games and crafts. For more events at Tudor Place, visit TudorPlace.org.

July 3

Steel Drum Sundays Visit Washington Harbour every Sunday this summer to Steel Drum players on a cool day enjoy free steel drum music by the water from noon until 3 p.m. For details, visit Washington Harbour’s facebook page.

July 4

Fourth of July Fireworks One of the best spots to watch the Fourth of July fireworks is from Washington Harbor and Georgetown Waterfront Park. The display will begin after sunset, around 8:30 p.m. Get there early to snag a spot or have a picnic.

National Independence Day Parade Fireworks behind Washington Monumnet

The National Independence Day Parade starts on Constitution Avenue and goes onto Seventh Avenue. The parade consists of invited bands,

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Concert at the Washington Monument

ny Orchestra and several pop artists performing patriotic music on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building. The concert and show is followed by a spectacular display of fireworks over the Washington Monument.

June 30 – July 4 and July 7-11

Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Beginning at 6 p.m. the U.S. Navy Band will perform on the Southwest corner of the grounds of the Washington Monument. The concert includes the talents of the U.S. Navy Concert Band, the Sea Chanters chorus, and the Cruisers, their rock and top-40 ensemble. At 8 p.m., the Navy Band Commodores Jazz ensemble will perform.

4th of July at the National Archives The National Archives celebrates the Fourth of July with special family programming celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Visit the National Archives Building for this special birthday party from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

A Capitol Fourth Concert A Fourth of July tradition in the nation’s capital includes a live concert by the National Sympho-

The Smithsonian Folklife Center’s annual festival will be held on the national mall. This year’s programming will focus on the nation of Colombia, the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps, and American Rhythm and Blues music and culture. The Festival features live concerts, dancing, crafts and cooking demonstrations. Best of all, everything is Photo from Smithsonian free. Highlights include An Evening with Soul Train Dance Party with DJ Questlove on June 30, and An Evening With The Dixie Cups on July 8. For a full schedule of the festival’s events, visit Festival.si.edu.

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The Change Makers group from Nigeria performed at the 4th World Children’s Festival on The Mall June 19. Dustin Hover was one of the more than 60 underage drivers that raced down Capitol Hill in the Washington Soap Box Derby June 18. Dustin won his division and heads to Akron Ohio for the US Championships. Fred Funk of Takoma Park participated in the U.S. Open in Bethesda, which finished June 19. In the third annual Congressional Women’s Softball game June 23, Democratic and Republican members of Congress played the Capitol Hill Press Corps to benefit the Young Survival Coalition. The Members team won in the bottom of the 7th with a walk-off single by Captain Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (right). Earlier, Rep. Laura Richardson (left) contributed with a three run inside the park home run. The U.S. Navy Band performed on the United States Navy Memorial Plaza. Free concerts will be performed every Tuesday until August 30. The Tree Theater Group from Malaysia performed at the 4th World Children’s Festival on The Mall June 19.

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OBSERVER

President,Daughters Get Ice Cream in Georgetown on Father’s Day First father, President Barack Obama, treated daughters Malia and Sasha, along with his niece and nephew, to ice cream at Georgetown’s Thomas Sweet Ice Cream at Wisconsin Avenue and P Street, N.W., June 19. (The first daughters will accompany the first lady on their trip to Africa.) Obama and his daughters had already visited Georgetown within the last two weeks: he, at 1789 restaurant; the girls, at Georgetown Cupcake. Among the presidential gawkers along Wisconsin Avenue was chef Ris Lacoste on her day off -- and Bridget Berry, a computer technician from Red Bay, Alabama, visiting D.C. with her husband Chris and their daughters Carlee and Mattee. (Berry provided one of the photos of the scene at Thomas Sweet.) She President Obama leaving Thomas Sweet Ice Cream on June 19 and her family, visiting friends RobCommission on the Arts and Humanities last ert and Sharon Shoffner, have already week at a time when arts funding is becoming been to the National Zoo, Cactus Cantina, Dean more difficult to achieve. & Deluca and, of course, Georgetown Cupcake. The D.C. Arts Commission, with a budget Judith Terra Named Arts funded largely by the district as well as by Chairman federal grants, provides funds, programs and Judith Terra, noted Washington philanthroeducational activities which encourage and help pist, arts activist, spokesperson and fund-raiser, arts groups and individual artists. As commistakes on a tough job in tough times for the arts. sioner—a job that is highly visible and influenTerra was sworn in as Chairman of the D.C. tial in the arts community, but does not come

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with a salary—Terra will oversee and spearhead grants, programs and initiatives in the cultural, educational and arts spheres of D.C. “We on the commission will do what we humanly can to help create jobs, educational opportunities, fresh ideas and a new spirit of enthusiasm for the District’s creative economy,” Terra said after being sworn in by Ronald R. Collins, director of the D.C. office of Boards and Commissions. Terra was appointed to be Chairman of the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities by Mayor Vincent Gray. The appointment was approved by the city council. Terra was also one of the mayor’s earliest supporters. A former Georgetown resident who now lives in Crestwood, Terra is uniquely suited to be an official champion of the arts in D.C. She is the widow of Ambassador Daniel J. Terra, and was co-founder with her husband of both Terra Museum of American Art in Chicago and the Musee D’Art American Giverny in France. The Terra Museum of American Art was the first museum since the opening of the Whitney Museum of American Art to devote itself exclusively to American Art. Ms. Terra said that as chair “I will be a proud ambassador to the arts, humanities, entertainment, fashion, hospitality and related communities throughout the District’s wards and communities, and to individuals and organizations working at every level. I seek to serve them all equally and well. We must also reach out to others beyond the boundaries of the District as well as reach out to the international communities to determine how we can work together to create opportuni-

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Evans Campaigns for April 3 Primary It is 10 months away, but Ward 2 councilman Jack Evans isn’t sitting around waiting for the April 3 primary to sneak up on him. While voters may be surprised at the new earlier date for the primary which is usually held during the summer, supporters and fundraisers of the longtime councilman met at Herb and Patrice Miller’s N Street home on June 16 to get the ball rolling. You see, Evans won his first council election 20 years ago by only 320 votes. Among the crowd was former councilmember Charlene Drew Jarvis, Gregory McCarthy, Evans’s first campaign manager and now a vice president of

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ties that will benefit everyone.” Terra has a degree in language arts from the University of Florida. She has served on numerous charitable, arts and education boards in the city and in Chicago, as well as chairing her own board, Terra Foundation for the Arts. Most recently, she chaired a fund-raiser for Covenant House, which helps homeless youth.

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the Washington Nationals, and advisory neighborhood commissioner Tom Birch who held the first campaign event for Evans. Known for his fiscal restraint, Evans also mentioned the District’s seemingly ethically challenged leaders: “It does not help to have an image of a chaotic government.”

Zoning Board Continues Campus Plan Hearing to Nov. 17

The D.C. Zoning Commission voted a continuance of the hearing on Georgetown University’s 2010-20 Campus Plan until Nov. 17 to allow the D.C. Department of Transportation time to evaluate the university’s proposed loop road and other traffic flow around the campus and await its testimony. (DDOT was not satisfied with the university’s reports.) At the November meeting, only DDOT will testify – although opposing parties might give closing statements on the matter. Along with other neighborhood groups, the Citizen’s Association of Georgetown immediately expressed dismay at the continuance by the commission. Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Ron Lewis told the Washington Examiner that he thought the delay was just a ruse to get Georgetown University’s increased enrollment approved, although next year’s enrollments are already set. “They’re taking full advantage and loading up on students and then they’ll conclude that’s the new baseline,” Lewis said. Even the panel of commissioners seemed bemused. “Frankly, I’m a little frustrated with the applicant and DDOT,” vice chair Konrad Schlater said. “The fact that we have to wait

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D.C. Water Plans Work on Canal Road, Foxhall Road

Work on a water main near the Canal Road entrance to Georgetown University is slated to begin July 11, according to the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority. Between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., lane closures will occur. Leaks in the underground pipes lead to water on the roads. Ice on the Canal Road last January contributed to a fatal car crash. Later main excavation and road work will be at Canal Road and Foxhall Road, MacArthur Boulevard and other intersections up Foxhall Road.

Date-Rape Drug Mailed to Student’s Address

The Metropolitan Police Department recovered eight gallons of a date-rape drug, gamma hydroxybutyric acid, April 25 while in transit to an off-campus address of a former Georgetown University student, reported the Washington City Paper from a police source that also said drug dealers send packages to addresses and then pick them up before the real addressee comes home. Odorless and tasteless, GHB can lead to unconsciousness and short-term memory loss. It has been used in the set up for rapes. The former student claimed no knowledge of the package and was not arrested. Mindful of last year’s drug arrests on campus, Georgetown University noted that it had “no knowledge of the incident.”

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EDITORIAL/OPINION TUDOR PLACE EXPANSION CAUSES COMMUNITY CONTROVERSY

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Tudor Place is recognized by many Georgetown residents not only as a tourist attraction, but as an integral part of the community’s past and present. The museum’s artifacts are visited by thousands of people – last year about 18,000 guests toured the site – and the historic home’s social calendar hosts events attended by tourists and locals alike. Yet a proposal released by Tudor Place for a $10 million expansion, including a new education center, greenhouse complex and storage facility, is creating a rift between the establishment and its neighbors. The plan’s main opponents are the Neighbors of Tudor place, a group of more than 60 nearby homeowners. While there seems to be no question about Tudor Place’s historic importance and value in the community, fears about increased traffic and parking problems, in addition to the disturbance caused by the

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To the community: Tudor Place has long been a cornerstone of Georgetown’s unique position in the history of the United States, and its programs greatly enhance the experience of Georgetown for businesses, residents, and visitors alike. GBA understands that Tudor Place needs to preserve the National Historic Landmark house which requires minor expansion of its facilities in order to house its collections and serve the community. We understand that Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E (ANC) and the Old Georgetown Board (OGB) are scheduled to review the site plan in early July. Tudor Place has worked extensively with neighbors in an effort to ameliorate impacts on them. Expensive adjustments have been made to the plan. We understand that Tudor Place has very significantly obtained approval of its site plan from the National Parks Service, which holds an easement on the property and the support of the D.C. Historic Preservation Office. It would be detrimental to the entire Georgetown community, including the businesses in Georgetown, if Tudor Place was unable to preserve the Landmark house and retain its collection and archive and was required to reevaluate its mission here. Therefore, GBA strongly urges the ANC and the OGB to approve Tudor Place’s proposed site plan as clearly being in the long term best interests of the entire Georgetown community, the Georgetown Historic District, and this significant landmark. -- Rokas Beresniovas, Vice President, GBA

Dear Mr. Giannino and members of the GBA Board: I understand that this morning you received a request to weigh on the matter of the master plan for Tudor Place. On behalf of the some 55 neighbors around the Tudor Place property, I would request that before you take any action, you consider the full picture, which was not presented in the summary that you received. 1. The Neighbors fully support the goals and the building program objectives of TP. 2. This master plan is comprised of four separate building projects that total over 10,000 square feet, cannot be considered minor as claimed by Tudor Place but is substantive and will have a major effect on the numerous tangible and intangible character-defining features of the property. We have serious concerns with the locations and the aboveground size of these four projects. Scan this QR Code or 3. The Neighbors have proposed well-considered and comprehensive alternago to Georgetowner.com tives that are reasonably cost effective, retain considerably more open space, reto read the transcript move fewer trees, and cause less impact on the perimeter of the property. of the Old Georgetown 4. The Georgetown ANC helped to organize a working process that involved Board November 2010 small working teams from both Tudor Place and the group of neighbors. This process went on for about nine months without significant changes to the plan and culMeeting about Tudor minated in the review of the master plan by the Old Georgetown Board last NovemPlace. ber. The ANC has repeatedly encouraged Tudor Place to work with the Neighbors to find a satisfactory solution. 5. In its review of the master plan last November, the Old Georgetown Board had significant and explicit criticism of the entire original TP proposal and directed Tudor Place to investigate alternative directions for each of the four building projects (please see attached OGB meeting transcript). There is no evidence that Tudor Pace has considered any of these suggestions and the current plan is virtuof our money. That was a bad, but it made the ally identical to the one that was presented to the OGB last fall. economy grow, so it was a good. Credit card 6. The National Park Service has neither approval role in this process nor ownership in the propdebt soared which was bad, but the stuff we erty. As administrator of the easement on the property given in 1966 to the United States of America, bought made the economy grow, so that was the NPS formal role in this process is limited to ensuring that any changes conform to the terms of good. the easement. Today, we’re nervous about what tomor7. From recent activities over the past two weeks it seems clear that Tudor Place is trying to genrow’s economy is going to do or look like, so erate support in the community based on an incomplete picture and that the intention is apparently we are changing our behavior. Now, Americans to steamroll both the Neighbors’ concerns and the recommendations of the Old Georgetown Board. are saving more which is good, but by spending We respectfully request that you allow the ongoing process to work its course and that you not less the economy won’t grow, so that’s bad. We weigh in on the current plan until a full and informed review has been completed. are paying down that mountain of credit card debt, which is good, but that money isn’t being Thank you, used to buy the stuff that new jobs would make, Outerbridge Horsey so it’s bad. Neighbors of Tudor Place The Japanese are very frugal people and famous for saving. That’s good, we were told. cuts, but we won’t go there). Then, during the productive every year, fewer people produce We should be more like them. But the Japanese Great Recession of 2008 and 2009, the country more. Increased productivity is good, right? economy has been in a funk for more than 25 lost 8.5 million jobs. But it means fewer jobs, so that’s bad. years. Its stock market average was 10,000 in Do the math If we can start growing jobs at It’s deeper than that. We don’t make shoes 1984 and after a blip, is still 10,000 while the the rate we did from 1950 until 2000, that’s a and shirts anymore. That stuff was easy. Today, US stock market is ten times higher than in was fivew year climb to get back to 2007 employwe make satellites and electronic components, 25 years ago. Do we really want to be like the ment levels. And that’s before a single new job the hard stuff which requires more educated Japanese? is created. But what if the job growth rate from workers than it did to make shirts.The presiThe 2012 presidential campaign has begun, 2000 through 2007 is the new normal? In that dential campaign will be fought with quick and and until the election, the political rhetoric is case, climbing out of this ditch and getting back easy sound bites. The problem is that these isgoing to be all about jobs. The political parties to even ground will take almost nine years. sues have no quick or easy answers. What poliwill blame each other, but more importantly, What about all this whining about the loss ticians do know is that tearing things down is both will make promises they can’t keep. of manufacturing jobs? The US is already the easier than building them back up. During each decade from 1950 until 2000, most productive country on the earth. Most Up is steeper than down. Go figure. How the US created on average approximately countries aren’t even close to American producdoes anyone make an A in economics when the 150,000 new jobs per month. From 2000 untivity. Each US worker produces seven times right answer might be wrong and the wrong til 2007, US job growth was about half that, or more a Chinese worker and 13 times more than answer might be right? 80,000 new jobs per month (despite huge tax workers in India. As US workers become more

UP IS STEEPER THAN DOWN By David Post Why is the slope up a hill steeper than the slope down a hill? Seems like it should be the same, but it never is. Everyone knows that it’s easier to ride a bicycle downhill than to ride it uphill, or to fall into a hole than to climb out. The economy works the same way. If a $1,000 investment drops to $800, that’s a 20 percent decline. But for it to go back up to $1,000, that’s a 25 percent increase. You see, the climb back up is steeper than the drop down. Remember the good old days when things seemed to be going great and the Fed would increase interest rates to slow the economy down? Or a big increase in jobs would send the stock market down because it was worried that too many buyers would cause inflation. The economy seems to be counter-intuitive. Good is bad, and bad is good. For example, the decline in housing prices has virtually crippled the economy, but it’s a good time to buy. Banks are in trouble. With zillions of dollars of bad loans on their books and with housing values – their primary collateral – continuing to fall, banks are scared to make loans. Murphy’s Law says, “If anything can go wrong, it will.” Murphy’s Law of Banking stings even more: “If you qualify for a loan, you don’t need it.” For years, economists complained that Americans “didn’t save enough.” We spent all

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construction itself, are being voiced. Records of the steps the Neighbors have taken to oppose the expansion can be found on their website, NeighborsOfTudorPlace.com. Tudor Place, on the other hand, argues that the expansion is necessary to properly preserve and protect its large collection of artifacts. The plans, which were originally released last year, are being reviewed by the Advisory Neighborhood Commission and the Old Georgetown Board again early this July. Below are letters representing two differing opinions on the issue. The column on the right is the text from an e-mail sent out to all GBA board members asking them to weigh in on the matter. The column on the left is the response of the Neighbors of Tudor Place and Outerbridge Horsey to that e-mail. The transcript that is referenced in the Neighbors’ response can be viewed online at Georgetowner.com.

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have erected the tallest building in the metropolitan area by the end of 2013.

AllSaints Spitalfields (Coming In)

Aditi Restaurant (Out)

You may or may not have already seen the construction along M St. for this one, but it is well on its way. At 3235 M St. NW., AllSaints Spitalfields will open soon this summer. The British clothing retailer will be adding their international touch to Georgetown’s fashion with their signature bold and edgy pieces.

After 23 years of business, Aditi Restaurant at 3299 M St NW. will be replaced by Grill Kabob. Aditi was the go-to place for anyone with a savory or spicy pallet. Do not fret though, Aditilovers. There are multiple locations, so in the meantime, satisfy your curry craving, at Aditi Spice Depot in Vienna or Herndon, Va., or in the food court at Union Station.

Babette (In)

Babette, located in 3307 Cadys Aly NW, is a nationwide fashion boutique with a collection of original, handmade microfiber pieces, which were inspired by modernist architecture and industrial graphic design. For many Georgetowners, especially those who are always at work and on the move, Babette might be a retailer to take a look at. The clothing pieces are tailored to flatter all body shapes and sizes and to provide comfort and functionality.

Michael Kors (Coming In) In addition to the many big name-brand stores and boutiques that run along M St. and Wisconsin Ave., Michael Kors will open a new location at 3103 M St. NW, replacing White House Black Market. Known to have spectacular fashion-forward pieces and the hottest looks, the new retail location will be sure to capture the attention of any shop-aholic.

The Tallest Building (Coming In)

As one exits the city off of Key Bridge and drive toward the Rosslyn metro stop, you’ll notice some construction at 1812 N. Moore Street that’s been on-going since October 2010. At a whopping 35 stories, Monday Properties will

IMAX at Lowes (Coming In)

The Albert Einstein Planetarium at the Smithsonian isn’t the only place with IMAX. Loews Georgetown 14 (3111 K Street N.W) will soon add IMAX capabilities for those who are willing to pay the extra couple bucks to enjoy the more dramatic experience of movie-watching. No longer will Georgetowners, along with other DC residents too, need to waste gas and travel the distance to Virginia or Maryland for the same viewing. Watch it in Georgetown!

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ast weekend, the tradition continued – Volta Park weekend. Friday night was the Volta Park fundraiser at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School. A large number of Georgetowners and other advocates turned out to show their support. Mayor Gray, Councilmember Catania and I all attended and gave our support. Of course, Mimsy Linder was the Mistress of Ceremonies and again made sure the weekend ran smoothly. Linder and John Richardson were the original forces behind the renovation of Volta Park. It was through their efforts, as well as the efforts of so many Georgetown residents, that we have a first rate playground and swimming pool complex. Saturday and Sunday were the doubles tennis tournament. The winner this year was WTOP political commentator and former Georgetown resident Mark Plotkin (the Comeback Kid) and his partner, John McDermit. Mark is a five-time winner of the Volta Park tennis tournament, his last victory in 2000. His four-year reign began at the 1997 inaugural tournament with his partner and Georgetown resident Garrett Rasmussen and extended through 2000. After a twelveyear hiatus, this victory seals his reputation as the premier tennis player in the history of Volta Park. Sunday was Volta Park Day, kicked off by the annual East vs. West softball game in which the East was again victorious, continuing its win-

ning streak. At 3 p.m., the picnic and games began. You could smell the hamburgers and hotdogs on the grill throughout the entire neighborhood. The dunk tank was in full operation and my daughters Katherine and Chris, along with their friend Hannah, ran the snow cone booth while my son John was the popcorn vendor. When they left to go swimming, I took my turn on the snow cone machine and Nancy Taylor ran the popcorn machine. As if on cue, it began to rain as the events came to an end at 6 p.m. bringing another very successful Volta Park weekend to a close. To me, the event signifies the beginning of summer in Georgetown. I look forward to the many fun summer events, including the very popular concerts in the park. Wishing everyone a fun and happy summer!

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$1,200,000 Talk to your tax attorney first but come have look & identify this as your Starker Exchange property. 3 units, largest unit in 3 levels, very spacious, Gourmet kitchen, roof top deck, 2 fireplaces & parking. Mitchell Story 202.270.4514/ 202.483.6300 (O).

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Classic 1920 7BR 4.5 bath on sun-filled corner lot. Enchanting garden, terrific kitchen opens to family room, deck & yard. Master suite w/deck & paneled library with fireplace. High ceilings and original details. Close & Cathedral & Shopping Terri Robinson 202.607.7737/ 202.944.8400 (O).

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Rarely available 6BR/3.5BA Tudor TH. A special home. Fully Furnished on 4 levels. Foyer entry, gracious living room, Spacious dining room. New eat in kitchen. Lovely MBR suite. All new baths. 2nd floor laundry. Scott Polk 202.256.5460/ 202.944.8400 (O).

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Exquisite renovation! Highest quality finishes & amenities throughout. Spacious and sunny 6 BR/5BA home on a beautifully landscaped 1/3 acre. 2 fireplaces, 2car attached garage & much more in a wonderful sought-after-location. Hamid Samiy 202.714.1300/202.966.1400 (O).

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Unique 4BR, 4.5BA Contemporary nestled in a cul-de-sac on 1/3 acre lot. This brick home is an impressive combination of interior hardwoods, expanses of glass, beamed ceilings in Chef’s kit which features a FP & family area. Friendship Heights Office 202-364-5200.

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A meticulously renovated one level home with panoramic views. Wraparound balcony, spacious foyer, living, dining, den, and gourmet kitchen. Three very private bedrooms and baths. Garage parking. Stuart Blue 202.298.5942/ Scott Polk 202.256.5460/ 202.944.8400 (O).

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Exceptional 7 BR, 5 ½ BA home filled with character and charm. Great sunlight, hardwood floors and crown moldings marble Baths, and walk-in closets. Landscaped garden & patio, a great Entertaining space. Miller Spring Valley Office 202.362.1300.

$1,850,000 This 5 bedroom, 4.5 bath Spring Valley home features a stunning, modernist interior designed by noted architect Mark Mclnturff. Pool, ay-pair suite, office/library, large landscaped garden and other features too numerous to name. Miller Spring Valley 202.362.1300.

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Georgetown’s luxury waterfront condominium. 1BR w/upgrades. Gourmet granite Poggenpohl kitchen, designer lighting & high ceilings. 1 garage space & storage space convey w/unit. Rooftop pool & fitness. 24-hr doorman & front desk. Nancy Itteilag 202.905.7762/ 202.363.1800(O).

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This majestic home has several delightful living areas. Large Living room with marble fireplace bright kitchen offers high end appliances, Master suite with Jacuzzi, lower level mother-in-law suite. Beautiful English garden and fabulous rear deck. Matthew Paschal 202.439.7063/ 202.363.9700 (O).

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$2,350,000 Wonderful Victorian in Georgetown’s west village. 4 finished levels, 5 BR, 4.5 BA, landscaped garden. Grand double living room, family/dining room,high-end kitchen, master bedroom suite, inlaw suite and more. Jennifer Wellde 301.602.1596/ Derry Haws 202.285.6702/ 202944.8400 (O).

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$1,499,000 Stunning renovation & pristine upkeep of this 4-story, 5BR, 4-1/2 BA luxury TH w/top-of the-line finishes throughout! Elevator to all 4 levels Gourmet cook’s granite kit w/family room & enclosed slate patio. Nancy Itteilag 202.905.7762/ 202.363.1800 (O).

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eorgetown is known for its decadent dining, luxury homes, society nightlife, and of course, M Street fashion. This week we style-stalked those milling around the streets of Georgetown looking for this summer’s most popular trends. With a forecast of excessive heat and humidity weighing down our wardrobes, it’s been a challenge to stay and look cool simultaneously. However, these street fashionistas didn’t let a little heat cramp their style. With a combination of vibrant, electrifying colors and cool, classic whites, these ladies looked chic and crisp in their summer whites and summer brights.

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Far left: Annapolis Harbor. Left: Morning in the streets of Annapolis. Above: Annapolis at dusk

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By Bridget Belfield

lthough Annapolis may be best known for being the home of the U.S. Naval Academy, the serene, bayside town is also the perfect location for a quick and easy getaway from the hustle and bustle of D.C. No more than an hour’s drive away (around 32 miles), this charming town is a mere hop, skip and jump from the city. Unique shops, restaurants and bars line the main street and quiet B & B’s are within walking distance, making it easy to enjoy the downtown social scene before escaping into the cozy solitude of a oldfashioned inn.

Where to Stay Chez Amis Bed & Breakfast is a quaint fourbedroom B&B that was once a corner grocery store and is located in the heart of historic Annapolis. Neighboring The U.S. Naval Academy, St. John’s College, the City Dock and State Capital, there is no need for a car when everything from the historic landmarks to the entertainment of Main Street is within walking distance. There is also The Annapolis Inn, a historic landmark townhouse poised on prestigious Prince George Street right downtown. Where to Eat Best known for their customized all-you-caneat crab feast package, Cantler’s Riverside

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Inn offers farm-grown sweet corn, spiced shrimp, French fries, coleslaw, beer, wine and of course... crabs. So stop by with your friends and family while sailing the Chesapeake Bay or sightseeing in downtown Annapolis. With exceptional service, a bright, contemporary interior, and an extensive menu featuring buffets for kids and adults, Buddy’s Crabs and Ribs restaurant is the perfect stop for a relaxing fine dining experience. What to Do Shopping is also a main attraction in Annapolis. Specializing in unique hand-woven rugs with outdoor or nautical patterns and themes, Claire Murray offers special keepsakes or gifts from your time spent in Annapolis. Easy Street Gallery was founded in 1979 by Marsha

and Terry Moore. This American craft gallery is a family business that offers beautiful and vibrant glasswork, wall art, paperweights, pottery and more from over 300 established and emerging artists. Indepedence Day Fireworks Cruise is coming up soon and offers a perfect way to spend the holiday on the Chesapeake Bay. The cruise runs July 4 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $45 for adults and $25 for children. Another unique Annapolis attraction is the Annapolis Carriage Ride where you can tour in style on a vintage carriage ride and learn about the town’s 300 years of history. If you’re more of a hands-on person, you can learn how to sail at the Annapolis Sailing School where they provide a safe, enjoyable introduction to recreational sailing for the whole family. But of course, this is Annapolis after all, and your trip wouldn’t be complete without touring the U.S. Naval Academy. Take a public or historical walking tour to experience life on the Yard.

Renouned Dresden Farm now available. This beautifully maintained 125 acre horse farm includes a circa 1785 5 bedroom main house, a 12 stall Belmont barn with 8 paddocks, heated waterers, a new generator and a separate tack room. There are 4 additional dwellings (including newly renovated manager's house and guest house), extensive greenhouses, gardens, a pool, and a 5 acre pond.

Middleburg Incredible custom luxury home on 10 acres, 2 story foyer, cathedral. Open floor plan. Hardwood & marble floor-room on main flooring. Kitchen island, granite countertops. Renovated luxury baths. Plantation shutters, ceiling fans, skylights, built-ins, large rooms & tons of storage. Covered wrap around porch w/ mtn/view...

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Fabulous custom modern/contemporary home comprised of unique architectural lines and fine craftsmanship combined with soaring walls of glass which provide exceptional views of the country side & mountains. Top of the line gourmet kitchen has wood burning fireplace, custom cabinetry on all levels, loft family room, exceptional master suite with private deck, +3 bedroom guest house.

Picturesque turn-key equestrian property on 20 acres with immaculate custom home and manicured grounds. Mountain views, Rolling Acres, Fenced Pastures, Dog Kennel, Guest House, 9 Stall Barn Connected to Indoor Arena, 2 Runin/equipment buildings, paddock and pond Also available additional 58 acres with workshop and creek . This is a MUST SEE!!!

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LEXINGTON, VA By Shannon McGovern

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some of Lexington’s most popular restaurants.

Where to Eat The menu at the Bistro on Main features creations made with local produce. One can enjoy pizza and pasta accompanied by atmospheric piano music at Tuscany, or for a more casual Where to Stay experience, hang out at Macado’s and choose Many of the nearby hotels and inns offer good from over 60 different sandwiches. A few deals and are walking distance from the main blocks away, Blue Sky Bakery is another lodrag, including the Hampton Inn Con Alto. cal lunch favorite for its sandwiches served on For those looking to be right in the middle of bread made fresh daily. The Red Hen is one everything, the Sheridan Livery Inn is located of Lexington’s more upscale dining options right on Main Street and offers quiet, spacious serving dishes that are a bit pricier, but made rooms for a reasonable price. Guests and nonwith fresh, local ingredients. The menu at Brix guests can enjoy a nice lunch or dinner in the Georgetowner.01.13.10:Layout 1 1/11/10also4:46 PM local Page 1 but serves them tapasfeatures foods, Livery’s restaurant, or head across the street to style, perfect for small group dining whether uaint shops, hotels and restaurants line the streets of downtown Lexington, which teems with local flavor and small-town charm.

Just a short drive away from the downtown area, Hull’s Drive-In offers double features in the evenings for only $6, which you can enjoy from the comfort of your own car. Also on the outskirts are the Natural Bridge, an all-natural rock formation and caverns, or Foamhendge, a manmade foam replica of Stonehendge – something fun and quirky you don’t see everyday. Left: The city of Lexington. Above: Lee Chapel and Museum The nearby Boxerwood Gardens and Chessie inside the restaurant or out on the patio. Trail are perfect for relaxing nature strolls after Visitors can also enjoy wine tasting and tours an exciting day of shopping and sightseeing. of the Rockbridge Vineyard and the LexingIf the timing is right, visit the Virginia Horse ton Valley Vineyard. Center for horse shows, dining, shopping and What to Do other events hosted throughout the summer The shops downtown are a collective cache of season. The Lime Kiln offers a unique theater local treasures, from the tchotchkes and home experience and hosts concerts and local theater accents at Pumpkinseeds to paintings and jew- productions in its outdoor amphitheater. elry created by residents of Lexington and the The Blue Ridge outdoors offers beautiful surrounding Rockbridge area sold in art shops scenery and fun hiking trails for the outdoorsy throughout the city. If shopping isn’t your and the first-time adventurers alike, just minthing, take a horse-drawn ride with Lexington utes outside of historic downtown Lexington. Carriage Company and learn more about local Whether you climb the boulders of Devils Marhistory. After dark, visitors can relive the past bleyard or swimming in Panther Falls, you’ll on a candlelit ghost tour through the city in the get in a great day hike and perfect photo opcompany of Civil War heroes Robert E. Lee, portunities. Stonewall Jackson and Lee’s horse Traveller.

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Capt. Fisher, made rich by the turn-of-the century menhaden fishery, weddings, aligned thecorporate roof of the five-story mansion along his events and large parties. compass. He erected the wooden mast of his beloved schooner, Our Locations: the "John B. Adams" that sailed the Atlantic, through the top 14079the Plantation two stories, and stacked 10-inch Way walls of brick brought Orange, 22960 south fromVABaltimore.

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short two-hour drive southwest of D.C. lays the hidden treasure of Orange County, Va., waiting for weekenders to enjoy the quietness of the hills and the warmth of the sun. Noted for quaint bed and breakfasts and scenic, historic sites, Orange County is a great local escape. Where to Stay The Inn at Willow Grove in Orange, Va. greets visitors with great white columns, a cream-yellow exterior decorated with black shutters and lush gardens. Each room is unique in design, but incomparable in comfort. Personal butler services and five star dinning give the feeling of pure luxury, yet the elegant comfort allows visitors to relax just like they were at home. A charming house with luxurious details and an atmosphere for romance, Chestnut Hill Bed & Breakfast is a great escape into Virginia’s

beautiful countryside. With evening wine and cheese events and a library stacks tall with books, this B&B has the lavish amenities to take your weekend getaway to the next level. Other Great Places to Stay Keswick Hall Hotel: a grand and lavish hotel right in the heart of Monticello. Clifton Inn: a charming southern place to relax and enjoy the countryside. Inn at Westwood Farm: a historic inn rich with Civil War history and southern comfort. Where to Eat The menu at Silk Mill Grille prides itself on its American cuisine “featuring fine sandwiches, poultry, seafood, steaks, and spirits.” Black leather booths line walls decorated with odds and ends from the Virginia countryside, combining the luxury of the old south with the elegance of contemporary dining. Bringing the French countryside to the Blue

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Ridge Mountains, Restaurant Pomme with Chef Gerard Gasparini serves the finest traditional French brunch, lunch and dinner. The warmly decorated dining room with traditional French accents ensures that the experience is full of French style and atmosphere. Other Great Places to Dine Marshall Farms Corner: a family fun deli made with farm-fresh ingredients. Double D’s Ice Cream Parlor: a fun place to drop in for a sweet treat. What To Do The home of President James Madison, Montpelier Estate is a must-see location in Orange County, Va.. From outdoor cooking demonstrations and historic sites, to Civil War restorations,and museum exhibits, visitors can

The Inn at Willow Grove is an exceptional new property now welcoming guests to come experience any of the 14 luxurious rooms and suites. Guests will enjoy unparalleled, five-star services surrounded by world-class designs and historic 18th century architecture. In the restaurant, Vintage, guests will find fine wines and culinary masterpieces infused with the same contemporary flair found in The Inn. The Inn also welcomes weddings, corporate events and large parties. Our Locations: 14079 Plantation Way Orange, VA 22960

spend a full day learning about the history of Montpelier and the area. Dating back to the beginning of the 19th century, Barboursville Vineyards entertains with excellence, highlighting their award-winning wine Octagon. Come enjoy the grapes in the vineyard, the food at the Palladio restaurant, or the calmness of the 1804 Inn.

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Other Attractions in the Area Castle Hill Cidery: opening in July 2011, a great alternative to wineries. Lake Orange: for the outdoorsman, the lake offers family fun all day in the sun. Civil War Trails: another great outdoor adventure full of history and sunshine.

Founded in 1976, Barboursville Vineyards is the most honored winery in Virginia, and represents 4 great destinations in one historic 900 acre estate -- the Landmark ruins of the mansion designed by Thomas Jefferson for Governor Barbour, the winery and tasting room, Palladio Restaurant, and The 1804 Inn and Cottages. By all means the best way to experience Barboursville Vineyards is to plan to make a day and evening of it, and take the time to celebrate the fruition of Jefferson's dream for Virginia viticulture, at an estate he knew very well. Barboursville Vineyards is open 7 days a week, closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and January 1st. Winery information, (540) 832-3824; Palladio Restaurant reservations and information, (540) 832-7848; Inn reservations, (540) 832-5384. www.barboursvillewine.com

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The shore of Northern Neck, in winter (left) and summer

NORTHERN NECK, VA By Robert Devaney

he birthplace of George Washington, James Madison, James Monroe and Robert E. Lee, Northern Neck lies between the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers. Early in America’s history, its plantation-owning society was a powerful leader with river transport so easily at hand but the peninsula was left behind by the railroad and the nation’s expansion. Today, we benefit from this pause in time. What to Do On the main road, King’s Highway, easygoing choices await. The George Washington Birthplace National Monument on Popes Creek with home and farm (not original) evoke the 1700s. There is Stratford Hall, home of the Lee family, the Steamboat Era Museum in Irvington and the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum. Of course, there are marinas and beaches for boating and water sports – it’s all about the water along this peninsula of eastern Virginia’s Tidewater. (There are more than one thousand miles of shoreline, after all.) A few Washingtonians can recall Colonial Beach’s gambling days when barges floated on the Potomac – all of it is owned by Maryland – to be legal. Although gambling is no longer an option there, the beach, which has updated itself to a point, is well worth a visit. For more restless members of family, there is the Northern Neck Heritage Trail Bicycling Route – from Colonial Beach down to Smith Point. And there’s still much more to visit: Kilmarnock is a classic hometown one must see. Check out the maritime history in Kinsale and the Mary Ball Washington Museum in Lancaster.

Where to Eat Love to eat? Northern Neck features good eating from roadside stops to fine dining at the Tides Inn in Irvington or Sandpiper in White Stone. Westmoreland Berry Farm, an orchard that sells fruit preserves, along with numerous wineries, welcome visitors. Some visitors even buy a farm and plant a vineyard. One such D.C. transplant – of which there are many – is Steve Madey who owns The Hague Winery, established in 2008. The retired Navy aviator, Senate staffer and part-time lobbyist bought the old farm in 2000. For Madey, his lifelong dream began while working on Capitol Hill where he used the Library of Congress to learn about viniculture. His wife Cynthia now has a wine named after her and his son works at a California winery. “It’s great out there,” says Madey, who has grown his business slowly, because – as he likes to explain – it requires you to “bring money.” The Northern Neck boasts other wineries: Ingleside, Belle Mount, Oak Crest, Vault Field, Athena and White Fences. The region even has an official wine appellation: Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace AVA. If you like, journey the Chesapeake Bay Wine Trail with a designated driver. In Montross, sample Angelo’s pizza. For good sandwiches and pastries, try Art of Coffee or The Daily, which is down the road in Warsaw. Local farms offer produce to weekenders as well as to restaurants in D.C. and elsewhere. Virginia ham? You know it, and someone mentioned Whitley’s peanuts and Joe Lewis’s tomatoes, to name but a few top items. Where to Stay Good places to rest over night are the Kilmarnock Inn with its wonderful cruise packages, The Chesapeake Inn and Hope & Glory Inn, a B&B in Irvington featuring vineyards, fine dining and spa treatments.

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1226 36th St, NW With the ambiance of an elegant country inn, 1789 features classically based American cuisine – the finest regional game, fish and produce available.

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A friendly French Bistro in the heart of historic Georgetown since 1975. Executive chef and owner Gerard Cabrol came to Washington, D.C. 32 years ago, bringing with him home recipes from southwestern France. Our specialties include our famous Poulet Bistro (tarragon rotisserie chicken); Minute steak Maitre d’Hotel (steak and pomme frit¬es); Steak Tartare, freshly pre¬pared seafood, veal, lamb and duck dishes; and the best Eggs Benedict in town. In addition to varying daily specials. www.bistrofrancaisdc.com

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Georgetown introduces Washington’s first “Dumpling Bar” featuring more than 12 varieties. Come and enjoy the new exotic Thai cuisine inspired by French cooking techniques. Bangkok Joe’s is upscale, colorful and refined. Absolutely the perfect place for lunch or dinner or just a private gathering.

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3205 K St, NW (est.1967) A Georgetown tradition for over 40 years, this friendly neighborhood restaurant/saloon features fresh seafood, burgers, award-winning ribs, & specialty salads & sandwiches. Casual dining & a lively bar. Daily lunch & dinner specials. Late night dining (until midnight Sun.Thu., 1A.M. Fri-Sat) Champagne brunch served Sat. & Sun. until 4P.M. Open Mon-Thu 11:30A.M.2A.M. Fri-Sat 11:30A.M.3A.M.Sun 11A.M.-2A.M.Kids’ Menu Available. Located ½ block from the Georgetown movie theatres, overlooking the new Georgetown Waterfront Park

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DAILY GRILL

1310 Wisconsin Ave., NW Reminiscent of the classic American Grills, Daily Grill is best known for its large portions of fresh seasonal fare including Steaks & Chops, Cobb Salad, Meatloaf and Warm Berry Cobbler. Open for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.Visit our other locations at 18th & M Sts NW and Tysons Corner. www.dailygrill.com

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CIRCLE BISTRO One Washington Circle, NW Washington, DC 22037 Circle Bistro presents artful favorites that reflect our adventurous and sophisticated kitchen. Featuring Happy Hour weekdays from 5pm-7pm, live music every Saturday from 8pm-12midnight, and an a la carte Sunday Brunch from 11:30am-2:30pm. Open dailyfor breakfast, lunch and dinner. www.circlebistro.com

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CITRONELLE (The Latham Hotel) 3000 M St, NW Internationally renowned chef and restaurateur Michel Richard creates magic with fresh and innovative American-French Cuisine, an exceptional wine list and stylish ambiance.

Come and see for yourself why Bistrot Lepic, with its classical, regional and contemporary cuisine, has been voted best bistro in D.C. by the Zagat Guide. And now with its Wine bar, you can enjoy “appeteasers”, full bar service, complimentary wine tasting every Tuesday and a new Private Room. The regular menu is always available. Open everyday. Lunch & dinner. Reservations suggested. www.bistrotlepic.com (202) 333-0111

CLYDE’S OF GEORGETOWN 3236 M St, NW This animated tavern, in the heart of Georgetown, popularized saloon food and practically invented Sunday brunch.

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FILOMENA RISTORANTE 1063 Wisconsin Ave., NW One of Washington’s most celebrated restaurants, Filomena is a Georgetown landmark that has endured the test of time for almost a quarter of a century. Our oldworld cooking styles & recipes brought to America by the early Italian immigrants, alongside the culinary cutting edge creations of Italy’s foods of today, executed by our award winning Italian Chef. Try our spectacular Lunch buffet on Fri. & Saturdays or our Sunday Brunch, Open 7 days a week for lunch & dinner. www.filomena.com (202) 338-8800

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Georgetown 3100 South St, NW Restaurant & Degrees Bar & Fine Dining & Exotic EntertainLounge The Ritz-Carlton, ment in Glover Park since 1966 As featured on the cover of December 2007’s Washingtonian magaMonday-Thursday 11am-2am zine, Degrees Bar and Lounge is Friday-Saturday 11am-3am Georgetown’s hidden hot spot. Warm up by the wood burning Sunday 4pm-2am fireplace with our signature “FahrThe kitchen is always open! enheit 5” cocktail, ignite your business lunch with a $25.00 fourA GENTLEMAN’S course express lunch, or make your special occasion memorable with CLUB an epicurean delight with the fire ONLY 21 AND OVER, inspired American regional cuisine. PLEASE www.fahrenheitdc.com www.goodguysclub.com (202) 912-4110

1522 Wisconsin Ave Captivating customers since 2003 Café Bonaparte has been dubbed the “quintessential” European café featuring award winning crepes & arguably the “best” coffee in D.C! Located in sophisticated Georgetown, our café brings a touch of Paris “je ne sais quoi” to the neighborhood making it an ideal romantic destination. Other can’t miss attributes are; the famous weekend brunch every Sat and Sun until 3pm, our late night weekend hours serving sweet & savory crepes until 1 am Fri-Sat evenings & the alluring sounds of the Syssi & Marc jazz duo every other Wed. at 7:30. We look forward to calling you a “regular” soon!

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DON LOBOS MEXICAN GRILL 2811 M Street NW Serving Washington since 1992, Don Lobos offers authentic Mexican cuisine. We use only the finest and freshest ingredients when making our traditional menu items. Famous for our Mole, and adored for our tamales. We also offer a wide range of tequila and the best margarita in Georgetown. Now serving Brunch Saturday and Sunday from 10-2. Hours: Mon-Thu 11am-10pm Fri-Sat 11am-11pm Sun 10am- 10pm

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MAI THAI 3251 Prospect St. NW If you’re searching for authentic Thai food in the heart of Georgetown, Mai Thai Restaurant is the place to go. The warm atmosphere, attentive service, and variety of wines and cocktails in this contemporary establishment only add to the rich culture and authentic cuisine inspired by Thailand. With an array of authentic dishes, from Lahb Gai (spicy chicken salad) and Pad Thai, to contemporary dishes like Panang soft shell crab and papaya salad, the dynamic menu and spectacular drinks will have you coming back time and time again. Come see for yourself. HAPPY HOUR 3:30 - 6PM www.maithai.com (202) 337-1010

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SEQUOIA 3000 K St NW, Suite 100 Washington, DC 20007 Eclectic American cuisine, Coupled with enchanting views of the Potomac River make Sequoia a one of a kind dining experience. Offering a dynamic atmosphere featuring a mesquite wood fire grill, sensational drinks, and renowned River Bar. No matter the occasion, Sequoia will provide an unforgettable dining experience. www.arkrestaurants.com /sequoia_dc.html (202) 944-4200

TONY AND JOE’S SEAFOOD PLACE 3000 K St, NW If you’re in the mood for fresh delicacies from the sea, dive into Tony and Joe’s Seafood Place at the Georgetown Waterfront. While enjoying tempting dishes such as Maryland crabcakes, fresh lobster and shrimp scampi you have spectacular views of the Potomac River, Kennedy Center, Washington Monument, Roosevelt Island, and the Key Bridge. Visit us on Sundays for our award winning brunch buffet. Come for the view, stay for the food! Sunday thru Thursday: 11AM -10PM Friday & Saturday: 11AM - Midnight Beverage Service until 1:30AM every night www.tonyandjoes.com (202) 944-4545

SEA CATCH 1054 31st St, NW Lovers of seafood can always find something to tempt the palette at the Sea Catch Restaurant & Raw Bar. Sea Catch offers fresh seafood “simply prepared” in a relaxed atmosphere. Overlooking the historic C&O Canal, we offer seasonal fireside and outdoor dining. Private party space available for 15 - 300 Complimentary parking Lunch Monday - Saturday 11:30am - 3:00pm Dinner Monday - Saturday 5:30pm - 10:00pm Closed on Sunday Happy Hour Specials at the Bar Monday - Friday 5:00pm -7:00pm www.seacatchrestaurant.com (202) 337-8855

THE OCEANAIRE 1201 F St, NW Ranked one of the most popular seafood restaurants in , DC, “this cosmopolitan”send-up of a vintage supper club that’s styled after a ‘40’s-era ocean liner is appointed with cherry wood and red leather booths, infused with a “clubby, old money” atmosphere. The menu showcases “intelligently” prepared fish dishes that “recall an earlier time of elegant” dining. What’s more, “nothing” is snobbish here. Lunch: Mon-Fri- 11:30am -5:00pm Dinner: Mon-Thur 5-10pm. Fri & Sat 5-11pm. Sun-5-9pm. www.theoceanaire.com (202) 347-2277

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By Miss Dixie n London, early July marks the finals joyed early in the day without knocking you of the grandest tennis event in the out by dinner. world: Wimbledon. For spectators I first sampled Pimm’s at the home of watching the volleys and backhands from one of my colleagues from the Associated the outdoor seats, the traditional method of Press, Bob Meyers. His wife Mary Jane Stecooling down is sipping on a Pimm’s cock- vens, a native Brit, served me one during a tail. pool party. For a person who doesn’t enjoy Like the mint julep and the Kentucky overly-sweet drinks, Pimm’s was a delightDerby, Pimm’s and Wimbledon go hand-in- ful and refreshing discovery. hand. The tipple is a mixture of Pimm’s No. “My parents had a pub and my mother 1 Cup liqueur and lemonade, garnished with would make Pimms for customers during strawberries, mint and cucumber. the summer season,” Mary Jane said. “She Pimm’s is a mahogmade it with Pimms and any-colored, gin-based lemonade (the equivaspirit made from lilent of 7-Up or Sprite queur, fruit and spices. in the U.S.)” Like Coca-Cola, its exAs Mary Jane pointact formula is a closely ed out, the lemonade guarded secret. Acused in the traditional cording to the Pimm’s British potable is difwebsite, AnyoneForferent than the U.S.Pimms.com, the spirit version. The British dates back to 1823 and mixer is clear and bubJames Pimm’s Lonbly, similar to a soft don bar, where patrons drink. Many substitute Classic Pimm’s Cocktail swallowed oysters with ginger ale, or lemon the ‘house cup’ – a gin- Take a jug or long drink glass and fill it juice and soda. with ice. based beverage containOriginally Pimm’s ing quinine and a claswas garnished with sified blend of spices. Mix 1 part Pimm’s with 3 parts chilled a blue-flowered herb lemonade.   It was served in vessels called borage. Nowknown as “No. 1 Cups.” adays, it’s usually Garnish with mint, cucumber, strawThe popularity of the dressed with a sprig berry, or fruit. drink grew until it was of mint or cucumber. known across England. Sprite, 7-Up or ginger ale may be sub- At Wimbledon, where By 1851, the Pimm’s strawberries and cream stituted for lemonade. line expanded to No. are the food of choice, Pimm’s No. 1 Cup may be 2 (Scotch) and No. 3 the red berry accessory purchased at Dixie Liquor at (brandy) cups. The colis a must. Other popu3429 M Street in Georgetown. lection eventually grew lar additions include to six, including No. 4 apples, oranges, lemons (rum) No. 5 (rye whisor cherries. key) and No. 6. (vodka). These later verWith such a long history, some consider sions did not have the staying power of Pimm’s a drink for the older generation. But the original, but a brandy version infused according to Mary Jane, the drink is growwith spices and orange peel is marketed as ing in popularity among the younger set, Pimm’s Winter Cup. “When my daughters went off to university The first Pimm’s bar opened at the 1971 in the U.K., they told me that Pimms was Wimbledon tournament, and today over their favorite drink at the pub,” she said. “I 80,000 pints of Pimm’s and lemonade are noticed that it was being served during the sold to spectators each year. Royal Wedding celebrations.” Pimm’s comes close to summer drink Whether you spend this weekend watchperfection; its citrusy herbal flavor tastes ing tennis on the telly or mingling at a holifresh and invigorating on a hot afternoon. day cookout, try a Pimm’s cocktail for a At only 25 percent alcohol, it can be en- crisp and unique refresher.

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MURPHY’S LOVE: ADVICE ON INTIMACY AND RELATIONSHIPS By Stacy Notaras Murphy Dear Stacy: I am a mother of two kids – 6 months and 2.5 years old. I stay home with the kids, always have wanted to be a SAHM, and for the most part, it’s very good all around. But I keep feeling jealous of my husband’s “freedom” when he goes to work, particularly when he’s sent off on a work-related trip. He says he misses us all, but I can’t believe he’s not at least a little bit happy to have a full-night’s sleep, getting to wake up when he wants to, seeing a new place, and planning his day around whatever he wants to do. I am happy to be home with my kids, but I miss the freedom of getting to take a trip or see a movie when I want to. He offers to take the kids some weekend afternoons, but when I return home I find complete chaos and it takes a good day or two for things to get back to normal. I’m snapping at him, doubting his sincerity when he tells me how much he misses us – I’m just reluctant to believe he’s not secretly happy with his end of the bargain. –Feeling unequal in Northwest Dear Unequal: So what if he is “secretly happy with his end of the bargain?” Would that information actually change anything? From the tone of your letter, I can surmise that Husband might feel guilty about that particular perk of being the sole breadwinner. Can you ask yourself why he wouldn’t want to admit that part to you? Maybe because you might use it against him while ignoring what’s really going on here: the fact that your arrangement might not be 100 percent working for you right now.

We’ve all heard the adage that marriage isn’t fair all the time – neither is parenting, making a living or life in general. If this period of dissatisfaction is just a blip on the radar screen of an otherwise happy life, I urge you to let this go. If, on the other hand, you are struggling with some long-term challenges of balancing his work with yours, let’s take a closer look at that part. It sounds like you might be feeling like a prisoner to your daily routine. That’s the unfortunate part of being a Good Mother – you know that a regularly-scheduled day makes for happier, healthier, and, blessedly, sleepier kiddos. Just because this cycle is good for them, doesn’t mean you won’t feel chafed from time to time – particularly when Husband is texting you from the latest Tony Award-winning corporate-sponsored Broadway musical. Or Austin’s Restaurant Week. Or (Lord help him if he does this) the beach. I sympathize that there may be chaos when you return from an afternoon out, but am wondering what yardstick you’re using? Is Husband really letting them set up the sprinkler inside and shred the drapes, or is he just choosing to do things differently than you would? If it’s the latter, let’s take a deep breath and remember what you’re getting in return. The opportunity to be child-free for a few hours just might come at this cost. But if Husband truly lets the kids go wild, perhaps you need to talk about how this makes you feel when you get home. This is a person who keeps telling you how much he misses being part of the family when he’s away – maybe he’d been open to hearing what being a part of the family actually looks like to you.

Dear Stacy: I am the mother of a 4-year-old. My husband and I are in negotiations about having a second child, but we’re both torn. We had the typical life-explosion that happens when DINKs [double income/no kids] decide to become parents, and have just recently hit our stride in terms of taking care of ourselves, our relationship, and being good parents to our adorable little one. I always thought I’d have more kids, but on some level it seems totally impractical. I’m just now feeling better about my career decisions, and another maternity leave feels like it might be devastating. Then again, when I see friends with new babies, I feel this aching inside. Do you make a life-changing decision based on aching inside? My husband seems to be just as on the fence as I am, so I guess we’re lucky that no one is feeling pressured either way. We just need some advice. -Going for Two? in Glover Park

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clicking on ads or pop-ups that might give you a virus (even safe-online sex is important!). If you’re concerned about privacy, most browsers have a “private” or “safe” browsing option that doesn’t save information on your computer. And when it comes to paying by credit card you’ll find convenient pre-paid credit cards on those in-store gift card walls at your local pharmacies and grocery stores.

Dear Going for Two: Ah, you’ve emerged from the Terrible (Terrifying? Troublesome? Treacherous?) Toddler Years and are now enjoying predictable sleep, fewer temper tantrums, and the typically wideeyed wonder of the 4-year-old. Why on earth would you want to go back to measuring your life in 2 hour feeding increments? Why would you want to deal with more diapers? Well, because you always thought you would have more children. And because you love babies. And because you know so much more now and think you might be able to actually enjoy the infant period this time around. I’ve heard these arguments numerous times in my office…and

in my own home…so I completely understand. Many of us wrestled for years with the initial question, “when is it time to have a baby?” only to be caught off guard by the logical follow-up: “Should I have another?” It’s great that you and Husband are both on the same, albeit confused, page. I’d recommend that you look back to your decision to have Baby #1. What was that experience like? Were there lightning bolts and sirens urging you onward (unusual)? Were you feeling unsure, even as you were trying to get pregnant (normal)? Did you have “yes” days and “no” days? I’ve encouraged clients to take some of the pressure off by taking their daily temperature: “Do I want to have another baby today? Yes or No.” Mark your calendar with the results and then set the discussion aside. Give yourself a few months and then take a look at the data. If you have more Ns or Ys and you still feel disappointed, your gut in that moment might reveal what you really want. There are many other ways to come to a conclusion about this, but as in all big choices, overthinking rarely gets us where we want to be. Stacy Notaras Murphy is a licensed professional counselor and certified Imago Relationship therapist practicing in Georgetown. Her website is TherapyGeorgetown.com. This column is meant for entertainment only, and should not be considered a substitute for professional counseling. Please send your relationship questions to stacy@georgetowner.com.

SEX SHOP SHY? By Dr. Dorree Lynn I completely understand that some people just can’t bring themselves to visit sex shops. They can at times seem dirty, intimidating and confusing, even though they house some of the greatest resources and tools available for increasing sexual pleasure. Fortunately for all of us there are alternatives to the neighborhood sex-tool-shed. Art Galleries and Museums

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Typically we tend to think we’ve only recently become a mainstream sex-minded society, but take one stroll through some select classic Asian and Indian art exhibits and you’ll find that the real “free sex” revolution happened thousands of years ago. Thanks to talented painters and sculptors we have the opportunity of experiencing their sexual proclivities through the eyes of intelligent art connoisseurs. My all-time favorite is of course the Kama Sutra, the ancient Indian Hindu text that is an artistically illustrated handbook for great, pleasurable sex.

If you want to get creative and do a few things at home, here are some great ideas for those that like to DIY or need a quick idea: • Cut open an old pillow for some flirty feathers (turn off the ceiling fan first!) • Skip fruit-flavored lotions and opt for some pureed fresh fruit instead (non-acidic only!) • Whipped cream never fails (unless your partner is lactose intolerant) • Ice cubes can make it hot (while keeping it cool) • Old belts and scarves make great restraints (and whips) • Even if you can’t wear 4 inch heels anymore, keep a pair for a bed fantasy…they can’t hurt you when you’re lying down!

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ACROSS THE CUTTING BOARD WITH RIS By Courtney Overcash Soup tends to be associated with nourishing the soul, warm and hearty. In the dead of winter, a bowl of potato soup wards off a chill and during the weakest day of an illness, nothing is more comforting than a bowl of homemade chicken soup. While all this might be good for our heat-flattened soul, we are expecting a high of 88 degrees, and it’s just too hot. The heat continues to pummel the cobblestone streets of Georgetown in the familiar haze of humidity DC is famous for. Hungry and hot, locals and tourists alike drag themselves along swel-

tering sidewalks in search of an oasis, craving something cold, light, and refreshing. “French Onion is everyone’s favorite, but I have to take if off the menu once the thermostat reads 70 degrees” says Ris Lacoste, at her namesake restaurant, RIS, on the corner of 23rd and L. Luckily for her many soup fans however, Ris has a relatively simple solution to compliment her daring and creative menu: cold soups, the summer’s ready cousin to the wintery favorite. Ris attributes her delicious soup creations to the not-so-secret concept of incorporating fresh local ingredients. We are fortunately returning to a locally grown society, appreciating the need for real food. Summer bears the fruits of local labor. By nature, sum-

mer’s bounty provides us with the perfect ingredients for cold soups – beets, tomatoes, cucumbers and potatoes. “I was just at the Farmer’s Market and the bounty is here: fresh things from Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. So now I can plan my summer menu,” Ris says. Ris and her staff have been anticipating the bounty of summer since early spring. They’ve worked diligently to come up with soup ideas and turn them into reality. Ris is using simple logic to invent bold new combinations. “Crops that are grown at the same time and in the same place should be paired with each other.” Ris says. Pair foods that grow together; “If they grow together, they go together.”

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Though I, like many people, claim to have a passion for food, Ris possesses a palpable intuition about her craft. She describes her love for food, her restaurant, and even the content of this column as being something more than just a simple enthusiasm about cuisine. To create her summer soup calendar, Ris engendered variations on classic favorites and modern cold soups and experimentally perfected the flavor combinations. Ris mixed up five savory soups embodying everything from veggies to nuts to fruit to liqueur. She then let Jessica Buchanan, who consults Ris on recipes, work through the restaurant sized recipes to make smaller printable versions, so others can try them at home. There is no wrong way to fashion a cold soup, chunky or smooth, nippy from the start or cooked and chilled. Try experimenting until something tastes precisely right. Skin the vegetables, or leave the skins on. Try adding a splash of your favorite dressings. Think of your favorite salad ingredients and imagine the flavors and textures in a liquid base. Some tips from the chef: Freeze a portion of your soup into ice cubes and add them to the soup just before serving. Your soup will stay icy cold without being watered down. Chill your bowls. Make your cold soup enough time in advance that it will be very cold. A day in advance is great. They often taste better after the ingredients have had time to mingle together. Garnish is the final step. To finish off your summery soup, embellish with crunch and texture, balancing acts to what is already in the soup. “Love garnishing, just go crazy,” she says. For ideas to begin creating your own cold soups try these recipes:

Cucumber & Yogurt Soup Yields: 6 Cups Cold Beet Soup (in front) and Cucumber & Yogurt Soup, prepared by Ris

Cold Beet Soup Yields: 6 cups Ingredients: 3 C. Red Beets (6 small red beets), roasted & coarsely chopped* ½ Onion, sliced 3-4 Cloves Garlic, roasted*1 Small Fennel Bulb, coarsely chopped (Save a few fennel fronds for garnish) ¼ C. Fresh Parsley 2 T. Olive Oil Salt & Pepper ½ tsp. Ground Cumin 2 C. Vegetable Stock or Water ½ C. Orange juice (1 orange) 1 T. Pernod (or anise flavored liquor) 1 T. + 1 tsp. Balsamic Vinegar 6-8 Grinds Fresh Group Black pepper 1 tsp. Salt Garnish: ¼ C. Pernod 1 T. Honey ½ C. Sour Cream Fennel Fronds Instructions: *Note: To roast beets & garlic, preheat oven to 400 degrees. Trim tops & bottoms of beets &

cut the top off a bulb of garlic (so some flesh of the garlic is exposed). Season with olive oil, salt and pepper. Spread on a sheet pan, cover loosely with foil and roast for 30 minutes. Let cool before peeling skin and roughly chop. Squeeze roasted garlic out of skins into a bowl. Set aside until ready to use. In a Dutch oven, heat two tablespoons of olive oil. Sauté onion, fennel, roasted garlic, salt and pepper until slightly soft or translucent, about five to eight minutes. Add parsley, roasted beets, cumin and sauté for another three minutes. Add vegetable stock and simmer soup for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and add orange juice, Pernod and vinegar. Let cool slightly. Puree soup until smooth, adding more vegetable stock if needed to thin out. Season with ground black pepper and salt. Chill immediately overnight. Meanwhile, bring Pernod and honey to a simmer and reduce until it’s a light syrup, approximately 10 minutes. Cool syrup. Combine with sour cream, thinning out with a little water or milk until able to drizzle. Serve cold beet soup with a drizzle of Pernod Cream and fennel fronds. You can also garnish with a small crumble of goat cheese or feta, or just plain sour cream.

Ingredients: 4 English/seedless cucumbers (approximately six cups), peeled, seeded and roughly chopped 1 cup plain yogurt 2 scallions, roughly chopped 1 tablespoon fresh dill 1 tablespoon salt ½ tablespoon black pepper 2 tablespoons olive oil Garnish: cucumber radish 4 pieces of white bread Instructions: Puree all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Taste for salt, if needed. Chill immediately for four hours or overnight. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Cut the crust off the bread and then piece into ¼ inch squares. Toss with olive oil, salt and pepper. Toast in the oven for eight to 10 minutes. Slice the cucumber and radish very thin or use a mandolin, and set aside. For serving, garnish soup with a slice of cucumber, radish and a few croutons for crunch. You can also substitute the dill for fresh cilantro and garnish with a Greek raita and toasted pita chips. Or try it with mint or parsley for a different twist on flavor.

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rom the beginning, the relationship between Norman Parish and his wife Gwen has centered around a deep appreciation for talent and beauty, values that come to life in the Norman Parish Gallery’s 20th Anniversary exhibition, “Living Embodiments: Artistic Expressions of Being.” Norman met his wife, Gwen, 23 years ago after moving to D.C. from Chicago. They spent their weekends driving through the mountains of northwestern Maryland. They would park on the side of the highway where she would sunbathe and read while he painted landscapes, and together, they mused about the idea of opening an art gallery. One day, walking home after enjoy-

ing an oyster meal at one of their favorite restaurants, Manhattan’s, the couple noticed a Richard Bernstein Properties ad for the sale of a gallery. Twenty years later they celebrate not only the anniversary of their gallery’s opening, but also the talent and development of their family of artists who Norman says have contributed work of consistent quality. “My reference to quality is that the subject matter may not be to one’s liking, but the art works can truly be called fine art. The diversity of the artists shown over the years has one thing in common . . . quality,” said Norman in a press release. The Parishes entertained a full house at the gallery’s opening reception for the exhibition on June 17. Exhibitions at the Parish Gallery usually feature the work of one artist, but in honor of the anniversary, Norman selected the work of a range of artists with whom he has worked over the years and whose work he feels is “meaningful and impactful.” The work of master painters Herbert Gentry and Robert Mayhew was given recognition as well as that of upcoming artists Mason Archie and Morris Howard, pencil drawings by Kenneth Pasley, photos by 11 photographers and a piece by Sam Gilliam, who Norman calls one of the foremost artists in D.C. Some are personal friends of Norman’s, including Richard Hunt, a former classmate from the Art Institute of Chicago, and Evangeline J. Montgomery who advised him during the process of

opening the gallery. “I’ve watched their growth over the years, and it’s been consistent,” said Parish. Collectively, the Parish Gallery features mostly, but not exclusively, artists from Africa and the African Diaspora whose art covers a broad spectrum of styles in contemporary fine art. In the past two decades, the gallery has hosted artists from over 25 different countries. Reflecting back on the life of the gallery, the Parishes remember a few exhibitions that have been particularly notable in the past twenty years. For both Norman and Gwen, Willard Wigan’s microscopic sculptures in his exhibition “Art in the Eye of a Needle” stood out, particularly for the notoriety and intriguing concept. During the two-month exhibition, 3,500 people visited the gallery to peer into microscopes to view the miniscule sculptures set in the eyes of needles. Norman noted the development of Yvette Watson, a mid-career artist who he introduced to the gallery business. In her first show at the Parish Gallery, she sold 14 of the 16 pieces on display – one of the only sellout shows for the gallery. An oil painting by Parish himself also hangs among the work of his friends and colleagues, a brilliantly colored landscape in the style of what he calls “expressionism in the form of stylized realism.” Despite his talent, Parish considers himself more of a businessman. “I spent my life pursuing an art career and I was

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in my late forties when I realized it wasn’t happening. Someone said, ‘Why don’t you open a gallery?’ So I became a businessman,” he said. Parish opened the gallery because few galleries consistently allowed diverse art in terms of style. “My primary concern is that these artists have a place to be seen,” he said. The “Living Embodiments: Artistic Expressions of Being” exhibition will run until July 12, 2011.

D.C.’S ‘WONDERBOY’ RETURNS TO HOME STAGE By Gary Tischler than McSweeny looks too slight, too pale, too young to have done everything he’s done, to be, well, Ethan McSweeny. He’s casually dressed, has a thin beard which still can’t prevent him from looking boyish, he looks casually intellectual, nonchalantly handsome, and he’s finishing up some salad after winding down a rehearsal during the last days of previews for his production of “The Merchant of Venice” at the Washington Shakespeare Company in the Harman Center which will open officially three days later. He’s just said good bye to his parents, Dorothy McSweeny, the emeritus chair of the Washington DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and Bill McSweeny, a retired oil man and political journalist, and his sevenyear old nephew, who sat in on the rehearsal. McSweeny is 40 now, no longer quite a boy wonder or wunderkind as he was referred to more often than he can count back in his 20s when he not only took a new play at Signature Theater to a successful Off Broadway, but directed an all-star cast of theater pros in “The Best Man” on Broadway, making him the first director under 30 to direct a play on Broadway. “I’m sure that rankled some people,” McSweeny admitted. He doesn’t lack for confidence, and his background, which he has described as privileged, did not hurt, but there’s also no question that he’s earned his considerable accomplishments by way of a major talent, a restless imagination, a tireless gift and love for the work, and a keen intellect, open to seeing everything fresh. This year, he’s in the middle of a five-play explosion of work, including back-to-back direction of n “A Time to Kill,” an adaptation for the stage of John Grisham’s heated southern legal thriller which also became an all-star film hit, at Arena Stage, followed immediately by moving into “The Merchant of Venice.” “You didn’t have to travel much,” he quipped. “There was actually an over-lap, where we were doing final rehearsals for “Kill” and then

readings and first preparation for “Merchant”. A conversation with McSweeny can take all sorts of directions, and this one did. We talked a little bit about baseball, because he had recently gotten together with St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa, in town for a series with the pre-I-quit-Riggelman Nationals. He’s right at home here, of course, because, although he lives in Brooklyn now, he’s a DC hometown boy. “I guess you can say my parents cast a shadow culturally in this city, they believe in participating, being part of the process in terms of culture, the performing arts, and the fine arts,” he said. “But I’d say their shadow got bigger after I left town. “Still, there’s where it began,” he said. “We lived across the street from the Kennedy Center, and I was born in fact the year the Kennedy Center opened. When I was little, they took me to see the opera ‘Boris Gudonov.’ I didn’t understand what was going on, but I was impressed, enchanted, and I think in a way that was it for me.” He went to school at St. Albans or as he put it “I survived it”, but found his true vocation early as early can be after being the first alumnus of Columbia’s undergraduate theatre department. He came home in 1993 and prepped and trained under Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Artistic Director Michael Kahn and pretty much became his unofficial right hand man. He was all of 22. “Michael was a mentor, and I could not think of someone who affected me more. “ In 1997, Eric Schaeffer, the Signature Theater founder and artistic director, himself something of a wunderkind, asked Ethan to direct “Never the Sinner”, a new play about the celebrated Leopold-Loeb murder case in the 1920s. Not only was it a hit, but it won the Obie Award for an Off-Broadway play. Not much later, McSweeny ended up directing the revival of Gore Vidal’s politically savvy “The Best Man”, a ringmaster job with a high-powered cast of stars. He was then 29.

Everywhere he goes – the celebrated Gutheverything has a value tag here, from Portia, to rie Theater, Broadway, a long stint as assistant Shylock to Antonio. “ director of the Chautauqua Theatre in western So naturally, McSweeny came up with the New York State since 2005 – his style, his inidea of setting in 20th century America, speterests and his ideas are eclectic, open, you cifically the Lower East Side of New York durnever quite know what you’re likely to get out ing the 1920s, teeming with immigrants, when of what. He can go from “Romeo and Juliet” the Italians, the Eastern European Jews—are to Shaw, to new boundary-breaking plays. “A trying to get a slice of the American dream. Time to Kill”, in fact, was a world premiere. “To me the period and the setting resonates, While he’s built a huge reputation and acthe crash lies right ahead in time, but nobody cumulated over 60 directing credits – he’s obsees it coming.” viously proud of this – he’s just as obviously “It’s funny, it’s the first Shakespeare play I’ve happy to be here, where it all began and contindone here, after all this time,” he says. And the ues unabated. He has done a clean, abundantly most difficult. “There’s always the notion that joyous and passionate production of “Ion” at the play is somehow anti-Semitic, that Shakethe Shakespeare speare was somehow a Theatre, a raw bigot. But the man who version of “The wrote that speech ‘Does Persians” which not a Jew bleed, etcetera’ echoed like a bell can’t be bigoted. He wrote in the midst of the true to what the time was, Iraq war, and, in to what the characters this writer’s view, are.” a production of “This is such a great, Shaw’s “Major complicated city to me, to Barbara” that be working here,” he said. was a hallmark of “It’s a great theater town clarity, singular and area. “ acting achieveThose interests are rements, a classic flecting in family – his as spellbinder. sister Terrell McSweeny And now Shyis Vice President Joe lock, Antonio, Biden’s domestic policy Portia, the pound adviser, for instance – of flesh, the three where politics and culture suitors, “The and business, even sports Ethan McSweeny returns to D.C. to direct. Merchant of Venare never mutually exclusive ice”, a play that has drawn directors (and acor trivial matters. tors) like trembling moths to a flame. Many There might even be a critic lurking in the get burned, few do it perfectly, because there’s family. no standard, the play is not only confounding, His seven-year-old nephew was asked how but changes for each audience, for each genhe liked what he saw in the theater. eration. He gave it some thought. “It’s about money,” I suggest. “Of course “It’s not ‘Frog and Toad’,” he finally said. it’s about money,” he says. “It’s ALL about It’s not. But think what Ethan McSweeny money, it’s about what’s valuable to people, might do with “Frog and Toad.”

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Social Italian Cultural Institute Presents The Betrothed As part of the ongoing celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy, on June 22 the Italian Cultural Institute presented a theatrical performance based on the landmark 19th century novel The Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi) by Alessandro Manzoni. The performance, which combined narrative, music and dance was directed and performed by Massimiliano Finazzer Flory with introductory readings by David Gibbons, choreography by Gilda Gelati, prima ballerina with the La Scala Theatre Ballet Company in Milan, and the music of Verdi, Bellini and others performed by violinist Elsa Martignoni. A reception followed the presentation which was accompanied by English surtitles. - Mary Bird

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SCENE MERAGE FOUNDATION 8TH ANNUAL NATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARDS The Merage Foundation for the American Dream, dedicated to helping immigrants join mainstream America, in association with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, held its annual awards dinner at the National Press Club on June 14. Master of Ceremonies Dr. Donna Shalala, whose great grandfather emigrated from Lebanon, hailed Foundation Founder Paul Merage from Iran as “focused on a mission to give back to this country.” Director, President & CEO of the Wilson Center, former Congresswoman Jane Harman termed herself a “recovering politician” and said her late husband Sidney referred to himself as “my own invention.” Former Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, who received the National Leadership Award in Public Service, said “immigration is the secret sauce to the success of the United States.” The pride was palpable as outstanding graduating university seniors were honored as American Dream Fellows and each awarded a $20,000 stipend to pursue their careers.- Mary Bird; Photos by Neshan H. Naltchayan

Carlos Gutierrez Jr., Carlos Gutierrez Sr., Edi Gutierrez, Erika Gutierrez, Rodrigo Garcia DC Mayor, Vince Gray with Andrew Kline and RAMW president, Lynne Breaux.

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Deepak Bhargava, Carlos Gutierrez, Paul Merage, Jane Harman, Anousheh Ansari

SUSAN SWARTZ OPENING Duke Zeibert Capital Achievement Awardee, Chef Jose Andres with Chef of the Year winner, Todd Gray of Equinox.

Pamela Galloway-Tabb of the Newseum gives a hug to Chef Scott Drewno, winner of the Fine Dining Restaurant – The Source by Wolfgang Puck in Penn Quarter, D.C.

Winner of the Power Spot – Carmine’s in Penn Quarter, D.C. RAMW president Lynne Breaux (RT) presents the award to Jeffrey Bank, CEO Alicart Restaurant Group (center)

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The National Museum of Women in the Arts held a reception on June 17 to inaugurate Susan Swartz’s Seasons of the Soul which will run through Oct. 2. The artist is a fervent environmentalist whose abstract landscapes reflect her special connection to the earth and its majesty. Her paintings and award-winning documentaries inspire environmental appreciation, respect and protection. Director Susan Sterling spoke of the museum as “a space where art and cause come together.” The artist is battling the effects of both mercury poisoning and Lyme disease, which have only intensified her commitment to protect the natural world. - Mary Bird

Artist Susan Swartz with NMWA Director Susan Sterling

Richard and Juliana May flank NMWA Director Susan Sterling

Linda Awkard. Richard and Juliana May

Dr. John Harbert, Willie and Finley Lewis

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