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ALEXANDRIA, VA $2,195,000 | 1904mallinsonway.com A short drive, a serene palette, and a community with a carefree spirit! Experience a new getaway with sweeping Potomac River views! Minutes to Georgetown and National Airport. ROBIN WAUGH +1 703 819 8809

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Charming semi-detached home on desirable E. Village block with front porch, open floor plan and exceptional light. Original and oak floors. Master bedroom with sun lit sitting area and bath. Lower level in-law suite with large windows and separate entrance. Main floor features wood burning fireplace, dining room, wet bar and kitchen. Glass sliding doors to wooden deck, patio, and mature fenced garden. Garage parking.

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OLD TOWN, VA $999,000 | ttrsir.com/id/VHVLJ3 River and park views! Glorious 3 bedroom townhouse with family room opening to deep landscaped brick patio. Gourmet kitchen opens to breakfast area and wood burning fireplace with views of garden from the Juliet balcony. Spacious bedrooms with finished 4th level. Perfect location in Southeast quadrant.

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UP & COMING JULY 18

Bethesda Row Summer Sidewalk Sale Bethesda Row is holding its annual festival, complete with an outdoor street bazaar of live entertainment, restaurant specials and deals on fashion, home and beauty items, furniture and more. Admission is free. 4950 Elm St., Bethesda, Md.

maze after constructing their own. Tickets are $20-$25 per child and $5-$10 per adult. Price includes admission to the BIG Maze and all exhibitions. 1 p.m. For details, visit go.nbm.org/site/Calendar/983677012?view =Detail&id=117301. 401 F St., NW.

Tchaikovsky, Ravel & Rossini with the National Symphony Orchestra Enjoy the poetic musicality of the illustrious Tchaikovsky, Ravel and Rossini composers with live performances by the National Symphony Orchestra at 8:15 p.m. Tickets are $20-$75. For details, call 703-255-1900 ext. 1729, or visit wolftrap.org/. 1551 Trap Rd., Vienna, Va.

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Ultimate MegaMAZE Construct your own cardboard maze with twisting paths, towers and dead ends at the National Building Museum’s family-friendly Ultimate MegaMAZE in the Great Hall. Kids and their families can explore the BIG

Jane Austen Outdoor Film Festival Visit Dumbarton House for its 3rd annual outdoor summer film festival featuring the works of Jane Austen. Wednesday night’s screening, rescheduled from last week due to inclement weather, will show “Emma” at 8:30 p.m., Doors open to the public at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. For details, visit eventbrite.com/e/free-janeausten-outdoor-film-series-2014-tickets11959927465?ref=ebapi. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St., NW.

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Thai Village The 4th annual Georgetown celebration of Thailand’s culture and traditions will feature food from several of D.C.’s most popular Thai restaurants, live musical performances, art, food demonstrations and traditional Thai massages. 11 a.m. For details, call 703-4172702. Grace Church, 1041 Wisconsin Ave., NW.

JULY 23

Castleton Festival: Love in Music “Love in Music” is the theme for the third symphonic concert showcasing arias and duets from famous operas such as La Boheme, Eugene Onegin, Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations and Faure’s Pelleas et Melisande. Select pieces will be conducted by Malko Competition winner Rafael Payare. Tickets are $20-$85. 7 p.m. For details, visit castletonfestival.org/. 7 Castleton Meadow Ln., Castleton, Va.

Children of the Gospel Choir Concert This youth choir, presented in collaboration with Washington Performing Arts summer camps, showcases talented young voices in a distinctive high-energy performance at its summer concert. 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free. For details, visit go.nbm.org/site/Cal endar/983677012?view=Detail&id=117284. National Building Museum, 401 F St., NW.

JULY 29

Laughter Yoga at the National Cathedral Laughter Yoga is designed to relax participants’ bodies and boost creativity with intentional laughter. Exercise your body and reduce stress with this wacky workout. The hour-long session will end with a silent meditation to relax the brain as well as the body. Admission is free. For details, call 703-841-0080, or visit nationalcathedral.

org/events/Crossroads201407.shtml#. U7rtTpRdW84. National Cathedral Bishop’s Garden, 3101 Wisconsin Ave., NW.

JULY 30

Chefs Behind Bars Join six of D.C.’s top chefs for a summer kick-off with cocktails and small bites from Union Market vendors at Buffalo & Bergen in Union Market. Attendees will vote for their favorite cocktail for a people’s choice award winner. Proceeds of the event will benefit the No Kid Hungry campaign to end childhood hunger in America. Guests will receive early access to tickets for the 2015 Taste of the Nation event. 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $40. For details, call 610999-2131, or visit ce.strength.org/events/ chefs-behind-bars-enjoy-cocktails-createdyour-favorite-chefs. 1309 5th St., NE.

AUGUST 6

An Evening With Jodi Picoult Join New York Times #1 bestselling author Jodi Picoult for an evening hosted by Random House and Good Housekeeping, complete with live music, chocolate tasting, wine, dinner and desserts inspired by Good Housekeeping’s most popular recipes. Guests will receive a special early copy of Picoult’s book, Leaving Time, to be released to the public in October. 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $95. For details, visit randomhouseevents.com/jodipicoult. The Mead Center for American Theater, 1101 6th St, SW.

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TOWN TOPICS

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Attempted Jumper at Key Bridge Stopped by Police

A man standing on the Key Bridge walkway texted his friend Friday evening, July 11, and told him was considering suicide by jumping over the railing into the Potomac River, according to sources at the Metropolitan Police Department. A police helicopter circled above the scene around 8 p.m., and the man ran off the bridge. He was stopped by police at the Key Bridge Exxon with no injuries.

Bones Found at HydeAddison School Not Human

While performing maintenance work at Hyde-Addison Elementary School, 3219 O St., NW, construction workers unearthed bones, while digging Friday morning, July 11. Metropolitan Police Department say the bones are not believed to be human, but their origins are still under investigation.

Assault Behind Good Guys Club Becomes a Homicide

Michael Hrizuk, 57, an Air Force veteran, died July 2 of injuries received during a June 21 assault behind Good Guys strip club at 2311 Wisconsin Ave., NW. Hrizuk died of blunt impact head injury, according to the D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Bill Hrizuk, the brother of the murdered man, told the Washington Post that his brother “fell and

struck his head during an altercation.” The Metropolitan Police Department is offering up to $25,000 to anyone who provides information leading up to the arrest of the assailant, believed to be a young white male. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099.

2nd District Community-Police Ride Rescheduled for July 31

The Metropolitan Police Department’s Mountain Bike Tactical Unit is joining up with the Citizen’s Advisory Council to host their annual community bike ride event, the Orange Helmet Patrol. This event will take place 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, July 31. It was rescheduled because of bad weather. The ride will begin at 26th and P Streets, NW. Meet your neighborhood officers and be part of a new high-visibility crime prevention strategy. All skill levels and ages are encouraged to join the ride. For more details, email Kaitlyn. Bush@dc.gov.

ANC Report (cont.): Calvin and Jane Cafritz Protest Mark Ein’s House Designs

Washington Kastles owner and Venturehouse Group CEO Mark Ein has plans for additions to his property at 2920 R St., NW, and presented them at the 2E Advisory Neighborhood Commission for Georgetown and Burleith on June 30. Ein’s house is known as the BeallWashington House, which he bought in 2001 from the estate of Washington Post publisher

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Thai Village with the Royal Thai Embassy at Grace Church (across the street from the embassy) at 1041 Wisconsin Ave., NW. Enjoy the Thai experience with authentic Thai food, classical and modern dance, Muay Thai, Thai traditional massage, live jazz music and more; free.

Sunset Yoga & Pilates at Georgetown Waterfront Park—The Georgetown BID, in partnership with Georgetown yoga and pilates studios, will host free one-hour sunset yoga and pilates sessions in the park throughout the summer near the intersection of Potomac Street and K Street (Water Street). Free; bring your own yoga mat; RSVPs are required. Visit GeorgetownDC.com for details. Sessions also on Aug. 12, Aug. 26 and Sept. 9.

ONGOING YOGA -- “TAKE AN OM BREAK” -- Georgetown Neighborhood Yoga will have instructors from Yoga Activist organization whose professions are from different disciplines of Yoga. Classes will be held at the Georgetown Public Library on R Street to help spread health and wellness for all. To RSVP to any or all classes, individuals can email Erika at Erika.Rydberg@dc.gov with their name and the class dates they are interested in. First 30 RSVPs will be filled first-come-first-serve basis for each class, the remainder will be put on a waiting list.

TUESDAY, JULY 22, 12:30 P.M. TO 1:30 P.M. Lunch Hour Yoga with Katrine Wednesday, July 23, 7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., Evening Yoga with Carrie Tuesday, July 29, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Lunch Hour Yoga with Sophia

SATURDAY, AUG. 23, 8 P.M. Rose Park Movie Nights—Rose Park (26th and O Streets, NW) Watch the famous classic movie ET with your kids. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. Food will be available.

Katharine Graham. Ein’s concepts include an addition to the east and two garages outside the front of house near the front lawn. His plans met with an immediate protest from next door neighbors Calvin and Jane Cafritz -- and at the ANC meeting and later from the Old Georgetown Board, which has a major say on any changes to exterior property seen from the street. “We are bewildered why the architect chose to put all of the density on this location [near the Cafritz house] instead of taking advantage of a property size that’s twice ours,”

Jane Cafritz told the commissioners. OGB opposes the plan for front lawn garages and told Ein to redesign the side addition to the house.

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SUNDAY, AUG. 24, 1 P.M. TO 4 P.M. Dolly Day, Dumbarton House, 2715 Q street NW. Celebrate Dolly Madison’s visit to Dumbarton House 200 years ago during the Burning of Washington -- and of the White House. Tickets will be sold at $10 per person. For more information, visit www.dumbartonhouse.org

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TOWN TOPICS

Search for Havoc, Dog Lost Since November, Reaches Georgetown BYJOSE P H PARK

What would you do if you lost your dog? Janet Mihalyfi has not stopped looking for Havoc, her five-year-old, mixed-breed dog since he ran away Nov. 9, 2013. Mihalyfi has searched around American University Park, Spring Valley, Wesley Heights, Palisades and Glover-Archbold Park – and near the Dalecarlia Reservoir, where Havoc ran away along the Little Falls Bike Trail. Now Mihalyfi, who moved to Washington from Boston with her two dogs last fall, has expanded her search into Georgetown. Havoc’s image on posters can be seen around town. It shows he is a Lab-Rottweiler mix with mostly black and tan fur. He weighs about 50 pounds “I always like to go take my dogs for runs everywhere. It wasn’t until last November on an afternoon, where Raze [the

other dog], Havoc and I went for a run and I let them off their leash,” Mihalyfi said. “I only did that because we were in a fenced area. They began chasing down a deer. Raze managed to come back but Havoc never did.” Mihalyfi, who works in marketing, said that she has done everything she can to find her missing dog. Over eight months, she has spent an enormous amount of time and almost $30,000 searching for Havoc. “From putting out thousands of posters to installing heat-sensitive cameras at eight different feeding locations, to hiring professionals with scenttracking dogs, I have done everything I can do to find Havoc,” Mihalyfi said. “The scent will remain for at least six months for these trained dogs to smell and track down where Havoc may be,” she said. “As long as Havoc is still alive and well, I’m hoping to find him soon with the help of technology and other volunteers.”

While she has been criticized by some for her overzealous posting of street flyers, Mihalyfi expressed gratitude to the community for the encouragement she has received in her search. “People here in D.C. are just so nice,” Mihalyfi said. “Oftentimes, I have had many pet owners call to encourage me in my search and to just offer help where it is mostly needed. Janet Mihalyfi staples posters to a telephone pole. I wouldn’t have carried on this far with my search if it weren’t for the help of the volunteers.” “I want to encourage locals in Georgetown to keep a look out for Havoc,” Mihalyfi said. “And if you do find him, do not call him or try to get him on your own because he wll get scared and run away. Please call me and keep him in sight until I arrive.” For more information, visit www.BringHavocHome.com, go to Facebook page, “Bring Havoc Home,” or call Janet Mihalyfi at 248-755-7594.

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Latham Hotel, Citronelle Contents Up for Auction

Who would not want to own one of Michel Richard’s spatulas or knives? Due to the renovation and conversion of the Latham Hotel, Hotel Content Liquidators, LLC, will put to auction different amenities, furnishings, kitchen equipment, laundry equipment and other exterior items. Items from Citronelle and Madeline restaurants and the hotel will go on sale beginning July 17, by appointment only. For more details or to schedule an appointment, call 202-716-9811 or visit www.hclsales.com/sales.asp?id=112

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Yummi Crawfish Restaurant is opening up its first location at 1529 Wisconsin Ave., NW, as it takes over the former Puro Café space. The opening date for the restaurant is yet to be determined.

OUT: Listrani’s Closes

Listrani’s Italian Gourmet & Pizzeria, a classic eatery for decades on MacArthur Boulevard, has closed. No word yet for a future occupant at 5100 MacArthur Blvd., NW.

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EDITORIAL/ OPINON

Tipping Bicycles in Washington, D.C. They call it the tipping point. It’s usually what happens when an ongoing process, crisis, unspoken resentment or problem comes to the surface and explodes into reaction. Expressions of rage and anger move from tension into potential tragedy, or as they say on the web, goes viral. It happened with the country’s long unsolved and intractable immigration issue when a huge influx of immigrants from Central American countries, many of them unaccompanied minors and children, headed north toward the United States and tipped immigration into crisis and tragedy mode. It appears to be happening with the rumbles and murmurs surrounding the possible impeachment of President Barack Obama, spurred equally by the likes of Sarah Palin, and conservative Republicans and pollsters taking the pulse on such matters. Why Palin should be listened to on matters of public service responsibility is anybody’s guess, given that she resigned her Alaska governship based on such pressing matters as testing the presidential waters and watching her daughter compete on “Dancing With the Stars.” Nevertheless, impeachment talk is getting louder, if not yet at tipping stage. And it’s happened with bicyclists in Washington, D.C. Mind you, the big bicycle debate of 2014 is by no stretch of the imagination as compelling as the humanitarian and political drama surrounding the border crossing or talk about impeaching the president of the United States. But it’s our tipping point here in Washington. For years, people have noticed the rise in the number of bicycle riders in the streets of Washington, the coming of bike lanes and the omnipresent racks of rental bikes which seem to come in tandem with

a major influx of new residents loosely termed “millennials.” With the notice has come resentment from all sorts of people—pedestrians, drivers (taxi drivers especially) and longtime residents feeling the pressure of change. Recently, the issue suddenly exploded full force with a couple of columns in the Washington Post, one which complained about bikers on pedestrian sidewalks. The other, a characteristically over the top effort by Courtland Milloy, who attacked bicyclists in his usually nuanced way. There followed a rain of letters to the editors many of them pro bike and a demonstration by bicyclists at the Washington Post protesting Milloy’s column. This much we can say for sure: most bicyclists are law abiding riders. They seem to do only what law enforcement allows, which is not the same thing as obeying laws. Go for a ride through the city in a car and it’s fairly common to see many bicyclists run red lights, stop signs, and ride on sidewalks, ignoring pedestrian right of way strictures. The issue isn’t the bikers here, it’s the lack of enforcement by police or a clearly defined code of the road that bikers might understand. Bikers will tell you that they are doing good by not adding to the city’s congestion. They are environmentalists at heart, they say. It’s a fair argument, but it’s also a step away from a morally superior sense of entitlement. Milloy suggested drivers are so irritated they might be inclined to pay the $500 fine that’s in place if a driver hits a bicycle rider. That’s not funny, that’s irresponsible. Here are two questions for all of us. Does President Obama ride a bike? And why can’t we all just get along?

A Final, Loving Good-Bye for Walter Nicholls

A Lame Duck Override

A final good-bye was held for writer Walter Nicholls at the Friends Meeting House on Florida Avenue, NW, July 11. Nicholls wrote “What’s Cooking, Neighbor?” for The Georgetowner. Friends, colleagues and family sat in quiet peace in the Quaker structure as the morning sun showed a beautiful day, something Nicholls would like, someone said. Friends rose and spoke of their time with him -- whether about his adventures or the fact that he had led nine lives -- or his time in D.C., Virginia or California. His neighbors on Q Street, Katie

and Collin Lawson, were also on hand. An oft quoted line by Nicholls was “Give it a try,” pertaining to some strange food, no doubt. The same time might be said of his energy, childlike wonder and life. Stephen Bennett, Nancy McKeon, Bonnie Kogod and Ed Senn coordinated the sweet, heartfelt farewell for their friend. Shakespeare’s somber Sonnet 30 was invoked: “… But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, All losses are restor’d and sorrows end.”

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The District of Columbia City Council, heading toward its two-month summer break, showed Mayor Vincent Gray just how lame a duck can be by overriding his veto of the budget spending bill. The veto got the support of only one council member—five would have been needed. That was Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells, who was concerned about the lack of funds for street car transportation, a pet project for Mayor Gray. Wells said the city was facing a critical public transportation problem which street cars would

have helped alleviate. The $12.6-billion budget included large tax cuts—but also the institution of sales taxes on yoga studios and gyms. The tax cuts—meant in part to deal with the increasing unaffordability of housing throughout the city— would affect most people making up to $1 million a year. The 12-1 vote was an overwhelming, but not unexpected, rebuke of the mayor. The tax cuts are based on the optimistic premise that the city’s economy would continue to thrive even in the midst of a nation-wide slowgrowth situation.

Letter to the Editor Dear editor: I admired your article on Andrew Wyeth in the Georgetowner. Your observation that Wyeth makes people stop and take time to more carefully observe their surroundings is spot-on. That’s quite an accomplishment in today’s fast-paced society. Jim

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It’s Summertime in D.C. BY JACK EVANS In case any of us lost track of the calendar, the recent upper 90s temperatures removed any doubt that it’s summer in the District. Especially at this time of year, please remember to check in with your elderly or ill neighbors who might need a little assistance. Weather like this can affect even the healthiest of us. In true summer fashion, I recently celebrated Independence Day at the 48th annual Palisades 4th of July Parade. For those of you unfamiliar with the parade, this is a great reminder of the beauty of our neighborhoods - a real small town parade. It usually begins at 11 a.m. at the corner of Whitehaven Parkway and MacArthur Boulevard, NW. It continues along MacArthur Boulevard for about a mile before turning left to end at the Palisades Recreation Center. As an elected official, I always enjoy the opportunity to participate in local parades with family and friends. After the parade, we joined hundreds of others at the Rec Center for hot dogs, drinks and ice cream – kudos to the organizers for a great event. After we cooled off and caught our breath, we headed to another park, this time Nationals Park. It was a gorgeous day for a baseball game. In light of the 11:05 am start time, I missed about half of the game, but still made it in time to see Anthony Rendon hit a home run to extend the Nats lead. I’m sorry to see that Rendon didn’t make the MLB All-Star game. He’s having an outstanding season and will certainly continue to be an all-star contributor to the team for years to game. Thankfully, the game that day didn’t disappoint as the Nats beat Philadelphia eight to four behind a strong start from Stephen Strasburg. The Nationals always seem to shine on our National Holiday. The next step in this great day was a trip home for a break and then off to watch the fireworks. What a terrific display! The new ‘shaped’ fireworks – stars, smiling faces, hearts – were a fun new addition. Neighborhood parades, Major League Baseball, world class fireworks – we really do live in a wonderful city. I would also like to take a brief moment to remember my staffer Desi Deschaine on the five-year anniversary of his tragic death. We have truly missed Desi as part of our office and part of our lives, and I know those of you who were touched by him do as well. Here’s remembering you, Desi — you remain in our hearts and minds.

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Photos and Text by Jeff Malet www.maletphoto.com 1. Kevin Cantarilho from Potomac Md. was among the thousands of fans who gathered on Freedom Plaza to watch the USA play Belgium in a World Cup elimination round on July 1. 2. John Adams rails against King George III during a ceremonial reading of the Declaration of Independence on the steps of the National Archives on Constitution Ave. on July 4. 3. Fiona (age 9) practices Chinese calligraphy while Teagan (7) looks on at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on July 3. 4. Music legend Frankie Valli performs during the “A Capitol Fourth” Concert on the U.S. Capitol West Lawn. 5. Nina Lagergren receives the Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of her half-brother Raoul Wallenberg from House Speaker John Boehner. Raoul Wallenberg, famous for rescuing nearly 100,000 Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on July 9. During six months in Nazi-occupied Hungary, he was able to save the lives of thousands of Jews by granting them Swedish passports.

6. This year’s Independence Day festivities took place under clear skies and moderate temperatures, all ending with a spectacular fireworks display over our national monuments.

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Committed to Vinyl: Hill & Dale’s Rob Norton

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can call actual albums by contemporary artists. Hill & Dale is owner Rob Norton’s gamble on the belief that people will want to buy, touch, hold, play and listen to vinyl records again, not just for nostalgia’s sake, but for all the reasons that making really listening to music a oneof-a-kind experience in the iTunes and digital age. There are other stores around which do vinyl—old vinyl albums played on old turntables as well as new vinyl works—but Norton decided that he’d go all in on new vinyl. “It’s a risk, I suppose,” he said. “But lots of artists and musicians do that now. It’s almost a hedge but also another way of marketing, selling, your music, a process that’s gotten very complicated, business-wise.” Norton isn’t just a music-rock-jazz-o-phile with an obsession. In the store at 1054 31st St., NW, in what used be the Parrish Gallery, he’s

Rob Norton of Hill & Dale “Hill & Dale has air conditioning, a couch and Willie Nelson on the LP Wall.” That’s what an Instagram on the relatively new Georgetown shop’s Facebook page offers, which is, if not a summation of what the store is, then a pretty good hint of some of the pleasures therein. Oh, and Hill & Dale sells new vinyl records, many of them remastered rock and roll, blues and jazz masters, but also brand new things you

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all sorts of thing and I really like Miles Davis.” With Norton, there’s really two or three things going on in the store. It’s about intense listening—all those hours sitting with “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” from beginning to end, or Mitchell’s “Blue” or the Woodstock album. “It’s a way of listening,” he said. “You can’t flit around on an album, you have to go from start to finish, you can’t do what you do on the Internet, buy single copies, or just run around YouTube from song to song, artist to artist. It’s a totally different way of listening, a different experience.” He says the big record stores of the past almost prevented customers from getting the full repertoire of music they had on hand. “I never got out of the rock section,” he said, before he finally managed to realize his passion for jazz. Looking at the LP wall, you see and practically feel the restless scope of 20th-century pop, rock, blues and jazz music—a remastered Hank Williams collection, a collection of an Iranian rock star’s work, the burning Hindenberg album cover by Led Zeppellin, Aretha, Bruce, the list is endless. “The thing about vinyl is it’s tactile, you have to have patience,” he said. “The turntable, you set the record in the groove, it’s not background music when you listen to an album like that. It’s important.”

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created a kind of walk-in experience. “One of the reasons I loved albums, always have, is the art work, the covers going back at least to the 1960s. That’s art to me, it’s very much a part of the store,” he said. That’s probably why the shop—with its clean, cool rows of albums categorized alphabetically—still retains the flavor of a gallery, with decorative concert and album posters. The LP Wall, with its changing offerings of current albums, is enough to make you swoon with delight. Another wall provides space for exhibitions and a sampling of the rock photography of Peter Simon, which includes the cover photo for Joni Mitchell’s classic “Blue” album. Another room houses East Coast Rock and Roll photography in a collaborate show with Govinda Gallery and Chris Murray. If places like the Black Cat and the 9:30 Club are sweaty incarnations of the spirit of live performance music, Hill & Dale is more like a quiet church, where you can commune at the altar of album covers and talk with the owner. It’s a clean, quiet place for people who share an affinity for the power of all sorts of music. “I think vinyl is coming back strong,” said Norton, who used to be a marketer for the pharmaceutical industry. I’m betting there are a lot of people like me out there who like to really listen to music. I happen to like Jazz a lot, but I like new music. I like Rush, Jack White Bruce,

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It seems that when the nation’s economy is ready for a breakout the Eurozone economy stands up and spoils the party. The June report released the first week of July recorded 288,000 new non-farm payroll jobs, which blew away consensus numbers of 218,000. The unemployment rate fell to 6.1 percent. The May payroll numbers were revised up from plus 217,000 jobs. April’s employment numbers were also revised from up from 282,000 jobs to 304,000. Total employment gains those months were, therefore, 29,000 higher than the Bureau of Labor Statistics previously reported. Job growth averaged 272,000 for the last three months. In more normal times, payroll numbers this strong would have driven the yields on bonds and mortgages much higher. For a few days, the rates on mortgages did go higher. They spiked to around 2.6 percent. Days later, the Federal Reserve Bank

released its much anticipated minutes. The Fed committed to the end of its bond-buying program around October of this year. At the same time, the Fed reiterated its dovish stance on rates and committed to keep interest rates low for the foreseeable future. There were problems with Portuguese banks and weaker than expected Chinese export data. These problems compounded economic concerns and erased the enthusiasm from the jobs data. The rates on the 10-Year Treasury notes, instead of testing a new high of 2.63 percent on July 3 (after the jobs report), actually tested lower resistance levels a week later. The yield fell to 2.53 percent on July 10. If there is more negative news on the domestic or international economies, the resistance level may be broken. The 52-week low is 2.42 percent, set on June 28. The direction of rates for the balance of the summer will be determined in the last weeks of July. It will be interesting to see where rates end up by August. Houses continue to be in strong demand in the Washington metropolitan area. Coupled with attractive mortgage rates, it continues to be an excellent time to buy a home. Bill Starrels lives in Georgetown, where he works as a mortgage banker. Bill can be reached at 703-625-7355 or at bill.starrels @ gmail.com (NMLS#485021).

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Chef and Television Host David Guas on his New Orleans Roots and the Fundamentals of Grilling The reason chef David Guas never left the Washington area is because he missed New Orleans. Guas is the celebrated chef and owner of Bayou Bakery, Coffee Bar & Eatery, a vibrant tribute to Gulf Coast culinary tradition located in the Courthouse neighborhood of Arlington. A second eatery on Capitol Hill is slated to open this fall. He is also the host of Travel Channel’s new original series “American Grilled,” which premiered this month. The competition show pits grill masters from all walks of life against one another in regional, outdoor cooking challenges. Guas’ career took off in his hometown of New Orleans. He worked in the pastry kitchen at the acclaimed Windsor Court Hotel under legendary chef and restaurateur Jeff Tunks. When Tunks opened DC Coast in1998, his flagship restaurant in Washington, Guas was recruited as head pastry chef. He later moved on to work as a corporate pastry chef for Passion Food Hospitality, developing the dessert menus for each of Tunks’ subsequent four restaurants. With regular appearances on NBC’s Today Show, as well as guest slots on the Food Network and Cooking Channel, Guas has built a cult-like following as a champion of New Orleans culinary heritage. His 2009 cookbook, “DamGoodSweet – Desserts to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth, New Orleans Style,” was a James Beard Award Finalist and was named one of Food & Wine’s Best New Dessert Cookbooks. He has been hailed by The Washington Post, The New York Times and Washingtonian magazine, and has been featured in every foodie magazine you can think to name. But talking to him, you might never know of his acclaim. Chock it up to the humble values of a southern heritage, but his vast and broad-ranging achievements are equal only to his modesty, pragmatism and good nature.“Bayou Bakery started as a simple concept,” he said. “I wanted something that represented my home to keep me from moving back home. There was a real opportunity here, to represent New Orleans, Louisiana, and the Gulf Coast south in general. The more you do this for a living, the more you realize how unique southern food is. New Orleans is probably one of the most unique cities on the planet in terms of its cultural milieu. So what better way to be prideful and fill my own personal void than to celebrate the culture of the city that I’m from.” The food in Bayou Bakery is unforgettable. From small-plate southern classics like housemade cheese straws, deviled eggs and pimento cheese to the olive-rich “muff-a-lotta” sandwich piled high with salami, mortadella and smoked ham, everything on the menu is bound to the traditions of regional American cuisine. If you don’t venture in one day for a cup of their rich coffee and an order of crispy, sugar-caked beignets, you are missing out on one of the truly great food adventures in Washington. About half of the menu is also based on seasonality. They are currently offering a radish plate with feta dip, a roasted beet salad and a chilled soup with avocados and local cucumbers. As to why he chose this approach to his flagship restaurant, Guas has a simple and heartfelt answer. “It’s not until you get out into the world that you find out about where you’re from,” he says. “Researching for the cookbook, digging deeper to discover facts, the history and stories to food, I just fell back in love with New Orleans.”This concept of local heritage is also the foundation for his Travel Channel show, “American Grilled.” “I’m not on the professional barbecue circuit,” Guas says with a laugh. “I haven’t been going around to competitions winning trophies. I grew up grilling with my dad every weekend, and I know my way around proteins. But what I do get is the culture of it, the character and the heritage.” The show offers an interesting perspective. So much of today’s food culture leans more and more toward local and regional ancestral kitchen traditions, focusing less on haute cuisine and more on authenticity and historical context. This show takes this mission to the next level bringing people on to the show that aren’t even professional chefs. The show is not just promoting someone’s restaurant. Instead, they are going to cities and towns around the country and finding the best grillers in the area, regardless of background—be it a hog-roasting mechanic from Galax,

Virginia or a Louisiana fisherman with the secret ingredients for perfect grilled shrimp. “The show is very relative to where we are as a society today,” Guas says. “There is an energy and passion among restaurateurs toward knowing where your food comes from, understanding its local character. And, frankly, the barbecue world is full of characters. So it’s built into our show in a very natural way. These contestants could be your neighbor—it’s a show that’s sort of made up of a bunch of nobodys, including myself. It is a game show, but it’s fun, raw and very local, organic, and feels very handmade.” In order to prepare for each episode, Guas researched the grilling specialties of the featured towns and cities. “It was important to learn about and integrate each area’s regional character and represent it the right way,” he says. “As a chef, that what was so exciting for me, the regional personality of each place. I love New Orleans food, but learning new things about new cities and sharing that information with an audience is really just a dream job.” While he might not be a “competitive griller,” Guas knows how to work a grill. Below is his four-step process to no-frills, good grilling done right. Bayou Bakery, Coffee Bar & Eatery is located at 1515 N Courthouse Road, Arlington, Va. Travel Channel is currently airing new episodes of “American Grilled” on Wednesdays at 9 p.m., with a chance to catch them again Sundays at 10 p.m. For more information visit www. BayouBakeryVa.com.

Guas on Grilling Acid, Salt, Herbs and Rest Like any chef who cooks for his family, Guas is “not in recipe mode” when he’s manning the grill at home. “To me, the grill represents being off the clock. It’s not so rigid as pastry cooking, it’s not looking at your watch. It’s a beer in one hand, a cigar in the other, and the coals prepping while the meat and vegetables rest by the side.” “A lot of the things I’ve done on the grill for the past two decades, it’s just doing what I love to do and not thinking about it,” he admits. “For instance, my father raised me on a charcoal grill and that’s how I continue to do it.”

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Gaus On Grilling cont. However, Guas has a few simple steps for making sure your dinner comes off the grill the right way every time. “There are four things I think we underestimate,” he says. “Acid, salt, herbs and rest.” Here’s the breakdown.

Mascarpone Cream Ingredients

Acid “Citrus brightens up everything,” Guas says, “whether it’s lime or lemon, or even a blend of orange. I always work it into my grilling.” Guas often grills his citrus fruit, cutting them in half and putting them cut-side down for a minute or two to give it a char. As well as using it to drizzle on meat and grilled vegetables, he even uses grilled citrus for things like grilled lime mojitos or smoked lemonade with bourbon.

4 ounces .25 cup 2 tbs Garnish Ingredients

Salt Proteins, depending on what they are, need a good amount of coarse, quality heavy sea salt. “Everyone knows it, but nothing brings out flavor like salt,” Guas says. “Salt the things in advance, about a teaspoon per pound—and do it well in advance—and you’ll just watch those flavors come out when you take it off the grill.”

Herbs “Herbs are often overlooked,” says Guas. “But they are the best way to engrain a sense of seasonality into your grilling. Rosemary and thyme are great fall and winter herbs, while chives, chervil, cilantro and parsley scream of the warmer months. Our herb gardens are probably within 15 feet of our grills and still we forget to use them.” Herbs can be used fresh as garnish, or in the form of a condiment, like a basil pesto or a chimichurri sauce—just throw the marinade in a gallon Ziploc bag with chicken or fish and let it rest anywhere between a couple hours and a day. Herbs can also be mixed with other ingredients, for instance, chopped up rosemary ground in a mortar and pestle with garlic, salt and lime, and used in a marinade for a tougher meat like skirt steak.

Rest Most of us underestimate resting time for a protein, warns Guas. “If you’ve got a freshly grilled, 18-ounce, bone-in cut ribeye, it’s a sad day for us all to watch the juices run off into the cutting board. Trust me on this: all protein needs resting time after it cooks to cool down and let the juices settle back in and redistribute.” When cooking, heat drives the moisture toward the center of the meat. When given time to cool after cooking, the liquid is redistributed as the protein molecules relax and are able to reabsorb some moisture. This is why all the juice drips out of your meat if you cut it too soon after coming off the heat. “Everything should rest for at least a few minutes,” Guas says, “but make sure to build in ten to twelve minutes of resting time for a big piece of meat.”

Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Guava BBQ Sauce

Yields: approximately 4 servings

For the Brine Ingredients .75 cup .25 cup 1 cup 3 cups 1 each 1 cup

Salt, kosher Sugar, granulated Water, hot Water, cold Pork tenderloin, approx. 2 pounds Woodchips, pre-soaked cherry

Procedure Place the salt, sugar, and hot water for the brine together in an 8-quart container and whisk until the salt and sugar have dissolved. Once mixed together, add the cold water and place the tenderloin in the brine mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 6-8 hours.

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Grilled Peaches, Mascarpone Cream Ingredients 6 each Peaches, halved

Procedure

Make sure the surface of your grill is clean. Place the half slices of peaches on the grill over direct heat, skin side down first to give it a quick browning. Then open face-side of the peach to grill until browning and caramelization occurs from the natural sugars. Remove from grill and reserve at room temperature.

1 drizzle Honey approx. 2 tsp. 2 ounces Pecans, toasted & crumbled

Procedure

Using a hand-mixer or stand-up mixer with the whisk attachment, on medium speed, blend together the mascarpone cheese and 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Spoon into a separate bowl and set aside. Pour the cream and the remaining sugar into the original mixing bowl and blend on high-speed just until stiff peaks form, about a minute or two. Turn the mixer off and carefully fold the whipped cream into the mascarpone mixture.

Sauce Procedure In a small 2-quart saucepan, combine all ingredients. Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon until guava paste dissolves and ingredients are nice and thick, approx. 5-20 minutes.

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Mascarpone Cream Whipping Cream Powdered Sugar

For the Guava BBQ Sauce Ingredients 12 ounces .25 cup .5 cup .25 cup 2 tablespoons 2 each 4 tablespoons 1 tablespoon 1 teaspoon

Guava paste, cut into small cubes Dark rum Orange juice Lime juice Creole mustard Garlic cloves, minced Steen’s Cane Syrup Crystal hot sauce Salt, kosher

Grilling Procedure Prepare your grill 30 minutes before your pork is ready to remove from the brine. Once removed from the brine, pat dry with paper towels, season lightly with olive oil, kosher salt and cracked black pepper. Grill over direct heat. Place tenderloin down on grill giving it 5 minutes on each side depending on the heat of your coals. Using a brush, baste your sauce liberally on each side of the pork. Place on indirect heat. Next sprinkle pre-soaked woodchips on the coals. Continue to baste every five minutes or so for 20 minutes until your internal temperature reaches 160-165 degrees Fahrenheit. When you remove pork tenderloin from the grill, brush heavily with remaining sauce as you pull off the grill. Place on cutting board and allow meat to rest, sealing in the juices, for at least 15 minutes prior to cutting. Assembly Place 2-3 halves of peaches on a plate with a tablespoon-sized dollop of the mascarpone cream atop the peaches. Garnish with a drizzle of honey [approximately 2 teaspoons per dish] and crumbled toasted pecans. [Toast pecans whole at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for roughly 5 minutes; allow to cool before crumbling.]

Chimichurri “Start to finish in five minutes. Put it in a mason jar and it’s done, and will last two or three weeks if sealed properly. I love it with chicken, fish, and even charred vegetables.” Ingredients 1 Cup ¼ Cup Sm. Handful ¼ – ½ cup Salt Black Pepper Red Chili Flakes ½ Cup Garlic, chopped

flat leaf, Italian Parsley cilantro red Onion, chopped red wine vinegar (to taste, tsp or less) (to taste) (a pinch) good Olive Oil (to taste, about two cloves)

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Puree all ingredients in a food processor, then transfer to a bowl and let sit for at least fifteen minutes to let the flavors come together. Use as a marinade, or drizzle on top of the finished product.

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BOATING UNDER KEY BRIDGE BY JOSEPH PAR K Key Bridge Boathouse, one of Boating in DC’s location along the Potomac River, is celebrating their one-year anniversary of the Key Bridge location in Georgetown. The Key Bridge Boathouse has been thriving as a local business accommodating the high demand of tourists that come through Georgetown. “We are doing well as a business here in Georgetown,” said Brendan McLellan, the site lead. “We are expanding the classes we offer giving out more boating tours.” A wide variety of classes are held throughout the week, including, kayak and paddle boarding offered in introductory and advanced levels. The boathouse also offers stand up yoga on the dock (bring your own mat) and community paddle every Saturday at 7 a.m. Participants can bring their own boards, or rent from the boathouse. Boating in DC opened up two other sites at the Potomac River, Ballpark Boathouse and National Harbor in Maryland. Rentals include canoes, kayaks, stand up paddle boards as well as twilight tours and seasonal boat storage. Seasonal passes are available for purchase for those who want to enjoy unlimited paddling in all of their locations. “Our seasonal tickets are great, especially in the summer because we offer unlimited paddling at any of our locations and other benefits including free access to intro to Kayaking classes as well as 20 percent off any advanced level class.” McLellan said. Season passes are offered in adult singe, adult doubles and a family pass. Boating in DC offers safety sessions throughout the day to any newcomers that come on site. “Safety is our number one priority, McLellan said. “We hold safety sessions for anyone that is new to any of our sites. We go over the safety procedures to take when a rare case of emergency occurs and certain areas of the river that you want to avoid getting into.” McClellan says the boathouse is busy every day of the week throughout the summer and hosted a number of paddle boarders on July 4 to catch the fireworks. Key Bridge Boathouse is located at the end of K Street in Georgetown. Open 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. through September. Visit BoatingInDC.com for more information and class schedules.

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YOUR DINING GUIDE TO WASHINGTON DC’S FINEST RESTAURANTS

1789 RESTAURANT 1226 36TH ST., NW 202–965–1789 1789restaurant.com

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

Open seven nights a week. Jackets suggested. Complimentary valet parking.

BISTRO FRANCAIS 3124-28 M ST., NW 202–338–3830 bistrofrancaisdc.com

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. In addition to daily specials, our specialties include our famous Poulet Bistro (tarragon rotisserie chicken), Minute Steak Maitre d’Hotel (steak and pomme frites), Steak Tartare, freshly prepared seafood, veal, lamb and duck dishes and the best Eggs Benedict in town.

BISTROT LEPIC & WINE BAR

1736 WISCONSIN AVE., NW 202–333–0111 bistrotlepic.com 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 every day for lunch and dinner. Now serving brunch Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.–3 p.m.

Reservations suggested.

CHADWICKS

3205 K ST., NW 202–333–2565 ChadwicksRestaurants.com A Georgetown tradition for over 40 years, this friendly neighborhood restaurant/saloon features fresh seafood, burgers, award-winning ribs and specialty salads and sandwiches. Daily lunch and dinner specials. Late-night dining (Sun.-Thu. until midnight, Fri.– Sat. until 1 a.m.). Champagne brunch served Sat. and Sun. until 4 p.m. Open Mon.–Thu. 11:30 a.m.–2 a.m., Fri.– Sat. 11:30 a.m.–3 a.m. Sun. 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Kids’ menu available.

CLYDE'S OF GEORGETOWN 3236 M ST., NW 202–333–9180 clydes.com

This animated tavern, in the heart of Georgetown, popularized saloon food and practically invented Sunday brunch. Clyde’s is the People’s Choice for bacon cheeseburgers, steaks, fresh seafood, grilled chicken salads, fresh pastas and desserts.

Overlooking the new Georgetown Waterfront Park

I-THAI RESTAURANT AND SUSHI BAR

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I-Thai Restaurant and Sushi Bar offers a taste of authentic Thai cuisine and Thai noodle dishes, where quality is never compromised. Using only the freshest ingredients, each dish is carefully prepared by our talented house chefs. With their extensive knowledge and expertise they are able to transform each dish with the perfect blend of herbs and spices into a delightful experience with the boldest and most genuine flavors possible.

Malmaison opened in June 2013 and features elegant French dining in Washington D.C’s historic Georgetown waterfront.

3003 M ST., NW 202–580–8852

Sun.–Thu. 11:30 a.m .–10:30 p.m. Fri.–Sat. 11:30 a.m.–11 p.m.

3401 K ST.,NW 202–817–3340 malmaisondc.com

Housed in a majestically refurbished industrial warehouse reminiscent of NYC’s Meatpacking District, the modern restaurant, pastry shop and event lounge features the culinary talents of legendary 2 Michelin Starred French Chef Gerard Pangaud and Pastry Chef Serge Torres (Le Cirque NYC).

DAS ETHIOPIAN 1201 28TH ST., NW

202–333–4710 dasethiopian.com DAS Ethiopian offers you a cozy twostory setting, with rare outside dining views and al fresco patio dining. DAS is located at the eclectically brilliant historic corner of the internationally renowned shopping district of Georgetown. A tent under which all come to feast is the very Amharic definition of DAS. From neighborhood diners, nearby students and journalists to international visitors and performers, all enjoy the casual but refined atmosphere that serves up the freshest Ethiopian dishes from local and sustainable food sources.

MARTINS TAVERN

1264 WISCONSIN AVE., NW 202–333–7370 martinstavern.com Don't let the beer fool you, it's a compliment to your dining experience. Since 1933, the warm atmosphere of Martin’s Tavern has welcomed neighbors and world travelers looking for great food, service and years of history within its walls. Fourth generation owner Billy Martin, Jr., continues the tradition of Washington’s oldest familyowned restaurant.

Serving Brunch until 4 p .m. 7 days a week!

THE GRILL ROOM 1050 31ST ST., NW 202-617-2424 thegrillroomdc.com

Tucked up along the historic C&O Canal, a national park that threads through the Georgetown neighborhood, The Grill Room at Capella Washington, D.C., specializes in hand-cut, bone-in, artisan meats, bracingly fresh seafood and tableside preparations. Framed with a wall of floor-to-ceiling windows and fluid geometric lines, the ambiance is one of relaxed refinement. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Sat.-Sun. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

ENO WINE BAR

2810 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., NW 202–333–4710 enowinerooms.com Visit ENO Wine Bar and enjoy wine flights, charcuterie, cheese, chocolate & small plates. ENO offers 100 bottles under $50 & 30 wines by the glass starting at $9. Try the ENO Experience for a perfect pre theater meal or our dessert wine & chocolate flights after. Outdoor seating available. Come watch the World Cup & try the Group of Death flight or wines by Lionel Messi. Wine down Sun –Thurs from 5 pm -7 pm & sip wines on tap for $5.

CAFE BONAPARTE

1522 WISCONSIN AVE., NW 202–333–8830 cafebonaparte.com Captivating customers since 2003, Cafe Bonaparte has been dubbed the “quintessential” European café, featuring award-winning crepes and arguably the “best” coffee in D.C.! Other can'tmiss attractions are the famous weekend brunch every Saturday and Sunday until 3 p.m. and our late-night weekend hours serving sweet and savory crepes until 1 a.m.

We look forward to calling you a “regular” soon!

FILOMENA RISTORANTE

1063 WISCONSIN AVE., NW 202–338–8800 filomena.com Filomena is a Georgetown landmark that has endured the test of time and is now celebrating 30 years. Our old-world cooking styles and 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 Friday and Saturday or our Sunday Brunch.

Mon - Thurs 5 pm - 12 am Fri & Sat 4 pm – 1 am Sun 4 pm - 11pm

Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner.

SEA CATCH RESTAURANT

THE OCEANAIRE

1054 31ST ST., NW 202–337–8855 seacatchrestaurant.com Overlooking the historic C&O Canal, we offer fresh seafood simply prepared in a relaxed atmosphere. Outdoor dinning available. Join us for Happy Hour, Mon.-Fri. from 5 to 7 pm, featuring $1 oysters and half-priced drinks

Lunch Mon.–Sat. 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m. Dinner Mon.–Sat. 5–10 p.m. Complementary Valet Parking

1201 F ST., NW 202–347–2277 theoceanaire.com

Ranked one of the most popular seafood restaurants in D.C., “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. Lunch Mon.–Fri. 11:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Dinner Mon.–Thu. 5–10 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 5–11 p.m., Sun. 5–9 p.m.

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Our Picks for the

1789 Restaurant Names Samuel Kim Executive Chef

In honor of our 60th year of publication, The Georgetowner has launched its own annual listing of top spots to drink and dine. Be sure to stop in at any of the following establishments you have yet to try, and return soon to your favorites. Herewith, a baker’s dozen of the true gems of Georgetown, this year’s GEORGIES:

Clyde’s Restaurant Group has tapped Samuel Kim as the new executive chef for its landmark 1789 Restaurant at 1226 36th St., NW. He returns to Georgetown after cooking in some of the most high-profile restaurants in New York City. Previous 1789 chef Anthony Lombardo has taken the helm at the Hamilton, also owned by Clyde's. Kim's previous job was as executive sous chef at Colicchio and Sons, a position he held since October 2011. Colicchio and Sons earned the 2013 Trip Advisor award for “Top Restaurant in the USA” and “Number Two in the World." His new appointment at 1789 Restaurant brings him full circle as he began his culinary career in 2004, when he convinced Ris Lacoste to hire him to pursue his passion for cooking. “We are thrilled to have Samuel back with us at 1789,” said Tom Meyer, president of Clyde’s Restaurant Group. “He has a wellgrounded approach to modern contemporary cooking which fits perfectly at 1789.” After earning a degree in finance from the University of Maryland, Kim worked at an investment bank in New York. Soon, however, he decided that the culinary field was his true

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Baked & Wired – Home of the Tessita, a cupcake inspired by the owner’s daughter Bourbon Steak – Where you can sip a Donga, a tikitail blending grapefruit, cinnamon and lime Crackle Bar – Upstairs and upscale from Tackle Box’s casual seafood scene Café Tu-O-Tu – Walk back into a gorgeous sunroom right next to the Four Seasons (Is that Brad Pitt I spy?) El Centro D.F. – For house-infused tequila, including our favorite: pineapple and serrano The Four Seasons – For the most expensive brunch in the city and access to George Washington’s whiskey Lady Camilla – The only quaint tea shop in the District Macaron Bee – Where all the macarons are glutenfree Malmaison – One of the few places to get a real Champagne cocktail (ask for Alex) Martin’s Tavern – The oldest family run restaurant in Washington The Observatory bar at the Graham – Where you can watch the stars, shooting and otherwise The Rye Bar – Yes, that is hand-shaved ice in your cocktail glass Thunder Burger Bar – Don’t eat beef? No problem! Choose a veal, elk or boar burger Lady Camilla

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passion -- and worked in the kitchen at 1789 Restaurant as chef de partie rotisseur. He was promoted in November 2005 to sous chef at Clyde’s at Gallery Place. In August 2007, Kim began cooking at the Modern in New York. After three years, he joined Tom Colicchio’s Craft Restaurant Group and worked at the Chelsea restaurant, Colicchio and Sons. While in Manhattan, Kim also got a chance to cook at Per Se and Jean George.

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Chef Update: Luc A. Dendievel will lead the culinary team as executive chef at härth restaurant at Hilton McLean Tysons Corner. Dendievel has worked with renowned chefs Michel Richard and Antoine Westermann. He most recently worked as executive chef at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel & Café du Parc. Kenneth Hughes was named executive chef at Poplar Springs Inn and Manor House Restaurant. He previously served as chef de cuisine at the Manor House Restaurant for former owner Executive Chef Howard Foer from 2006-2008. Most recently, Hughes was executive chef at Open Kitchen in Falls Church. Maggie Suge was named Pastry Chef at The Manor House Restaurant, after 13 years as assistant pastry chef at the Inn at Little Washington. Just Opened: Soupergirl opened a new takeout store at 1829 M St., NW, in the former Yo-Cake location. The shop offers five $6 soups that change daily. They are not your average soup names, as they originate from the owner Sara Polon’s previous career as a stand-up comedian in New York City. The original Takoma Park location is where all the food sold at both locations is prepared. All food at Soupergirl is kosher-certified, Slow Food-certified and REAL (Responsible, Epicurean and Agricultural Leadership) certified. Reese Gardner, known for Might Pint, Copperwood Tavern & Irish Public House, plans to open Orange Anchor in the former Cabanas space in Georgetown’s Washington Harbour. It’s being referred to as a nautical inspired eatery. An August opening is planned. Quick Hits: Sushi-Keiko opens where Sushi-ko used to be on Wisconsin Avenue in Glover Park…Just down the street, Mad Fox Brewpub is opening Taproom where Mayfair

& Pine used to be in Glover Park…A summer opening is planned for Secret Chopsticks, a contemporary Chinese restaurant, opening in Rosslyn’s Turnberry Towers at N. Oak Street and Ft Myer Drive…Spinfire, QSR pizza place will open at 1501 Wilson Blvd (next to Roti) in Rosslyn as well as at One Loudoun in Ashburn...Shawafel, serving QSR Lebanese food, plans to open at 1919 Wilson Blvd in the Courthouse area this fall. The original store opened on H Street, NE with a second one at Nats Park. Bangkok Joe's at Georgetown’s Washington Harbour is under renovation and will transform into a French-Southeast Asian restaurant, named Mama Rouge. The new restaurant will open in September, according to chef/owner Aulie Bunyarataphan and Mel Oursinsini. They also own and operate Tom Yum District across Key Bridge in Arlington as well as T.H.A.I. in Shirlington. Openings Update: Boss Shepherd’s at 13th & E Streets, NW is slated to open July 21… Smashburger plans to open its 8th store in this market, in Gaithersburg on July 9. GRK has targeted the second week of July for its 19th Street opening…. Chuy’s is planning to open in Fairfax in late August and in Springfield in October….Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House is on schedule to open in CityCenterDC in early September….Del Frisco’s Grille is slated to open in Rockville’s Pike & Rose project in mid-September. Ted’s Bulletin is committed to open in Merrifield’s Mosaic District this fall. Congratulations to Ty Neal, Mark Neal and Drew Kim of matchboxfoodgroup on winning Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year in the Food & Beverage category for the DC metro area. They are now on goal to win the national contest.

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Pin Hunting on Penobscot Bay: Samoset Resort BY WA L LY GRE E V E S

The analogies between bacon and golf might escape the neophyte leisurist, but any expert loafer in the wild at this moment may have already casually surveyed the frying pan rack, mentally reviewed the contents of his trunk and will soon be pressing #1 for the pro shop. Eating little blueberries and slurping up lobster can only shine brighter when bacon shows her face, while Andrew Wyeth paintings and puffin sightings are truly more appreciated when bookended or framed by a few rounds of golf. Nestled along the Penobscot Bay in Maine between the tidal water towns Samoset Resort on Penobscot Bay in Maine. of Rockland and Rockport, Samoset Resort was my vacation bacon. along hole #15, where actor John Travolta and Celebrating a centennial of golf in 2002, his wife Kelly Preston supposedly spent their the course underwent major renovations in the honeymoon night. More recent and weighty 1970s, and many recent tweaks and additions geographical significance has surfaced in its have landed the resort in the pages of Conde cameo role as the house behind the sand trap Nast Traveler and Golf Digest for its resort that I chipped in from to make birdie. amenities and beautiful views. One hundred Highlights on the front nine are made even and seventy-eight rooms and three cottages higher by the presence of the Atlantic Ocean are crowned by "The Flume," a moat suron every single hole. Lobstermen dropping rounded, majestic oceanside residence for rent

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traps in the water, puffy white sailboat triangles and Rockland's Breakwater Lighthouse Trail all come together in bad-shot-erasing panoramic views that put the exclamation point in time already being well spent. Definite front nine favorites for me were holes #3 and #4. The third hole's uphill tee shot to a green

beneath a watercolor-worthy copse of trees could be the textbook case for clubbing up, and the blind shot to reach the #4 green in two could be one of many ways to play the hole. I consider the number of times a golfer has to consider risk and reward in a round a good measure of course architecture, and Samoset has had good architectural input over the years. The course's only four non-oceanside string of holes starts out with a very nicely laid out par four on #10. The challenging approach shot over water can only be made harder if you manage to hide behind the one three-inch wide sapling in the middle of the fairway (I did). Hole #11 is a goodlooking, spicy little par three with pleasant water fountain white noise to even out swing tempo. The accolades from me for the back nine belong to holes #13 and #14. The spicy little par three's bar brawling uncle with tattoos makes up the wicked thirteenth par three; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a 230-yard shot over water. Any separation anxiety stemming from lack of ocean is more than The Flume Cottage at Samoset ( The cottage behind the sand trap quelled by the water's stunthat I chipped in from to make a birdie). ning return at the end of the

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The Ocean's beautiful re-introduction on the 14th hole green at Samoset. lengthy lounge-chair shaped par 5 number 14 hole, easily my favorite hole at Samoset. Maine's humidity-avoiding, transient, late summer population is represented well at Samoset, and it was very easy for me to find people that felt obligated to let me join them. As happens over a round of golf my new friends Bob, Dave, and Fred soon became Bobby, Davey and Freddy. The staff at the club was extremely welcoming, and while I had plans of playing some other nearby courses, it just seemed natural to store my clubs at Samoset when asked. Club professional Gary Soule was very welcoming and fun to talk to, and 94-year-old starter Ray Fogarty, a 34-year course veteran, recently had "Ray's Creek" ded-

icated to him for years of service. When I met him at 7 a.m. the other day, he was munching on a Danish with a cartful of empty beer bottles he claimed were just collected for recycling. Having worked at the Samoset as early as 1934, Fogarty remembers when the club had barracks for visiting baseball players that would play exhibition games for guests. Lobster, organic farms, bird watching, kayaking, biking, hiking, little blueberries, lighthouses, country roads, watercolors, music festivals and gas stations that serve award-winning soups are all reasons I will be back in Maine next summer. This summer, I added golf at the Samoset to the list.

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Murphy’s Love: More Is Not Always Merrier BY STA CY NOTA RAS M U R P H Y

Dear Stacy: My husband and I have been trying for baby #3 for about a year. We had quick pregnancies before, but I’m older now, and I think that’s having an impact on our results. My husband seems to shrug off each negative test, and is enthusiastic about trying again, but I can't let it go. It’s more than just being disappointed in the moment. I feel defeated and defective, but secretly, I think I might be a little relieved. I recently realized I’m not that interested in trying again. I don't know how to tell him that I'm done with this. I think a family of four is just fine, but I know he has his heart set on this. What can I do? –Four is Fine Dear Four: You are right – four is fine. What’s not fine is feeling bad about yourself as you recognize that you really might be ok with your family of four. Keeping all of this from Husband is about as un-fine as you can get. Short answer: tell him ASAP. Read further for the long answer. Consider this: there is a chance that his happy-faced enthusiasm is a cover for his own complicated feelings about the circumstances. Meanwhile, there also is a chance that you will become pregnant before you even read this response – and you might continue to feel this ambivalence throughout your pregnancy. The central relationship issue is not whether you have another baby – though the babymaking process invites a unique form of tunnel vision – it’s whether you and Husband can talk about your feelings honestly. For many, the getting pregnant process has become similar to the getting married process – the wedding date has become interchangeable with the nine months of (so-called) blissful pregnancy. But coming home after a honeymoon trip is very similar to coming home with the baby: many people focus on the getting there rather than looking at the firm foundation needed to support a family at home. And that’s not entirely hard to understand. If we all knew how hard partnering or parenting really is, we

might not ever give ourselves the chance to experience it. You and Husband have weathered these storms already – you are married with children – this is a strong indication of your bond and your co-parenting skills. At best, more conversation will clarify your confused feelings and deepen your relationship – both of those are central tasks before any decisions about baby #3 ought to be made. Stacy Notaras Murphy (www.stacymurphyLPC.com) is a licensed professional counselor and certified Imago Relationship therapist practicing in Georgetown. This column is meant for entertainment only and should not be considered a substitute for professional counseling. Send your confidential question to stacymurphyLPC@gmail.com.

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he beauty of eating mainly raw fruits, vegetables and legumes is you can turn your oven off for the summer. The raw food diet is a fad that has been around for years. It emphasizes the benefits of exclusively eating uncooked foods in their natural state. Proponents claim cooking or heating of any kind diminishes most of the vitamins and minerals in food and kills natural enzymes that boost digestion and fight chronic disease. Many raw food aficionados believe this diet helps to clear headaches and allergies and boost the body’s immunity. Even Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, has adopted the unusual diet to maintain her fit figure and radiant complexion. Popular raw dishes she enjoys include watermelon salads, gazpacho, tabbouleh and ceviche, a Latin American fish recipe. This plant-based diet is similar to that of vegans and vegetarians. It consists of fruits, vegetables, sprouts, nuts, seeds, sprouted grains, beans and raw fish. Nutritional perks include an abundance of vitamins, miner-

Another challenge faced by those who eat raw is eating out. It can be difficult to enjoy dining in restaurants because raw dishes are not standard fare on most menus. Khepra’s Raw Food Juice Bar, 402 H St., NE, is one of the few raw, organic restaurants in Washington, D.C. Khepra’s specializes in serving fresh salads, entrees, desserts and juices that are packed with vitamins and natural flavors, perfect for vegetarian or raw food customers.

als, fiber and antioxidants to reduce the appearance of aging. Some individuals even practice this diet to lose weight, due to the food being naturally low in calories, fat and sodium. The raw food diet is heavy in fruits and vegetables and low in saturated fat and salt and is consequently associated with healthy levels of cholesterol, blood pressure and a reduced risk of heart disease. Though eating raw food has become popular among celebrities and royalty, it certainly has its drawbacks. Restrictive diets such as this are linked to growth problems from a potential lack of protein and are not recommended for growing children. Those who are pregnant, elderly or sick should avoid this diet due to the risk of foodborne illnesses from uncooked or unpasteurized foods. In addition to potential health risks,

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LANDSCAPES IN AN ERA OF SURVEILLANCE Mark Tribe: Plein Air at The Corcoran Gallery of Art BY ARI PO ST

tions). This exhibit thus provides an aerial view of such idealized, virtual worlds, which are often depicted as verdant and unspoiled. Collectively, the images collapse the boundaries between the actual and the virtual, the abstract and the representational. They do so in ways that challenge the basic premise of photography and the technological boundaries of image making, while also connecting Tribe’s innovative practices to the historical conventions of landscape painting and photography. Aside from the plein air tradition, this work also pays homage to the early days of aerial photography, largely developed using balloons for gathering information during the First World War. In 1968, orbiting astronauts first photographed an iconic view of Earth rising over a barren moon—an image that forever changed our notion of landscape as a subject. Since then, military applications of aerial imaging technology has expanded exponentially, from spy planes to satellites and, most recently, to drones. With this exhibit, Tribe presents a catalog of virtual landscapes that appears to have been shot by drones, interrogating, framing, and critiquing the ways in which landscape images are used to expand territories and defend geopolitical interests. By using software to generate his uncanny panoramas from data, Tribe suggests that the hovering lenses of unmanned devices produce images that can be as powerfully seductive as they are artificial. It is an unsettling prospect, but an oddly beautiful one. Mark Tribe, 4348-4352 (detail), from the Plein Air series, 2014. UV print on Dibond. 55” × 84.” Courtesy of the artist.

Painting en plein air is a simple artistic ideal, a French expression which means “in the open air.” It calls to mind the sweeping, billowy landscapes of an endless aesthetic tradition. Artists have long painted outdoors, but the roots of plein air painting took form in the mid-19th century, during an accumulation of technical and conceptual breakthroughs in fine art. First, the Barbizon school and the Impressionists became fixated on capturing natural light in their work, which drove artists to focus more discerningly on the realism of the natural world. Monet’s haystack paintings, for instance, painted during particular times of day, capture the specific effects of atmosphere and light on the environment, a far cry from the generalizing, emotionally driven mountain scenes of Romantic era paintings. The second factor is the invention around this same time of box easels. Portable, collapsible briefcase-like easels with retractable legs and built-in paint boxes and palettes made the hauling of painting supplies into the wilderness considerably less arduous and cumbersome. Vital to the teachings of art and widely adored by artists, patrons and audiences alike, the tradition of plein air painting remains popular to this day. The contemporary artist Mark Tribe has taken this art form to a new, strikingly relevant plateau. He brings the tradition of plein air, unapologetically, into the digital age. Tribe explores the aesthetics and representation of aerial views in landscape photography through the virtual lens of computer simulation in his exhibit, Mark Tribe: Plein Air, which opens to the public on July 19 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Displaying all new work commissioned

specifically by the Corcoran, this new exhibit includes nine large-scale images in which Tribe uses geospatial data and fractal algorithms to create digital simulations of real landscapes. Tribe’s shaped prints were made using a UV inkjet printing process on Dibond, a durable aluminum composite material, so that the effect appears to hover over the gallery wall. The tradition of plein air altered viewers’ perceptions and taught them to see the natural world in new and exciting ways, presenting landscapes with a new eye for composition, light and darkness, the bluish haze of a shadow, for instance, or the rich, monochrome color-muddling of dawn light piercing the sky. Tribe elevates our perception even further, presenting outdoor landscapes from a “drone’s eye view,” a sort of calculated satellite perspective, an intricately pixelated topography that plays an increasingly important and subconsciously familiar role in contemporary culture. Tribe’s large-scale photographs show a computer-generated world in which familiar environments appear distant, almost foreign. Unlike traditional depictions of landscapes in art, these aerial views shift our perspective. They do not reproduce our “natural” terrestrial viewpoint. There is no ground underfoot, no place to stand, and often no visible horizon. Tribe’s landscapes are idealized and pristine, what he calls “fantastic projections.” The works grew out of concepts that the artist first examined in his 2012 project, Rare Earth. There, he manipulated landscapes as a symbolic setting for paramilitary fantasy, particularly as used in combat video games (an increasingly rich source of socio-political tension between older and younger genera-

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MULTI-MEDIA CARMEN COMES TO WOLF TRAP

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When audience members arrive at the Wolf Trap Filene Center for the July 25 Wolf Trap Opera Company’s production of Bizet’s quintessential “Carmen,” they’ll be settling in for something special that’s at the core of opera, and at the core of the WTOC, an experience that’s both expansive and essential. This production, sung in French with English supertitles, features custom video projection design, providing attendees a multi-media opera experience. Kim Pensinger Witman, the senior director of the WTOC, says that “’Carmen’ is the kind of opera where you draw a lot of people who normally might not go to the opera, or it’s on a list of something they might want to do, or it’s a reason for coming out here.” In short, like a few other standards of the opera repertoire (think “La Boheme” or “Madame Butterfly”), it’s an opera for people who may not even like opera, but want to see ‘Carmen.’ “Somewhere in people’s lives they’ve heard strands of music or arias from the opera, it’s comfortable and familiar in a way.” “But it wasn’t always like that,” she added. “When it debuted, it created a bit of a firestorm, because it was very non-traditional. Plus there was controversy about the plot

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because it involved a heroine who was a gypsy as opposed to an aristocrat or royalty. In addition, the opera was an example of the new form “opera comique,” which used spoken dialogue along with the music, which wasn’t like classical opera.” Now, it’s one of those operas that expands the audience because of its familiarity. But that’s not all that’s expanding the audience at Wolf Trap, where opera has been performed since 1971. The WTOC is one of the most highly regarded residency programs in the world. It’s tiered into two groups--the Filene Young Artists and the Studio Artists. The Filene Young Artist singers (some 15-20) are drawn from candidates who already have completed advanced degrees and performed in apprenticeships. The Studio Artists (some 12-16) are drawn from candidates who have undergraduate degrees, but are still undecided on a career path for opera. “One of the things that’s unique about the program is that we basically select and choose the operas we perform based on the roster of singers that we have, their particular talents and voices,” Witman says. “I don’t think anybody else does that.” “Carmen” is not the beginning and end of what the Wolf Trap Opera Company has to offer during the summer’s season. There has been a consistently adventuresome aspect to the WTOC offerings, enriched by guest artists, top-notch conductors and designers. They also offer special programs, recitals and preperformance talks. It’s a full-service season presented by a full-service company. The company’s first offering of the season was a rarely performed production of Handel’s “Giulio Cesare,” conducted by Antony Walker. The popular “Aria Jukebox,” which features Filene Young Artists singing arias selected by the audience, performed its annual show earlier this month. This year’s concert featured Artist in Residence Eric Owens and Director

Mezzo-soprano Maya Lahyani stars in “Carmen.” Photo by Kristen Hoegerman

Witman at the piano. “I started out as a pianist,” Witman said. “When I came here, I continued to play but took on other tasks, and now I’m senior director. Basically, I do the hiring. I’m involved in much of the production work. I coordinate all things classical music at Wolf Trap, which includes working with the National Symphony Orchestra partnership, which has their own Wolf Trap program and season.” “We’re all trying to widen our audiences, all the venues big and small, and find ways to get the audience to come but to be a part of something—the talks, the recitals and of course the setting all lead up to the idea of opera at Wolf Trap being an experience. It’s a unique place, a unique company.” For “Carmen,” Grant Gershon will conduct the National Symphony Orchestra. Mezzosoprano Maya Lahyani stars as Carmen, with tenor Kevin Ray as Don Juan. Directing is Tara Faircloth.

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Party For A Cause: Reception Benefits Knock Out Abuse Against Women A reception held at Teddy & Bully Bar July 10 not only raised money for Knock Out Abuse but welcomed the Knock Out Abuse Inaugural Junior Board of 2014. The junior board will work alongside Knock Out Abuse co-founders Cheryl Masri and Jill Sorensen, and the executive committee, chaired by Ann Walker Marchant, to broaden awareness of an issue that disproportionately affects girls and young women. Guests sipped on specialty cocktails, nibbled on delectable passed hors d’ oeuvres and were entered in a raffle to win a one-of-a-kind Wizards experience, which included floor seats, complimentary cocktails and more in honor of the 2014 Junior Board. Proceeds from the ticket sales benefited the Knock Out Abuse organization.

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Will on the Hill, the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s annual bipartisan comedic event, took over Sidney Harman Hall June 17 with special guest actors Nicholas Bruder, Harry Hamlin and Hannah Yelland alongside a host of familiar faces from the halls of Congress and other Washington luminaries. The program began with students from Maryland’s Charles Flowers High School giving a Bollywood slant to a scene from “Henry IV.” They are participating in Text Alive!, a free arts initiative offered by the STC in local schools. The evening, which included a cocktail reception and buffet dinner, raised $465,000 for STC’s community engagement programs. Rep. Michael Grimm.

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Evanses Host ‘American Grilled’ Party for David Guas PHOTOS BY ERIN SCHAFF & PAUL SIMKIN

Along with family, friends and other chefs, David Guas of Arlington's Bayou Bakery joined Councilman Jack Evans and his wife Michele at their P Street home July 2 to celebrate the premiere of the Travel Channel's "American Grilled," a grilling competition show, where Guas is host and co-judge. The happy crowd enjoyed hamburger sliders and some righteous cole slaw as well as a cake portraying a barbecue grill. ★

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Karen McMullen co-founded Washington Women & Wine 15 years ago to bring active women and more than “a few good men” together monthly to network and enjoy fine food and wine. The group has traveled twice to France and to Northern Italy this past March. On June 23, Robin McKenzie-Smith of Best of Europe Tours and Cruises told guests at a dinner at I Ricchi of his plans for a fourth tour next April to Rome and Tuscany. He said the pace would be “leisurely” with four nights in Montecatini as a base for day trips to explore Tuscany’s treasures. The tempting menu featured a choice of several of I Ricchi’s signature pastas, pared with Italian wines.

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Bastille Day Gets a Little Naughty in Adams Morgan

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Per neighborhood tradition, L’Enfant Cafe Bar on 18th Street, NW, closed down Vernon Street July 12 for Bastille Day, and all things French and French Revolution took over the day. King Louis XIV (L’Enfant co-owner Jim Ball) arrived, then the can-can dancers, and then came the French maid race set off. Marie Antoinette showed up for the evening festivities.

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Friends of the Arboretum’s Cookout Celebrates Missouri PHOTOS BY JOE CARABEO

Friends of the National Arboretum welcomed 550 horticulturists, business leaders and members of Congress to its 20th Annual Cookout Under the Stars June 17. Each year, the cookout celebrates a different state. Peter Raven, president emeritus of the Missouri Botanical Garden, was honored at the fundraising event, which was held in the Ellipse Meadow below the Arboretum’s dramatic National Capitol Columns. Board chair Barbara Shea said the Arboretum is a place, where “science meets beauty.” FONA provides financial and other vital assistance for the U.S. Arboretum’s research, public education and outreach functions.

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