Spend the week ahead learning about (and drinking) absinthe or rum, or grab a sneak peek at an anticipated modern Mexican restaurant.

“There’s a lot of misinformation around absinthe,” says the owner of the Frederick distillery.

It is probably the most misunderstood spirit in existence.

Three years ago, Johnny’s Half Shell co-owner Johnny Fulchino was at a Southern Foodways Alliance event when he heard absinthe codebreaker, fanatic and microbiologist Ted Breaux talk about the Green Fairy, absinthe. It piqued his interested in adding a program to Half Shell, but absinthe only became legal in the U.S. in 2007. When his business partner, Chef Ann Cashion, and original Abita brewmaster Brooks Hamaker discovered an old absinthe fountain in New Orleans and…

While celebrating Independence day on July 4 may mark the pinnacle of American patriotism, what else could be more party-worthy than honoring the storming of a prison by a mob of Parisiens – otherwise known as Bastille Day. Although we may be on the other side of the Atlantic, the D.C.-area has a plethora of fêtes and activities for celebrating tonight (or today). Les Halles Perhaps second to the D.C. Pride Weekend’s “Drag Race,” Les…