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Oct 10, 2017

Dish Of The Week: A Roast Chicken For The Table

There was once a time when a whole roast chicken was a seasonal treat.

Jul 13, 2012

Aux Armes, Citoyens: How to Celebrate Bastille Day in D.C.

Tomorrow, it is the duty of Francophiles everywhere to rise up and make chaos. Porquois, you ask? It’s Bastille Day, of course. Here are the best ways to stick it to King Louis XVI.

Nov 18, 2008

Sure Sign of Fall: Beaujolais Nouveau

For both wine connoisseurs and revelers alike, the Thursday before Thanksgiving has taken on a heightened significance in the United States over the past several years: the release of the Beaujolais Nouveau wine from the Burgundy region of France. The very young red wine is made from the gamay grape and aged less than a year before its cork is pulled, which, by law, cannot occur until the third Thursday in November. (Note: Not…

Jul 14, 2008

Bastille Day: Time to Fête

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…

 
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