May has just begun and it’s already shaping up to be a busy month for eating and drinking around the District.
Cinco de Mayo falls on a Friday this year, giving even more excuses for early openings, all-day happy hours, and parties that are sure to go well into the evening.
A long night (or two) of eating and drinking is best followed by a filling breakfast of Mexican chilaquiles.
Don’t tell your boss, but it’s Cinco de Mayo and there’s a margarita waiting for you right now.
WRAP adds Cinco de Mayo to its SoberRide program, which offers free rides home during booze-soaked holidays.
Cheap margaritas and more.
A beer distributor is giving out free Metrorail fare cards on Cinco de Mayo so to help ensure that holiday revelers get home safely.
The Mexican version of the horchata is a refreshing blend of rice milk and cinnamon served ice—and it’s the perfect drink for the Cinco de Mayo celebration.
Alfonso Velez is an old soul. The former frontman from Monopoli recently stepped out of the indie rock scene and into the past, drawing upon various folk and blues influences in his solo career. He has the demeanor (and hair) of a young Elvis, the storytelling stylings of Bob Dylan, and the gritty vocals of George Harrison. These are but a few of the names that come to mind as you watch him on stage….
