By now, everyone in D.C. should know how to make a rickey, our native cocktail, but yesterday the D.C. Craft Bartenders Guild announced the city’s top six finalists in this year’s 2011 Rickey Month Competition.

We made sure to let you know a few times about the DC Craft Bartender’s Guild designation of July as Rickey Month. Bartenders from all over the city created their own variations on the District’s only indigenous cocktail, and members of the drinking public were encouraged to head out, try the rickeys, and vote for their favorite. The celebration of the Second Annual Rickey Month ended in style with a party at Bourbon last night…

Dish of the Week: Tom yum soup This recent up and down weather has left a number of people we know nursing colds, myself included. Aside from downing various over-the-counter medications, I decided to turn to a little bit of homeopathy. Chicken soup has been shown to slow the movement of neutrophils (specialized white blood cells) toward the respiratory system, lessening your body’s fast train to mucus hell. Some swear by onions, garlic, and ginger…