You’re probably cold, so best to warm up at some of our favorite bars that remind us of warmer days.

Dish of the Week: Shaved ice dessert Where: Shilla Bakery (Rockville and Annandale), Malaysia Kopitiam, Penang (D.C. and Bethesda) Some of the biggest food trends have had their origins in Asian snack and street food. Stuff like tart frozen yogurt, banh mi, and pork buns have all gained cult-like popularity. Shaved ice may go by many names in Asia, such as patbingsoo, ice kachang or halo-halo, but the premise is always the same. Take…

The Pebble Beach, one of the new cocktails on the menu at H Street Country Club. It’s only natural to want to top off a grueling afternoon or evening of sporting competition – in this case, mini-golf – with a couple of cold ones. Luckily for cocktail fans, at H Street Country Club, that post-game refreshment isn’t limited to a selection of beers shoved in a cooler on the back of the golf cart….

Image courtesy of Samer Farha Drink of the Week: Custom-made drinks The experience of sitting at a bar with a good bartender’s full attention is one of my favorite past times, especially because then you have the chance to order a custom cocktail. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been asking for a last taste of summer. I asked Derek Brown at The Gibson, who produced the Peach Monster, which is Compass Box Peat…

It has been soft shell crab season for a few weeks now. Most of them are coming up from North Carolina at present, but the Maryland ones should be in season soon. One of the best versions around town is at Proof. Chef Haidar Karoum serves them fried with a cucumber slaw and a creamy chili garlic dressing. Karoum has a great ability to seamlessly adapt Asian flavors into more modern interpretations without making them seem kitschy or hackneyed. This dish is a perfect example. The cucumber slaw is a quick sweet pickle with jalapeno reminiscent of the pickled vegetables found on banh mi sandwiches. The dressing hints at sriracha. With a nice French baguette, this dish would make a superlative banh mi.

The idea is a simple one: close your eyes and imagine playing putt-putt golf. You played when you were a kid, but there aren’t exactly tons of courses close to the city, so it’s been a while. Still, you remember: the colorful balls, the tiny pencils to keep score with, the fanciful courses with themes like pirates or dinosaurs. Now, imagine you can combine all of that with your love of booze. Because really, what…