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May 06, 2016

The Weekly Feed: Derby Day Edition

Dust off your seersucker and your best Southern drawl: it’s Derby Day.

May 03, 2013

The Weekly Feed: Giddy-up Edition

Mint juleps for Derby Day, all-day drinking for Cinco de Mayo, and more in the Weekly Feed.

Apr 02, 2013

Cheap Cocktail Alert: $2 Mint Juleps At Willard Hotel On April 4

The $2 deal (plus tax and gratuity) is only good for 67 minutes, starting at 7:46 p.m. (Or 19:46 on a 24-hour clock.)

May 01, 2009

The Weekly Feed: All Things Derby Edition

Photo by Intangible Arts Dish of the Week: Derby pie Most people closely associate mint juleps with Kentucky Derby weekend. The drink has some close Washington ties, with Kentucky politician Henry Clay introducing the drink at the Round Robin Bar in the Willard Hotel. But before my grubby little paws ever came in contact with a mint julep tin, I was loving derby pie. It is the equivalent of taking a chocolate chip cookie…

May 30, 2008

The Weekly Feed: Mmm… That’s Meaty Edition

Dish of the Week: Fried oysters, grilled asparagus, and strawberry lemonade Where: Tackle Box The warm weather has put us in the mood for seafood. It hasn’t quite hit prime blue crab season yet, so we’ve been looking at other ways to get our fix. Fortunately, a trip to Tackle Box did the trick. Their big, meaty fried oysters must be credited to Chef Rob Bechtold, a Louisiana native. And even though it is not…

 
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