Dish of the Week: Whipped cream Most people have already ramped up their holiday baking with cookies, pies, cakes, and other sweet treats. But there’s one thing that can make all those things better… whipped cream. For the longest time I had an aversion to the stuff, because most of the time I was given Cool Whip. But real whipped cream is fantastic, and beyond easy to make — though if only using a whisk,…

Photo by BitchBuzz Drink of the Week: Mulled wine December is officially upon us, and it’s starting to get nippy out there. What to drink when coming in from a damp D.C. winter day? A warm mug of spicy mulled wine. Similar to sangria, mulled wine is festive enough for a party and soothing enough for a quiet night in. It’s also easy to make at home and a great way to perk up…

D.C.’s 2007 Taste of the Nation to support “Share Our Strength” was held last night at the Washington Hilton Hotel to raise funds to combat childhood hunger in our region. The event featured over 70 restaurants, chefs, and distributors from the D.C. metro area who all came out to support the cause and glad hand with their fans. An estimate of a whopping 1200 people showed up for good food, drinks, company, and a noble…

Share Our Strength Benefit For Katrina Victims August 29 will mark the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall, but clean-up, rebuilding, and resettling are still taking place. Charity group Share Our Strength will observe the date by holding Restaurants for Relief, an event in which restaurants will donate a portion of their proceeds to help recovery efforts and to end childhood hunger along the Gulf Coast. Almost 90 restaurants in the metro area plan to…

Car-Jacking, Robbery Wave Hit District, Maryland: WTOP and the Post , among others, report that at least nine robberies and four carjackings took place yesterday, within four to five miles of each other. The spree began at 11:30 p.m. Sunday on Fairmont Street NW near Howard University, and ended with two suspects running into the National Zoo around 1 a.m. this morning. One was caught; police are still looking for the other in the area…

Sometimes we at DCist find ourselves wandering around the Dupont and Logan neighborhoods, unsatisfied after an excursion to CakeLove. We roam between the new condos and the embassies until we realize that what we really have is CakeLust. Tonight, Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale promises to satisfy our cravings. For a $10 suggested donation [hint: they’ll be happy to take more] to funds aimed at combating childhood hunger, you can spend the evening…

Dine Out for Hurricane Relief In what has unfortunately become a familiar event, area restaurants, OpenTable, Share Our Strength and Windows of Hope team up to present Restaurants for Relief, a night when restaurants will donate a portion of their dinner sales to provide hunger relief for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Mark your calendar for Sept.27 and make a reservation. At the moment, 55 local restaurants have joined the effort. Don’t worry if you…