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Next Food Blogger Happy Hour: Wed. April 7, 6-8 at Art and Soul

March 24, 2010 at 12:32 pm · Filed under DC ·Tagged , , , ,

Get your food and drink on with fellow food bloggers.

Are you a food blogger? A reader? A lurker? Thinking about starting a food blog? Then you should come out for the next food blogger happy hour on April 7th. We’ll be heading to Art and Soul on Capitol Hill (415 New Jersey Avenue NW). Come meet, mingle, and chat with fellow food bloggers. I can attest that it’s a very nice, welcoming group of people – so please don’t be shy!

RSVP on the DC Food Bloggers Facebook Fan Page.

Are you interested in helping us plan these shindigs? Then shoot me an email so I can add you to the planning committee – a very informal group of bloggers who keep these events rolling. And thanks to the planning committee for their hard work in making these events happen:

Arugula Files
Beer Spotter
Biscuits and Such
Capital Cooking
Capital Spice
Common Man Eats
Dining in DC
Girl Meets Food
Gradually Greener
Thrifty DC Cook
We Love DC

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Food Blogger Happy Hour, March 3 at Vinoteca

February 23, 2010 at 8:50 am · Filed under DC ·Tagged , , ,

Happy Hour Flyer March 3

Happy Hour time!

It’s that time again! Yes, food blogger happy hour time – next Wednesday, March 3 at 6:00 pm. And I’m super excited that it’s at Vinotecta (1940 11th St. NW)  one of my favorite happy hours in the District. I actually had my birthday party there this summer – and they gained my undying affection by throwing in a free bottle of Prosecco (yes, my undying affection is easily bought).

Also, DC Food Bloggers now have a Facebook Fan Page so we can have a virtual hang out space for the community. Are you a fan?

RSVP for the happy hour on the Facebook Page, so we can get a headcount.

And many thanks to the planning committee, who keep these things running:

Arugula Files
Beer Spotter
Biscuits and Such
Capital Cooking
Capital Spice
Common Man Eats
Dining in DC
Gradually Greener
Thrifty DC Cook
We Love DC

If you’re interested in helping plan, email me or leave a comment, and I’ll add you to the list.

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Reminder: Food Blogger Happy Hour Tonight!

December 2, 2009 at 7:58 am · Filed under DC ·Tagged , ,

If you’re planning on attending, please leave a comment on Orr’s post over at Young and Hungry.

I hope to see you there!

December Food Blogger Happy Hour
Wednesday, December 2, 6:00 pm
Churchkey
1337 14th st NW
Washington DC, 20005
www.churchkeydc.com

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Next Food Blogger Happy Hour: Wed., Dec 2 @ Churchkey

November 19, 2009 at 10:35 am · Filed under DC ·Tagged , ,

It’s that time again! Mark your calendars for the next food blogger happy hour, Wednesday, December 2 at 6:00 pm. This time we’re meeting at Churchkey, the very cool new beer-centric bar on 14th street. Don’t like beer? I talked with their pastry chef Tiffany MacIssac recently, and there’s lots to enjoy on the dessert menu too.

If you’re planning on attending, please leave a comment on Orr’s post over at Young and Hungry so we can get a headcount. And many thanks to our planning committee for putting this together –We Love DC, Capital Spice,  Dining in DC,  Gradually Greener, Capital Cooking, and Orr from Young and Hungry.

December Food Blogger Happy Hour
Wednesday, December 2, 6:00 pm
Churchkey
1337 14th st NW
Washington DC, 20005
www.churchkeydc.com

PS – Thanks to Metrocurean, for letting us use her fabulous photo!

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Reminder: Food Blogger Happy Hour Tomorrow! 6pm at The Black Squirrel

November 3, 2009 at 6:41 am · Filed under DC ·Tagged , , ,

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Out of the internet, into the bar.

Beer. Bar food. Food Bloggers. Adams Morgan. It sounds like a recipe for a fabulous evening, no?

If you think so then you should definitely come out to the third monthly food blogger happy hour this Wednesday at 6:00. We’ll be at The Black Squirrel, which has an excellent beer list, laid-back vibe and, although I haven’t sampled it, good bar food too. Look for us on the second floor.

If you’re planning on attending, please leave a comment here, or on any of the “planning committee’s” blogs: The Arugula Files, Gradually Greener, Capital Spice, Capital Cooking, and the Beer Spotter.

November Food Blogger Happy Hour
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 6:00 pm
The Black Squirrel
2427 18th St NW
Washington, DC 20009
www.blacksquirreldc.com

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November Food Blogger Happy Hour: Nov. 4, 6:00 pm at the Black Squirrel

October 26, 2009 at 6:59 am · Filed under DC ·Tagged , , , ,

Nov food blogger happy hour

Will you be there?

Next month, the Food Blogger Happy Hour moves even closer to my house – we’ll be meeting at The Black Squirrel in Adams Morgan, up on the second floor. I recently visited this beer-centric bar for the first time a couple weeks ago with Nonnka, and was really impressed with the place. The place has a great beer menu (as far as I can tell about such things) and a really nice laid-back vibe – which, believe me, is really hard to find in Adams Morgan.

Many thanks to The Arugula Files, Gradually Greener, Beerspotter, Capital Spice, and Capital Cooking for help plan. Please leave a comment on one of our blogs, so we can get a headcount!

November Food Blogger Happy Hour
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 6:00 pm
The Black Squirrel
2427 18th St NW
Washington, DC 20009
www.blacksquirreldc.com

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Reminder: Food Blogger Happy Hour Tomorrow at CommonWealth!

October 6, 2009 at 7:39 am · Filed under DC ·Tagged , , ,

Food Blogger Happy Hour October 7 (2)

Food bloggers and beer - what else do you need?

Reminder to DC foodies and food bloggers – the next Food Blogger Happy Hour is tomorrow! We’ll be meeting at CommonWealth in Columbia Heights. Come drink a beer and celebrate Octoberfest. If you’re going stop by, leave a comment so we can get a headcount.

Food Blogger Happy Hour
Wednesday, October 7
6:00 pm
Commonwealth Gastropub
1400 Irving St. NW
Washington DC 20010

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Blogtoberfest Planning (And Drinking) Meeting – Sept. 30 at Axis

September 23, 2009 at 10:09 pm · Filed under DC ·Tagged , , , ,

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Beer and blogs - what could be better?

Do you have a blog? Do you like beer? Think you can write about beer? Then help the Young and Hungry Beerspotter make October Blogtoberfest.

The idea is that DC bloggers (foodie and otherwise) will write beer-themed posts during the month of October, link to them on the Blogtoberfest Facebook Group, and make the internet into one, big, beer filled blog party. You don’t have to be a beer expert – just share your personal stories about beer.

Fellow bloggers will be having a low-key blogtoberfest planning meeting next Wednesday, September 30, at Axis Bar and Grill, to kick around ideas and drink some good beer. If you can’t make that, then definitely check out the Facebook group for ideas and updates. Oh, and don’t miss the blogtoberfest-themed October Food Blogger Happy Hour on Wednesday, Oct. 6 at Commonwealth.

I don’t think I’ll be attending the planning meeting because my family will be in town (and, believe me, when your family descends on DC from Austin AND Oregon, it’s a big deal), but I encourage all DC food bloggers and non-food bloggers to show up. Drink a beer for me.

Blogtoberfest Planning Meeting
Wednesday, September 30
6:30 pm
Axis Bar and Grill
1340 U Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009

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Beer, Blogs, Blogtoberfest: Next Food Blogger Happy Hour, Oct. 7, 6pm, at Commonwealth

September 16, 2009 at 6:41 am · Filed under DC ·Tagged , , ,

Food Blogger Happy Hour October 7 (2)

I'm counting down the days!

Can you wait? I can’t. It’s the next Food Blogger Happy Hour! In honor of Octoberfest, we’ll be meet at Commonwealth, the gastropub in Columbia Heights (and, nicely for me, a ten minute walk from my place). Come, meet, mingle, and drink.

Many thanks to the Young and Hungry Beerspotter, Capital Spice, Gradually Greener, The Arugula Files, and We Love DC for helping plan (special thanks to The Arugula Files for making the graphic above). Please leave a comment here, or on any of our blogs, to let us know if you’ll attend, so we can get a head count.

Food Blogger Happy Hour
Wednesday, October 7
6:00 pm
Commonwealth Gastropub
1400 Irving St. NW
Washington DC 20010

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Highlights from The Food Blogger Happy Hour

September 2, 2009 at 11:07 pm · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged , , , ,

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Moi, The Arugula Files, and Gradually Greener. (Photo by Amelia)

Folks, I had so much fun at the DC Food Blogger Happy Hour. And no, I am not just saying that. Usually I have a hard time getting over my shyness at networking happy hour things where I don’t know anyone, but everyone there was so easy to talk to, so welcoming, and so into food, that I calmed my nerves (the wine helped). There are whisperings that this should become a regular monthly event, and I couldn’t agree more. Here’s to getting out from behind the laptop screen and into the bar!

Top highlight: Meeting Amelia (Gradually Greener) and Mary (The Arugula Files) in person. They were lovely, fun, and very sweet. Hands down, top moment of the night.

Other highlights:

  • Getting to wax poetic about the Seattle craft beer scene with Orr, one of the Young and Hungry lager heads.

I know I met more people – if I forgot to name you, please forgive me for my space cadet tendencies and general awfulness with names. It was so much fun.

Also, I realized that I really need to get business cards with my name and email address on them. Next month!

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