The historic 1789 Restaurant, located at 1226 36th Street, NW in Georgetown, is unveiling the new “Dinner with Daniel” series affording guests the opportunity to dine with acclaimed Executive Chef Daniel Giusti every Wednesday in February. Priced at $100 per person (all inclusive), the menu will revolve around different themes. Seating is limited and reservations can be made by calling (202) 965-1789 and requesting a seat with the Giusti reservation at 7 PM.
On Wednesday, Feb. 3 and Feb. 17, guests can enjoy a family-style feast with special guest Bev Eggleston, owner of EcoFriendly Farms. The special dinner begins with a display of cold appetizers such as cured meats; country pâté with house-made mustard, pickled vegetables and an assortment of hot appetizers such as grilled sausage and fried head cheese with accoutrements. Guests will then indulge in whole roasted rack of pork courtesy of EcoFriendly Farms paired with assorted braised greens, grits, crispy rosemary potatoes and applesauce. For dessert, Pastry Chef Travis Olson will top off the evening with “Hog on a Tin Roof Sundae” made with roasted barley malt ice cream, hot fudge, honey-roasted peanuts and chocolate-covered cracklings. This meu will be paired with an assortment of Virginia wines to complement the meal.
On Wednesday, Feb. 10 and Feb. 24, a five-course menu will be served celebrating the traditional foods of the Piedmont region, where Chef Giusti studied at the Slow Food Academy. The menu begins with an assortment of antipasti with beef carpaccio, vitello tonnato, cured meats with pickled vegetables and calze di sete. Main attractions include beet risotto with fonduta, agnolotti ai tre arrosti; roasted rack of Piedmontese beef with polenta and gorgonzola cheese; an Italian cheese course and for dessert zabaglione with gelato, Italian cookies and pizzelles. For the perfect pairing, this Italian feast will be complemented by wines from the Piedmont region.
With complimentary valet parking, 1789 Restaurant on 1226 36th Street, NW, is Georgetown’s premier dining experience. Reservations can be made by calling (202) 965-1789 and for additional information please visit www.1789Restaurant.com.
Hooks Book Events Unveils their 2010 Author Series
Kicking Off with the Acclaimed Author Daniel Pink
Perry Hooks and Loretta Yenson, Co-Founders of Hooks Book Events, have announced their 2010 lineup of nationally renowned, best-selling authors coming to Washington, including Daniel Pink and Michael Gelb. These author series are open to the public with tickets priced from $60 to $150 each, which includes a lecture by the author, Q&A, a copy of the featured book and book signing. Locations and book details can be found below:
Feb. 17: Daniel Pink will discuss Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (Riverhead Hardcover, 2009) at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center (1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW) from 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM. Tickets are priced at $75 for Members of the Greater Washington Board of Trade and $150 for Non-Members.
In Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, Pink explains the secret to high performance and satisfaction in today’s world is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world. Drawing on four decades of scientific research on human motivation, Pink exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does—and how that affects every aspect of our lives. He demonstrates that while the old-fashioned carrot-and-stick approach worked successfully in the 20th century, it’s precisely the wrong way to motivate people for today’s challenges. In Drive, he reveals the three elements of true motivation: autonomy, mastery and purpose.
Daniel H. Pink is the author of the long-running New York Times and BusinessWeek bestseller A Whole New Mind, as well as The Adventures of Johnny Bunko and Free Agent Nation. He has written for The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Wired, where he is a contributing editor. He has provided analysis for CNN, CNBC, ABC, NPR, and other networks in the U.S. and abroad.
March 15: Michael Gelb will discuss Wine Drinking for Inspired Thinking: Uncork Your Creative Juices (Running Press, 2010) at Zola Wine & Kitchen (505 9th Street, NW) from 6 PM to 8 PM. Tickets are priced at $60 per person and include a wine tasting and an assortment of appetizers. In Wine Drinking for Inspired Thinking: Uncork Your Creative Juices, Gelb shares how wine has served as a catalyst for creativity through the ages and deepen the connection to wine culture. The book offers a useful tool about a consumer’s experience in dealing with the subject of wine, and inspires everyone who wants to learn more about it. Gelb is also the author of How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci; Discover Your Genius and co-authored Innovate Like Edison: The Success System of America’s Greatest Inventor with Sarah Miller Caldicott, the great niece of famed American inventor Thomas Edison.
Michael Gelb is a writer and trainer specializing in personal development and corporate training seminars. Gelb is internationally recognized as a pioneer in the fields of creative thinking, accelerated learning and innovative leadership and leads seminars for organizations such as BP, Nike, Merck, IBM and Microsoft.
Hooks Book Events is a Washington DC-based minority women-owned business that specializes in providing low-cost book and author events for U.S. government agencies, non-profit organizations, trade associations, and corporations of all sizes. Engage your employees and constituents by bringing to your office our authors — thought leaders and New York Times bestselling writers who have penned books about current events and trends such as work/life balance, leadership, economics, coaching, management, and more. Authors may be available to speak in the intimate setting and comfort of a home through our salon events. Hooks Book Events also specializes in producing large-scale public events with renowned fiction and non-fiction authors and has recently expanded to the Boston metro area. For details visit www.hooksbookevents.com.
Bistrot Lepic & Wine Bar Brings the Economical “Power Lunch” to Georgetown
Bistrot Lepic & Wine Bar is pleased to unveil a wallet-friendly “power lunch” special at the neighborhood French bistro located at 1736 Wisconsin Avenue, NW in Georgetown. Available Monday through Thursday from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM, this special offering is ongoing, and includes a featured entrée of the day accompanied by a glass of house wine or coffee for an affordable $15.95 per person (tax and gratuity not included). Entrée items change daily, and include Poached Salmon Filet served with Ratatouille and Tomato Coulis on Mondays; Duck Leg Confit served with Purple Potato and Shallot Sauce on Tuesdays; Filet of Trout Sautéed with Butter and served with Spinach on Wednesdays and Chicken Couscous on Thursdays. A Vegetarian Plate with Fresh Spinach, Ratatouille, Baby Squash and Saffron Basmati Rice is also available daily along with the complete a la carte menu.
For those who have time to linger, guests can make lunch a three-course meal. In addition to the entrée selection by Executive Chef Simon Ndjiki-Nya, one can choose an appetizer such as Bistrot Lepic’s Soup du Jour, Smoked Salmon Terrine or Charcuterie Plate along with a tempting dessert such as Chocolate Mousse, Caramel Flan or signature Crème Brulée. The three-course lunch is also well priced at only $20 per person (tax and gratuity not included).
Bistrot Lepic & Wine Bar is the quintessential French bistro located at 1736 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20007 in Georgetown. The restaurant is open for lunch daily from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM, and dinner Sunday and Monday 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM; Tuesday through Thursday 5:30 PM to 10 PM; Friday and Saturday 5:30 PM to 10:30 PM. The 20-seat Wine Bar is also open daily from 5:30 PM to 12 Midnight. For reservations or additional information please call (202) 333-0111 or visit www.bistrotlepic.com
il Canale –
il Canale is what Georgetown has been waiting for: A true Italian restaurant with Italian cooks, an Italian pizza oven, Italian wines, Italian design, al fresco dining ― all with an old-world friendly and warm demeanor. Now, it is here at last, with the combined vision of a Sicilian-born restaurateur and his creative team of lighting, décor and culinary innovators.
Located at 1063 31st Street NW, just a few steps from the C&O Canal, il Canale is at the heart of a historic neighborhood that is quite rapidly becoming known as the up-and-coming “restaurant row” of Georgetown.
il Canale’s menu offers a varied choice of thin-crust pizzas as well as superior Italian dishes including risotto, pastas, bufala mozzarella platters, salads, and fish and meat specialties. Desserts and breads are made in il Canale’s kitchen, too.
Owner Giuseppe “Joe” Farruggio, who first came to American at age 17, believes in transporting the very best of Italian hospitality to his new ventures in
Hailing from five generations of Italian pizza makers dating back to 1870 in
The executive chef is Milan-born Paolo Buffa, an Italian whose fortè is upscale Italian cooking. Buffa manages a staff that includes several other professional chefs at il Canale. He has more than 20 years of culinary experience in
Alain Suissa, a longtime hospitality specialist in the DC metropolitan area known for his memory of names and faces, is managing partner and maitre ‘d.
Each floor is accented with original museum-quality photographs especially formatted and framed for the restaurant’s décor. In his newest and most ambitious venture yet after owning and operating pizzerias in the suburban DC area, Farruggio looked to the impressionistic fine art photography of New Yorker Bill Armstrong and to DC-based photographer Richard Frasier. Frasier’s photographs of the
Il Canale can accommodate private celebrations for up to 120 seated guests. Parking is conveniently located directly across from il Canale. The website will be ilcanaledc.com.
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