Happy Birthday, One Eight! One of our favorite things about the DC drinking scene is the abundance of small, local distillers. And of these local spirits, our favorite is One Eight, the makers of our go-to craft gin, Ivy City Gin. We've told you before how...
Where We've Been Drinking: Ace Hotel Our final stop in our tour of Palm Springs watering holes shares some characteristics with the others (Morgan's and Cliffhouse). Once again, the staff was relaxed, friendly, and helpful. Once again, while we had our choice of tables when we...
Where We've Been Drinking: Cliffhouse Our second stop in our tour of alcoholic oases in the Palm Springs desert brought us to Cliffhouse. As with Morgan's, Cliff House gets high marks for atmosphere. Happy hour happened on a large, heat-lamp bestrewn patio nestled among the rocks...
Where We've Been Drinking: Morgan's in the Desert We stayed the week between Christmas and New Year's in Palm Springs, where we spent our pre-dinner happy hours searching for the desert's best watering holes. Our first stop was Morgan's in the Desert, the La Quinta Waldorf-Astoria's hotel...
Where We've Been Drinking: Iron Gate We went to Iron Gate before. It was a 70 degree November day, and we ate lunch on the outdoor patio with Wigle Whiskey; it was as delightful as you imagine a warm fall day on a delightful patio sipping...
Where We've Been Drinking: Founding Farmers The first time we visited DC (as adults, that is--the infamous 8th grade class trip doesn't count) a good friend told me we should go to Founding Farmers. It was a hazy memory of delicious and crowded. We were trying...
Where We've Been Drinking: CopyCat Co. At our recent lunch with them, one of the Wigle people mentioned that her favorite place for cocktails in DC was Copycat; just a few days later, some friends of ours suggested a double date at a bar conveniently located...
Where We've Been Drinking: Memphis I had the pleasure of spending a weekend in Memphis. I hit up a bit of a conference I've gone to for years, which is full of activists of all variety who make you feel loved, motivated, and intimidated by their...
Where We've Been Drinking: Rasika When we decided to move to DC, all of our kind friends with DC connections sent us their lists of favorite restaurants. Rasika was near the top of everyone's list. We can see why. It's a bustling, completely full downtown restaurant. We...
Where We've Been Drinking: Carrie Nation It's hard to go wrong when you spend a Saturday evening out with a handful of your favorite friends, but throw in Halloween (which in Beacon Hill is quite a site--and don't get me started on the oodles of kids...