Stars and Bars: Closing Time @ Craft Brewers Conference — 4/13/17

Posted on 04/13/2017 by Mickey McCarter in Stars and Bars and tagged 3 Stars Brewing Co., Brewers Association, Craft Beer, Craft Brewers Conference, DC Brau, Flying Dog Brewery, SAVOR, SAVOR 2017, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington Convention Center.

Va. Gov. Terry McAuliffe addresses the 2017 Craft Brewers Conference at the Washington Convention Center. (Photo © Brewers Association)

The Brewers Association today closed a successful Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America (CBC) at the Washington Convention Center, reporting attendance of 13,000 brewing professionals and more than 900 exhibitors to exchange information and expertise around craft brewing.

Don’t Miss: MetroCooking DC @ Washington Convention Center, 12/3-12/4/16

Posted on 12/02/2016 by Mickey McCarter in Around Town and tagged BBQ, beer garden, cooking class, David Guas, Diva Q, Duff Goldman, Educated Eats, Jacques Pepin, MetroCooking DC, Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show, Oklahoma Joe's BBQ, RAMW, RAMW Grand Tasting Pavilion, Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, Tom Colicchio, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington Convention Center.

Ribs from Oklahoma Joe’s in Kansas City, Kansas (Photo by Adam Kuban)

Feeling hungry this weekend? If you didn’t eat enough at Thanksgiving last week, MetroCooking DC, the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show, is offering a two-day food festival at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday, Dec. 3, and Sunday, Dec. 4, for you to satiate your cravings.

MetroCooking DC is offering programming on each day including meet and greets with celebrity chefs and book signing opportunities. You can see the entire schedule, including opportunities to meet chefs like Tom Colicchio, Jacques Pepin, and Duff Goldman at http://www.metrocookingdc.com. You also can sign up for cooking demos!

Around Town: 2016 National Book Festival @ Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 9/24/16

Posted on 09/21/2016 by Jeremy Bailey in Around Town and tagged 2016 National Book Festival, books, Justin Cronin, Ken Burns, Library of Congress, Mary Roach, National Book Festival, Stephen King, Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

(Poster Design by Yuko Shimizu)

The 16th Annual National Book Festival comes to the Washington Convention Center on Saturday, September 24th!

Stephen King will be there on the Main Stage! Other authors speaking/presenting include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shonda Rhimes, Bob Woodward and Salman Rushdie. Tickets are required for Stephen’s talk (although they are full now), but not the others.

If you like books (and who doesn’t?), there will be a bit of everything. From kids books to fiction to graphic novels to poetry to books on food or history or science, you should have no problem finding something you want to read or to give as a gift.

Over 135 authors and illustrators will be available for signings throughout the day. Check out the schedule here.

A few notable authors and their latest books include, Mary Roach (Grunt) (1:00-1:45pm), Ken Burns (Grover Cleveland, Again!) (1:30-2:30pm) and Justin Cronin (The City of Mirrors) (4:30-5:30pm).

There is also an National Book Festival app available to help customize your personal itinerary for the day.

Find additional info here.

2016 Library of Congress National Book Festival
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Saturday, September 24, 2016
9:00am to 10:00pm
Free
All ages

Don’t Miss: DC On Tap Beer Festival @ Washington Convention Center, 5/21/16

Posted on 05/18/2016 by Jeremy Bailey in Around Town, Food Talk and tagged 3 Stars Brewing Co., America On Tap, Atlas Brew Works, Beer, beer festival, DC On Tap, Handsome Beer Co., porter, stout, Summer, Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

If the opportunity to indulge in three hours of unadulterated beer tasting is presented to you, will you seize it?

This Saturday, May 21st, is the DC On Tap Beer Festival (part of a larger craft beer festival series put on by American On Tap across the country).

Seize the opportunity! You can sample over a 150 beers from more than 80 different breweries, including DC breweries like 3 Stars, Handsome Beer and Atlas Brew Works.

This week (May 16-22) is also American Craft Beer Week, so it is extra apropos that you go.

There will also be food for purchase, live music and a few vendors to peek at while you steel yourself for the next rounds of beer.

Just to whet your appetite a bit, here are just a few of the beers I’ll be targeting:

Maine Brewing Company – Mean Old Tom (a mean, old stout with hints of vanilla)
Caboose Brewing Company – Saison (they opened in VA about a year ago, and I haven’t tried any of their beers yet)
Brewer’s Art – Zeke’s Coffee Porter (should wake me up!)
Handsome Beer Company – Strange Charm (a brown ale with a Belgian twist from the newest DC-based brewery – they rent space from other breweries for now)

It may be summer, but I still like them dark.

Buy your tickets now!
America On Tap Craft Beer Festival Series: DC On Tap
Walter E. Washington Convention Center (Exhibit Hall D – Level 2)
May 21
5:00-8:00pm (VIP 4:00-8:00pm)
$45 (VIP $60)
21+

Around Town: 2015 National Book Festival @ Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 9/5/15

Posted on 09/04/2015 by Jeremy Bailey in Around Town and tagged 2015 National Book Festival, books, Library of Congress, Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

This Saturday, September 5th, you can check out the 15th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival. Held this year at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

It’s free to attend. This is the second year they’ve held it indoors at the Convention Center (while the renovation continues on The Mall).

This year’s theme is “I Cannot Live Without Books.” It is a quote from Thomas Jefferson, and a reference to the 200th anniversary of the Library’s acquisition of his personal library.

There will be over 170 authors, poets and illustrators featured throughout the day.

Here’s the schedule.

Find the Map and additional info here.

There is also an National Book Festival app available to help customize your personal itinerary for the day.

2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Saturday, September 5
10:00am to 10:00pm
Free
All ages