Song of the Day: “Tell Your Friends” by Wilco

Posted on 05/21/2020 by Parklifer in Preview and tagged alt-country, charity, Chicago, folk, Illinois, Jeff Tweedy, Song of the Day, Wilco, World Central Kitchen.

Wilco (Photo by Annabel Mehran)

Last night, Wilco performed their new single “Tell Your Friends” for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. You can watch the performance on YouTube.

Around Town: Dine-N-Dash @ Penn Quarter + The Wharf — 6/12/19

Posted on 06/21/2019 by Mickey McCarter in Around Town, Food Talk and tagged charity, DC, Dine N Dash, food festival, Jose Andres, Penn Quarter, The Wharf, World Central Kitchen.

World Central Kitchen serves paella to guests checking into Dine-N-Dash 2019 at the National Union Building on June 12, 2019. (Photo by Mickey McCarter)

Nonprofit World Central Kitchen, established by Chef José Andrés to feed people after global disasters, held its top fundraising event recently, drawing hungry hoppers to more than 30 DC restaurants in Logan Circle, Penn Quarter, and The Wharf to dine and dash through curated meals and drinks.

As ever, this event was a lot of fun, and everyone left with full tummies and high spirits.

Preview: Dine-N-Dash @ Penn Quarter/ 14 St./ The Wharf, 6/12/19

Posted on 05/27/2019 by Parklifer in Around Town, Food Talk, Preview and tagged 14th Street NW, charity, Dine N Dash, food festival, Jose Andres, Logan Circle, Penn Quarter, The Wharf, World Central Kitchen.

Kabir Amir, owner and sommerlier, pours at Flight. (Photo courtesy Dine-N-Dash)

José Andrés and World Central Kitchen have recruited 30 restaurants to participate in the annual Dine-N-Dash fundraising event to benefit the nonprofit global charity as restaurants at The Wharf, located in Southwest DC, join the event for the first time on Wednesday, June 12.

Around Town: Support #ChefsForFeds @ World Central Kitchen

Posted on 01/17/2019 by Mickey McCarter in Around Town and tagged charity, ChefsForFeds, food, government shutdown, Jose Andres, World Central Kitchen.

#ChefsForFeds

As the federal government shutdown continues, we at Parklife DC have become increasingly outraged by the treatment of federal workers living in our city. So we urge you to donate or volunteer for Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen to help.

Around Town: RAMMY Awards @ Washington Convention Center — 6/10/18

Posted on 06/18/2018 by Mickey McCarter in Around Town, Food Talk and tagged Ambar, Amy Brandwein, Andrea Tateosian, Ari Gejdenson, Bourbon Steak, Buttercream Bakeshop, Centrolina, CHIKO, Chris Morgan, Clarity, Commissary, Compass Rose, Craft Beer, Daniel Coleman, Espita Mezcaleria, gala, Gerald Addison, Greg Engert, Heidi Minora, Initiative 77, Ivy City Smokehouse, Jose Andres, Masseria, Maydan, Mindful Restaurants, minibar, Moby Dick House of Kabob, Muriel Bowser, Neighborhood Restaurant Group, Osteria Morini, Owen's Ordinary, Patricia Fernandez de la Cruz, RAMMY Awards, RAMW, Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, Right Proper Brewing Company, Scott Drewno, The Daily Dish, The Dubliner, Thor Cheston, Tiffany MacIsaac, Tony and Joe's, Tony Cibel, Urbana, USI Insurance Services, Washington Convention Center, Winn Robertson, World Central Kitchen.

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, who opposes DC Initiative 77, presents at the RAMMY Awards on June 10, 2018.

Some of the best and the brightest received recognition lately from the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) at the annual RAMMY Awards, held as a black tie gala at the Washington Convention Center.

While the lavish awards program was the focus of the day, many awardees and the association itself spoke in opposition to DC Initiative 77, which would eliminate tipped wages at restaurants in favor of a universal wage by 2026 if enacted in a vote on Tuesday, June 19.

Around Town: Dine-N-Dash @ 14th Street + Penn Quarter — 6/6/18

Posted on 06/10/2018 by Mickey McCarter in Around Town, Food Talk and tagged Barcelona, Bresca, charity, Dine N Dash, El Centro DF, Estadio, food festival, Jose Andres, Logan Circle, Penn Quarter, World Central Kitchen, Zaytinya.

Friendly faces from World Central Kitchen reminded us we were supporting a good cause, not simply having the night out of the year, during Dine-N-Dash 2018.

Thirty of DC’s best restaurants banded together in a night of revelry and charity to benefit World Central Kitchen, the feed-the-world nonprofit founded by Chef José Andrés, with bottomless food and drink on Wednesday for what must ever be the best time in DC.

Don’t Miss: Dine-N-Dash @ 14th Street NW DC, 6/6/18

Posted on 06/05/2018 by Parklifer in Around Town, Food Talk and tagged 14th Street NW, charity, Dine N Dash, food festival, Jose Andres, Logan Circle, Penn Quarter, World Central Kitchen.

Chefs Fanny Slater and Jose Andres with Adam Richman onstage at DC Central Kitchen’s Capital Food Fight on November 16, 2017 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry French/Getty Images for DC Central Kitchen’s Capital Food Fight)

Enjoy food and drink from 30 top DC restaurants — all in one night! Limited tickets are still available for Dine-N-Dash on Wednesday, June 6. With your ticket, you check in, claim a wristband and *dash* between locations to *dine* to your heart’s content.

At Dine-N-Dash, you’ll party with Chef José Andrés and friends to benefit his charity organization, World Central Kitchen.

Around Town: Dine N Dash @ 14th Street + Penn Quarter — 6/7/17

Posted on 06/13/2017 by Mickey McCarter in Around Town and tagged 14th Street, B Too, charity, Colada Shop, Dangerously Delicious Pies, Dine N Dash, Dirty South Deli, Estadio, Fish by Jose Andres, food festival, Ice Cream Jubilee, Jaleo, Jose Andres, Lupo Verde, Penn Quarter, Shake Shack, Sotto, Taqueria Nacional, World Central Kitchen, Zaytinya.

Lamb kabobs were a winner at B Too during Dine N Dash 2017.

If ever you’re looking for an extraordinary night out, look no further than Dine N Dash, José Andrés’ annual charity event benefitting World Central Kitchen, an international organization that focuses on smart solutions to hunger and poverty.

On June 7, charitable diners turned out for Dine N Dash 2017, which broke them into two main camps by neighborhood. One group was designated for restaurants in Penn Quarter, including José’s own Jaleo, Oyamel, Zaytinya, and more, while others were to start their dining along 14th Street, and a grab bag of restaurants including Sotto, B Too, Lupe Verde, and more. When you register to go, you choose your starting point, and the sooner you register, the more choices you have.

Don’t Miss: Dine-N-Dash @ 14th Street NW + Penn Quarter, 6/7/17

Posted on 06/05/2017 by Mickey McCarter in Around Town and tagged B Too, Bantam Kim, Black Jack, charity, China Cilcano, Colada Shop, Del Campo, Dine N Dash, Doi Moi, Estadio, fundraiser, Ghibellina, Graffiato, Jaleo, Jose Andres, Lupo Verde, Oyamel, Policy, SEI, Sotto, Taqueria Nacional, Voltaggio Brothers Steakhouse, World Central Kitchen, Zaytinya.

José Andrés addresses the 2019 World Bank/IMF Spring Meeting on April 12, 2019. (Photo courtesy World Bank)

Limited tickets remain for the annual Dine-N-Dash, held by José Andrés and World Central Kitchen to benefit World Central Kitchen’s mission to find smart solutions to hunger and poverty, on June 7.