Check Out:
Carmine's, DC
New York City based restaurant opens a local venue with affordable prices and large, family-style portions of Southern Italian classics.
Notti Bianche, DC
Tour of Italy cocktail specials featuring six premium selections, $12 each. In addition to a three-course prix fixe menu for $32 offered Tuesday through Sunday, 5:00-7:00 pm.
Red Rocks Pizza Napoletana, Old Town
Columbia Heights original has expanded into Alexandria with an Italian wood-fired oven.
Events:
September 13 – Umbrian Culinary Traditions, Border’s, DC
Food for thought with food critic Suzanne Carreiro. Book signing of “The Dog Who Ate the Truffle”. Examines the historic recipes from the Umbrian region and the continuation of Etruscan traditions today. 1801 K Street, NW. 6:30 pm.
September 16, 23 and 30 – Italian Cooking Classes, Casa Italiana, DC
Prepare four authentic recipes. Call for details. 6:00 to 9:00 pm for $50.
September 17 – Italian Language and Culture Meetup Group, DC
Euro Night featuring culinary specialties and culture from Italy along with 26 other European Union embassies at the Embassy of France. 6:30-10:30 pm, $30.
September 20, 24 and 27 – Italian Language and Culture Meetup Group, Vapiano’s, DC
Practice Italian and celebrate Italian culture while sampling antipasti, pastas and brick oven pizza.
September 24 – 1st Annual Mid-Atlantic Red Fruit Festival and Recipe Contest, DC
Pairing local farmers with leading chefs and home gardeners/cooks, this event will feature winning tomato recipes and tastings as well as wine pairings. RECIPES DUE SEPTEMBER 6TH. 6:00-8:00 pm, $35.
September 29 – Risotto Cooking Class, Zola, DC
Learn the basics of the risotto technique, creating risotto Milanese and porcini risotto. Develop a signature risotto with available ingredients and find out how to use leftover risotto. 6:30 pm, $60.
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