Taste of Dupont (8/5/10) & Georgetown (8/9/10)

'Tis the season for tastings apparently! Here's info on both of these free events since they're occurring within the same week - next week!

Taste of Dupont
October 5, 2010
6pm-9pm

Tickets may be purchased online or at the event: $5 for each individual tasting, or a five tasting ticket package for $20.
Buy or Will Call tickets at Dupont Circle Resource Center (9 Dupont Circle) beginning at 5 pm.

FYI, this is not an outdoor tasting with booths, street closings, etc. The tastings are provided within each establishment.

List of participating restaurants and their menus:

Annie's Paramount Steakhouse - White Meat Chicken Chili. $4 Stella, $4 House Wine, $4 Stoli Mixed Drinks, $4 House Manhattans and $4 House Martinis
Bertucci's - Stuffed four cheese Portabello with bread crouton crumbs
BGR: The Burger Joint - Wellington Slider
Cafe Dupont - Bouillabaisse and Coq au vin
Cafe Green - Pumpkin Risotto and Stuffed Mushrooms
Current Sushi - TBD
Darlington House - Tortolloni stuffed with butternut squash
Firefly - Devilled Eggs or Truffle Fries
Floriana - TBD
Gazuza - Veggie Combo roll or Crunchy Spicy Tuna Roll
James Hoban's - TBD
Level One - Braised Short-Ribs with Truffle Mac-N-Cheese
Lupe Cantina - Taquito, Quesadilla, or Frozen Margarita. Taste of Dupont After Party with $5 Margartias.
Maddy's - Mom's Meatloaf w/ a Sweet and Tangy Tomato Sauce
Nando's Peri Peri - Chicking Wings, Olives & Nuts
One Lounge - Porchetta Slider on Fresh Baked Brioche
Scion - Braised Lamb Shank over Cous Cous in a Lamb Reduction Sauce
Twist at the Carlyle Suites Hotel - TBD
SoHo Tea & Coffee - Coffee House fare
Urbana at the Hotel Palomar - TBD

Taste of Georgetown
October 9, 2010
11am-4pm
Wisconsin Ave & M St

Proceeds benefit Georgetown Ministry Center's services supporting the homeless.

Tickets may be purchased online or at the event (Eagle Bank parking lot from 11am-3:30pm)
One tasting ticket is good for one tasting.
$5: One Tasting Ticket
$20: Five Tasting Tickets

Also enjoy a Tasting Pavilion for Wine, Ale, Spirits ($10 for four tasting tickets), and live music.

List of participating restaurants:

1789
Baked & Wired
Bangkok Joe's
Bodega Spanish Tapas & Lounge
Café Bonaparte
Chadwick's
Clyde's
Crepe Amour/Georgetown Wing Co.
Daily Grill
Dean & Deluca
Fahrenheit Restaurant
Farmers & Fishers
Filomena Ristorante
Georgetown Cupcake
Hook
J Paul's
Mie N Yu
Morso
Morton's the Steakhouse
Neyla
Nick's Riverside Grille
Old Glory BBQ
Paolo's
Patisserie Poupon
Ristorante Piccolo
Rugby Café
Tacklebox
Third Edition
Thunder Burger & Bar
Tony & Joe's Seafood Place

Taste of Friendship Heights - Sept. 25, 2010

4th Annual Taste of Friendship Heights, Saturday, September 25th!

TIME: 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. (rain or shine)
WHERE: Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD.

Organized by the Friendship Heights Urban Network (FHUN) and the Village of Friendship Heights, the Taste of Friendship Heights will showcase some of the area's premier restaurants, including Capitol Grille, Indique Heights, M Cafe, Famoso, Bambule, Lia's, Maggiano's, Frosting Cupcakery, Potomac Pizza, Tynan Coffee and Tea, Whole Foods, Courtyard Marriott and Sunrise Brighton Gardens.

Food and drink tickets are $5 for 4 tickets. A portion of the proceeds from the event will be donated to a local charity, the Community Council for the Homeless at Friendship Place.

More information is available at www.tasteoffriendshipheights.com

Taste of Bethesda 2010 - October 2nd!

21st annual Taste of Bethesda
Saturday, October 2, 2010

Come sample from 50 restaurants and check out four stages of live entertainment! Each year, more than 40,000 people attend! Fun for kids and dogs too.

Admission is free. Taste tickets will be sold on-site in bundles of four tickets for $5. Food servings cost one to four tickets.

Located along Norfolk, Fairmont, St. Elmo, Cordell and Del Ray Avenues. It is also just three blocks away from the Bethesda Metro

Here is a list of the participating restaurants and their menu:

Angeethi Indian Cuisine – Samosa, aloo tikki, butter chicken, biryani, mix kabab
Bangkok Garden – Egg rolls, pad Thai, red curry chicken
Bangkok One Thai – Pad Thai, nam ya, fried rice, Thai iced tea
The Barking Dog – Sliders, BBQ, variety hot dogs, cheesesteaks
Ben & Jerry's – Ice cream, bottled drinks
BGR The Burger Joint – Sliders, cheese fries
Bistro LaZeez – BBQ chicken, hummus, baba ghanous, pita bread
Bistro Provence – Sweet pepper w/ goat cheese, cucumber soup, lobser purse
BlackFinn Restaurant & Saloon – Crab cakes, chicken skewers, sliders
Brasserie Monte Carlo – Leg of lamb stew
Bundles of Cookies – Decorated cookies, gourmet cookies, brownies/bars
California Tortilla – Blackened chicken taco, brownies, cookies
Caribou Coffee – Fritters, black iced tea, peach black mango tea, hot apple cider
Chef Tony's – TBD
Cookies by Design – Cookies on a stick, cookie bags
Daily Grill – TBD
Delhi Dhaba – Butter chicken, chickpeas, alu palar, samosa, mango lassi, naan
Divino Lounge – Grilled Argentine sausage, empanadas, grilled beef, grilled chicken
Flanagan's Harp & Fiddle – Brisket, shepherds pie, Donegal chicken, ice cream
Flaxella Café – Fruit smoothie, cowboy cookie, chocolate zucchini log, flax cookie
Fresh Grill – “Mini me” (beef, chicken), chicken salad, seasonal fries
Georgetown Cupcake – Cupcakes
Giffords Ice Cream and Candy Co. – Ice cream
Haagen Dazs – Ice cream
Haandi Indian Cuisine – Murgh makhani, palak paneer, samosa
Hanaro Sushi – California & salmon roll, chicken tempura, gyoza, green tea
Hard Times Café – Chili, fries
Honest Tea – Honest tea, Honest ade
Jaleo – Paella, gazpacho
Just Cakes – Cupcakes, pound cakes, quick bread
Lebanese Taverna – Chicken & beef shawarma sandwich, hommos
Louisiana Kitchen & Bayou Bar – Jambalaya, gumbo, bread pudding, étouffée
M & N's Pizza – Pizza
Mamma Lucia of Bethesda – Pizza
Matuba Japanese Restaurant – Sushi, chicken teriyaki, tempura, Japanese soda
Mia's Pizzas – Brick oven pizza
Morton's – Filet mignon sandwich
Nest Café – Mussels, pork BBQ, brisket BBQ, chicken BBQ, fries
Olazzo – Meatball & chicken parmesan sandwiches
Original Pancake House – Nutella crepes, lemon crepes
Oz Restaurant & Wine Bar – Tomato soup, duck & spinach salad, grilled lamb
Passage to India – Samosa, murgh makhani, vegetable korma
Penang Malaysian Cuisine – Satay chicken, char koay teow, curry chicken
Quartermaine – Coffee
Ri Ra Irish Pub – Guinness BBQ wings, beef sheperd's pie, Kelly's chocolate cake
Rock Bottom Brewery – Ribs
Ruth's Chris Steak House – Tenderloin, creamed spinach, sweet potato casserole
Saveur India – Samosa, paalak murgh, panner makhani, yellow daal, mango lassi
Shangri–La – Momo, chicken birayoui
Smoothie King – Fruit smoothies
Spring Mill Bread Company – Bread, cookies, muffins, brownies, cupcakes
Tommy Joe's Restaurant – Mini burgers, pulled pork & chicken sandwiches, slaw
Uncle Julio's – TBD
Union Jack's Bethesda – Strongbow wings, drunken chicken, bread pudding
Yamas Mediterranean Grill – Gyro, falafel, hummus, baklava, rice pudding
Zen Tara Tea – Iced tea, desserts, hot tea & coffee
See you all there!

Millhouse's House of Rolls

This weekend I was able to meet up with James Millhouse Jr, owner of Millhouse's House of Rolls during one of his biscuit tastings. I first met James last year at the Metropolitan Cooking and Entertainment Show where his angel biscuits were so memorable.

In 1994, James' mother taught him the recipe for angel biscuits, and after some revisions he debuted his biscuits around the holidays in 2001. They were a huge hit! His flavor variations happened a few years a later and was encouraged by loved ones to start his own business.
Now James is full speed ahead attending conventions, starting a dry mix line and instructional book on how to create flavor variations and pre-made biscuits.

FAQ (more on his website)

Q. What are Millhouse rolls?

A. Our version of angel biscuits is like a cross between a traditional buttermilk biscuit and a yeast roll. It is tender, flavorful, and easy to make.

These are the Original Angel biscuits. They're slightly sweet and insanely addictive.

These Banana Walnut ones were my favorite! I ate 3 of them, and they had the perfect balance of sweetness, nuttiness and banana.

James has tried so many different variations of his biscuits including peppermint! Very interesting, haha.
You can tell he is very passionate about his product and excited to share them with others. I look forward to the pre-made biscuits and the dry mix! He will be at the 2010 Metropolitan Cooking and Entertainment Show and you can check out his other events on his News page.

Contact:
james@millhouserolls.com
(240) 221-3007