Cocktail of the Month : The Space Bar
• November 10, 2025

The National Guard is deployed in cities with decades-low crime rates, the White House is being demolished to make room for a vanity ballroom and ICE continues to arrest people […]

Cocktail of the Month: The Kir 
• September 9, 2025

Last month, the White House deployed National Guard troops to the District of Colombia because of alleged lawlessness in the city, even though crime hit a 30-year low last year. […]

Cocktail of the Month: The Orange Crush
• August 13, 2025

First off, it was a fruity carbonated soft drink that peaked in popularity in the late ’70s, though its origins date back to the early 1900s. Next, it was a breakout […]

Cocktail of the Month: The Medio y Medio  
• July 16, 2025

I feel exhausted from the sweltering sun, which is baking my shoulders. The intense heat is amplified by my black T-shirt. Sweat drips down my back and temples as I […]

Cocktail of the Month: The Smoked Old Fashioned 
• June 10, 2025

My cocktail arrives covered with a smoky dome. I spy liquid-gold bourbon and orange slices through the white fog. Other patrons turn their heads and admire this creative presentation. A […]

Cocktail of the Month: The Musso & Frank Martini  
• May 14, 2025

The 2019 film “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” — often called Quentin Tarantino’s love letter to L.A. — is set in 1969, a time of transition from old-school […]

Art & Arias: A Garden Soirée
• May 9, 2025

An evening of live opera, refined hospitality, and artistic ambiance in the historic garden of the Arts Club of Washington. Step into an evening of artful indulgence beneath the summer […]

Cocktail of the Month: The Malbec Margarita  
• April 9, 2025

When you think of wine and Argentina, one word comes to mind: malbec. Even though the grape has a long history in France, it’s most often associated with the land […]

Cocktail of the Month: Zimplex’s ‘The Trip’ 
• March 11, 2025

Is it a cocktail? An art installation? A science experiment? What is this glowing, psychedelic, lava-lamp-looking illumination in front of me?    These are a few of the questions I asked […]

Cocktail of the Month: The Snoopy  
• February 18, 2025

The new year hasn’t gotten off to a very promising start. It kicked off with the area’s biggest snowfall in years, then limped into the inauguration of a convicted felon. […]