Welcome to Church & State. We are Americans: inventors of juleps, sours, rickeys, fizzes, and martinis. All of our ingredients are born, bred, & blended within the United States, exclusively. Innovation is our heritage and our calling. So says owner and Capitol Hill mixologist extraordinaire Erik Holzherr of his third and newest bar above Fruit […]
January will mark 10 years I’ve lived in Washington, DC, and a decade of making the Hill my home. During that time, many adventures with friends and wine have happened in many fabulous places all over this city. Many of these memories involve the jazz club HR-57 with friends and many bottles of wine. Much […]
We all know someone (or are someone) who prefers to drink their calories than eat them. Not only are they a regular at watering holes across the Hill, but their home bar is better stocked than several of those bars. Well, you don’t have to leave the neighborhood to get me them a present this […]
His name is John Matthews, but to many residents in Southeast DC he’s known as “Peter Bug,” a nod to a Volkswagen beetle he’s been driving for years. Now, in addition to his nickname, John Matthews will also be known for having the 400 block of 13th Street SE named in his honor. “Peterbug Matthews […]
We’re just days before Christmas. Got the presents wrapped? Tree trimmed? Menus planned? Food always played a big part in the Christmas and New Year’s traditions in my home growing up, and I thought it might be interesting to find out what foods or dishes are cherished by our neighborhood chefs and restaurateurs. This week, […]