Rosé wines have a bad rap. The reason? Most consumers think of sickeningly sweet white Zinfandel and “blush” wines. While such wines do offer an opportunity to notice “hints of Kool-Aid with a strong dose strawberry jolly rancher,” they’re pretty bad. True Rosés, though, can be wonderful. They’re generally bone dry or slightly off-dry, and they’re […]
BoycottBP has more than 800,000 members on Facebook. The opening statement of its mission? “Boycott BP stations.” Unless the group’s goal is to bankrupt small business owners, this is a terrible idea. Virtually every BP gas station –- including the one on Capitol Hill, at 823 Pennsylvania Ave SE –- is independently owned and operated. […]
America’s birthday is just a few days away. If you’re still figuring out what to do this weekend (aside from re-reading the Declaration of Independence), there’s plenty of stuff happening on the Hill.
“Once you gain an appetite for fine food,” explained 20-year Hill resident Greg Rohde as we sat down for dinner at Bistro Cacao, “it’s hard not to enjoy fine wine.” Like most oenophiles, Greg has always enjoyed discovering new wines and sharing them. So when his close friend asked for help with a new business […]
Last spring, when DC entrepreneur Bo Blair opened The Bullpen – a 15,000-square-foot beer garden/concert venue directly across from Nationals Park – he was entering uncharted territory. Blair had gained success by targeting Georgetown’s preppie crowd; he owns Smith Point and The Rookery (two bars known for their guest-list only policy), along with Surfside (a […]