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DC’s Best View is Back, Complete With "Juicing Station"

Where: 515 15th Street NW [map], Washington, DC, United States, 20004
July 10, 2009 at 1:09 PM | by BS | 0 Comments

While most Washingtonians have been pretty happy with the buzz the Obama administration has brought their town over the last six months, they’ve also been quietly mourning the loss of the city’s most awe-inspiring drinking spot: the rooftop bar at the top of the legendary Hotel Washington.

Across the street from the White House, the hotel’s terrace was indisputably the best spot to wow out-of-towners with a stiff martini and a view stretching miles around. So we’re happy to report the bar is now officially back—and officially a lot cooler in its new incarnation.

The hotel reopened this week as DC’s first W Hotel, and the rooftop space has been reconceived as POV, a sleek cocktail lounge helmed by Sasha Petraske of NYC’s Milk & Honey, which means you won’t see many guests going for that stiff martini anymore. Instead, there’s a fruit-and-vegetable juicing station inside the bar, so you can spike your cocktail with some freshly-made strawberry lemonade. The views, thankfully, are exactly the same.

Related Stories:
· POV [Official Site]
· While Kobe Hits the Beach, LeBron Does DC [Jaunted]
· The 'Congress of Cool' Will Convene at W Washington DC Tomorrow [HotelChatter]

[Photo: Starwood Hotels]

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Sushi With A Twist

Where: 444 7th St NW [map], Washington, DC, United States, 20004
January 13, 2009 at 12:30 PM | by BS | 0 Comments

Inauguration party people looking for DC's newest hot spot may want to check out Sei, a trendy little sushi lounge that opened just off the Pennsylvania Avenue parade route on Monday.

From the owners of popular Asian fusion eatery Oya, Sei has a standard sushi-and-sake menu along with some out-there twists like a Caesar roll (romaine, crunchy tofu, anchovies and Caesar dressing) and a fish-and-chips roll (flounder, malt vinegar, wasabi tartar and fries). French fries in sushi! Count us in. Meanwhile, those tired of the whole avant garde sushi trend can snack on Asian pork tacos or sake-cured cod.

The 50-seat restaurant is looking appropriately chic for its Penn Quarter locale, with gold leaf, mellow amber lighting and white ostrich damask classing the place up.

We know high-end sushi in a lounge-y setting isn't exactly breaking news for the DC dining scene (see Café Asia, Geisha, and a bunch of others), but the chefs at Sei hail from Adams Morgan standby Perry's, so this one arrives with some street cred.

Related Stories:
· Sei [Official Site]
· Sei Opens Today [metrocurean]
· New DC Restaurants coverage [Official Sites]

[Photo: Sei]

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Drink For Change At District Chophouse

Where: 509 7th St., NW [map], Washington, DC, United States, 20004
December 23, 2008 at 11:30 AM | by BS | 0 Comments

Just about every watering hole in the greater Washington area is offering some kind of Obama cocktail or presidential wine special during inauguration, but not too many places can offer a beer brewed especially for the occasion.

The Penn Quarter outpost of mini-chain District Chophouse will be celebrating inauguration with a special brew called Barack Bock a "hoppy, amber colored strong lager," specially crafted in honor of the 44th President.

The Chophouse may not be DC's most inventive restaurant, but the steak-and-seafood menu is full of solid standbys, and the Seventh Street location is about as close as most people are likely to get to the actual inauguration parade.

Related Stories:
· District Chophouse [Official Site]
· TenPenh Has a Dream [Jaunted]

[Photo: cavalier92]

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TenPenh Has A Dream

Where: 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW [map], Washington, DC, United States, 20004
December 16, 2008 at 9:45 AM | by BS | 2 Comments

We're assuming most Jaunted readers haven't been invited to the black-tie inaugural balls, but that doesn't mean you can't party in style on Obama's big day. (Until 5 am!) So over the next month, we'll be taking a look at the best inauguration-inspired eats and drinks.

You'll have to hustle to get a table at TenPenh restaurant for January 20, as it's right on the Pennsylvania Avenue parade route. But if you do decide to camp out there ahead of time, stay warm with TenPenh's new Obama-inspired cocktail, the Dream. The drink is a blend of bourbon, apple cider, honey, caramel and cinnamon. Sounds warming, but at $9 each, TenPenh must not realize the Republicans are on their way out.

The Dream is on the menu starting January 1 and will also be featured at TenPenh's high-end sister restaurants, DC Coast, Ceiba and Acadiana.

Related Stories:
· TenPenh [Official Site]
· Inauguration Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: angela n.]

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K-Fed Touches Down in DC

Where: 915 F St NW [map], Washington, DC, United States, 20004
November 13, 2006 at 9:17 AM | by sedona | 0 Comments


Think soon-to-be legally single Kevin Federline would let a mere divorce ruin his weekend travel plans? Nah. The father of, um, four, flew to Washington, DC, on Friday to pimp out his new CD, Playing With Fire, at Platinum, a massive, four-level nightclub.

K-Fed apparently made a scene with his "excessive" entourage and "drank a little, chain-smoked a lot, laughed with various members of his posse and, inexplicably, blinked a flashlight at people around the club." That's our Kevin. No need for an impromptu live perfomance to actually prove you might have rapped what's on the album. Earlier in the day, he reportedly hit up a Wal-Mart in Hagerstown, MD, to stock up on necessities for the evening ahead.

TMZ reports that K-Fed also stayed at a "cheap" hotel in town, perhaps to prep for his pending life of child-support payments ahead?

[Photo: Washington Post]

Related Stories:
· At Platinum, In the Flesh? Yes! It's Kevin Federstein! [Washington Post]
· K-Fed Playing With Pennies [TMZ.com]