The Tasting Room — a modern wine bar at The Shops at Wisconsin Place in Chevy Chase, Md.
One of three satellite tasting rooms for Boxwood Winery, The Tasting Room serves Boxwood wines, as well as imported and domestic red and white wines, from self-dispensing enomatic machines.
This unique spot is one of Washington, D.C.’s newest gems and at the top of our “101 Places To Go” in 2010 list!
Overheard it through the grapevine: Boxwood Winery is owned by Rita and John Kent Cooke — the son of the late Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke. Their daughter, Rachel Martin (featured in our video), manages and oversees The Tasting Room’s operations.
So, what are those shiny silver things on Madonna’s child’s feet? Lourdes is sporting the latest footwear from TOMS. They’re cool. They’re charity-chic. And, they’re cheap. … Like, 40 bux!
If you live in D.C., you know how frustrating it is to be in the nation’s capital and still have no representation. This t-shirt expresses your pain. Isn’t it about time D.C. became the 51st state?
I was just telling my boyfriend we should rent some bikes and hit the monuments, like tourists. Now, after some creative Googling, I found a spot at Union Station — Bike & Roll — where we can rent some bikes). Well, as soon as his broken ankles heals. …
Looking for something different to do? The Reef is now featuring H0 slot cars — racing around about 70 feet of track — on Monday nights.
No. We’re not kidding.
Every Monday, the staff moves all tables and chairs out of the way “to make room for a custom-built 8-by-8-foot box that holds two separate tracks full of straightaways and hairpin turns.”
Race your friends while sipping $3 Pabst Blue Ribbon or Miller High Life drafts — from 5 p.m. until last call. {Source: Fritz Hahn}
Leftbank, Adams Morgan’s sleekest lounge, will close this weekend because of “the recession,” says owner Bekir Gunes.
Bekir, who started out in the valet business — parking cars for Cities, Leftbank’s predecessor, and then worked his way up to an owner in the Adams Morgan venture — says he is “disappointed to close the restaurant that he bought in 2004.”
But don’t worry, folks. We hear a group of investors has purchased the rights to the “Cities” name. And so, the legend will live on soon. Somewhere in the K Street area. …
If you want to watch the Caps in action, stop by the Kettler Capitals Iceplex (in Ballston, above the mall) this Wednesday morning at 11:30. Holla, holla!
The Tasting Room — a modern wine bar at The Shops at Wisconsin Place in Chevy Chase, Md.
A new study says that women who drink are less likely to gain weight.
