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DC Dames’ Tips for Hosting the Holiday: We're hosting a Zoom session to help with your holiday planning! Last year's terrific programming included segments ranging from appetizers and aperitifs, to entertaining ideas, and tips for cold-weather grilling. Currently, we are looking for eight presenters to chat for 5 to 7 minutes each about their favorite hosting tips. The program will be moderated by Laura Calderone, founder of Relish Catering; Vanessa Cominsky, beverage consultant for Prestige-Ledroit Distributing Co., is helping to plan it all. Please fill out this form if you are interested in presenting this year. More information to come.....
Tuesday, December 10, 7 to 8:15 p.m.
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Cachaça Cocktail Class: Enjoy a complimentary glass of prosecco as you watch a cocktail demonstration and learn about cachaça, a distilled Brazilian spirit made from fermented sugarcane juice. Each guest will receive a drink ticket, which they can use to try one of the two signature cachaça cocktails featured in the demonstration, or for a drink of their choice from the bar. Networking and hors d’oeuvres to follow. Thanks to Michelle Licht, director of events at the National Press Club, for hosting the event. $40. This event is for Dames and their guests. Registration in advance on Wild Apricot. Friday, December 6, 5 to 8 p.m., National Press Club, 13th Floor, 529 14th St. NW Washington, D.C  Dinner at Daru: Jessica Van Dop DeJesus, who moved to Belgium in 2021, will be coming back to DC in a few weeks, and we are hosting an informal gathering for her at Daru. Dames are invited for drinks, dinner and catching up. Everyone pays their own way. Thursday, November 21, 6 p.m., Daru, 1451 Maryland Ave. NE Washington, D.C. Please email Holly Barzyk at [email protected] if you’d like to join us; deadline to RSVP is 9 a.m. on November 21.  General Membership Meeting: If you haven’t signed up yet for our biannual membership meeting on Monday, November 18, at 7 p.m., please take a minute to do so now! This important Zoom gathering provides all members with a glimpse into the activities of our chapter, a look at our finances, goals for the year, and how you can make the most from your membership. We’ll be voting on a bylaw amendment regarding board meeting absences (for details, refer to the email notice sent October 24). And we’ll also be welcoming this year’s scholarship recipients to talk about how they benefit from this important aspect of our mission. Register here.
Please mark your calendars and join us for the Autumn General Membership Meeting, on Monday, November 18, 2024 from 7:00 - 8:30 PM via Zoom. The meeting is held virtually so all members from across the region can easily attend. This important meeting provides all members with a glimpse into the activities of our chapter, a look at our finances, goals for the year, and how you can make the most from your membership. We are thrilled to welcome this year’s scholarship recipients to our meeting to talk about how they benefit from this important aspect of our mission. An Agenda, documents to review and zoom link will be sent before the meeting. Please click here to register for the meeting through Wild Apricot. If you cannot attend the meeting, please click here to complete the proxy form online. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you on November 18th.
Join the DC Chapter of Les Dames d'Escoffier, Bold Fork Books, Authors Dame Toni Tipton-Martin and Morgan Bolling, and Dame Bonnie Benwick and Dame Clementine Thomas for an evening celebrating the release of America's Test Kitchen's latest cookbook, WHEN SOUTHERN WOMEN COOK: History, Lore, and 300 Recipes with Contributions from 70 Women Writers. Tuesday, November 12 at 7PM at Bold Fork Books, 3064 Mount Pleasant Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20009 Click here for your tickets! ABOUT WHEN SOUTHERN WOMEN COOK A first-of-its-kind Southern cookbook featuring more than 300 Cook's Country recipes and fascinating insights into the culinary techniques and heroes of the American South. Tour the diverse history of Southern food through 200+ stories of women who've shaped the cuisine! Shepherded by Toni Tipton-Martin and Cook's Country Executive Editor and TV personality Morgan Bolling, When Southern Women Cook showcases the hard work, hospitality, and creativity of women who have given soul to Southern cooking from the start. Every page amplifies their contributions, from the enslaved cooks making foundational food at Monticello to Mexican Americans accessing sweet memories with colorful conchas today. 70+ voices paint a true picture of the South: Emmy Award–winning producer and author Von Diaz covers Caribbean immigrant foodways through Southern stews; food journalist Kim Severson delves into recipes' power as cultural currency; mixologist and beverage historian Tiffanie Barriere reflects on Juneteenth customs including red drink. Consulting food historian KC Hysmith contributes important—and fascinating—context throughout. Covering every region and flavor of the American South, from Texas Barbecue to Gullah Geechee rice dishes, this collection of 300 recipes is a joyous celebration of Southern cuisine and its diverse heroes, past and present. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Julia Child Award recipient, journalist, and Cook's Country Editor-in-Chief Toni Tipton-Martin is the force behind the James Beard and IACP Award–winning book Jubilee as well as The Jemima Code and the newly released Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs & Juice. North Carolina–born Morgan Bolling is Cook's Country Executive Editor of Creative Content, a Cook's Country TV cast member, and a barbecue expert. Together, they aim to amplify the stories of Southern women cooks throughout history. ABOUT THE MODERATOR Bonnie Benwick is a freelance editor, recipe tester, and consultant. She worked as a food and recipes editor at The Washington Post from 2004 to 2019, and published The Washington Post Cookbook: Readers’ Favorite Recipes in 2013. She teaches cooking classes at the Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital and serves as an advisor for the nonprofit Food for Kids and on the board of Les Dames d’Escoffier DC Regional Chapter. ABOUT BOLD FORK BOOKS Bold Fork Books is Washington DC's only culinary bookshop, featuring new and vintage cookbooks and elevated kitchen wares. Owned by Clementine Thomas, the store serves as a hub for food lovers, hosting events, author talks, and culinary discussions. $15 General Admission and a beverage $45 Signed signed book, admission and a beverage Dames Members: Enter the promo code DAMESDC and click on "apply" when buying to get your discounted Dames ticket of $35! Cancellation Policy: You may cancel your ticket for a full refund if notification is received by November 5, 7 days before the event.  Join us for happy hour at Ometeo, an upscale Tex-Mex restaurant created by Long Shot Hospitality in partnership with Chef Gabe Erales, the first Latino to win Top Chef. New member Rivka Alvial is the bar manager there, and we hope other new members will attend this casual get-together so we can get a chance to get to know you! Everyone pays for their own margaritas, chicken tinga tacos (and more). Monday, October 7: 6 to 8 p.m. 1640 Capital One Drive North, Tysons, Va. Onsite parking or Silver Line to McLean. RSVP to Aviva Goldfarb at [email protected]
Get to know other members in a speed networking event that will be the most efficient two hours you will spend this fall! This gathering will foster one-on-one conversations with new and established members, creating deeper connections among us. Come with a question and find a Dame who will help answer it. Let’s lift each other up through mentorship! Part 2 of this event will be held in June to see how far we have come together. Event is open to Dames members only. Click here to buy your tickets!
Thursday, September 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Colada Shop, 7993 Tuckerman Lane, Potomac, Md. Cost: $30 Each ticket includes one cocktail or beverage of choice, two empanadas and two croquetas as well as gratuity! Limited Space. Book your tickets before September 20th. This event will sell out! Thank you to Dame Daniella Senior for hosting us. Cancellation Policy You may cancel your ticket for a full refund if notification is received by September 20. No-shows are ineligible for any refund. Note: if you have to cancel, please remember you can turn your ticket purchase into a tax deductible donation to Les Dames DC if cancellation is received by September 20. Cancellations received after September 20 will likely incur the cost of your ticket from the vendor, therefore would not be available as a donation. Dames Who Read: Queen of the Turtle Derby and Other Southern Phenomena, by Julia Reed. Food writer Jeffrey Steingarten calls Reed’s writing “funny and addictive, blending the street smarts of Greenville, Mississippi, where 'girls are taught to drink Scotch and smoke cigarettes and drive a car by the time they are twelve,' with the sophistication of a globe-trotting journalist. Julia's favorite subjects are Southern--fashion, politics, and above all food, which she describes with irresistible affection, knowledge, and delight." Monday, October 21: Hybrid meeting (in person and Zoom), hosted by Janet Cam and Bonnie Benwick, who will be preparing a seated dinner (limited to 10) made with recipes from the book. Dinner starts at 6:30, discussion starts at 7. Location is Janet’s house at 12608 Exchange Court N, Potomac, Md. Please RSVP to [email protected] by Friday, October 18. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3019868540  The Taste of Things (2023). Set in France in 1889, the film follows the life of a chef and his love affair with his live-in personal cook Eugenie (played by Juliette Binoche). The entire first 38 minutes of the film center on scenes of cooking in a big country kitchen. For a taste, check out the trailer here. Available on Amazon, Apple TV, and other streaming services. Discussion moderated by Eileen Dykes. Please RSVP to Eileen at [email protected] if you are planning to join the discussion. Of course, last-minute drop-ins are also welcome. Monday, September 16: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3019868540  |
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