​GLENSTONE MUSEUM - DAMES ONLY
Gail Forman has nabbed hard-to-get tickets to visit the new Glenstone Museum in Potomac, MD.  Limited to 15. Once you reserve your place, Gail will get back to you with ticket and entry information.  The group will begin with a Dutch-treat lunch at Glenstone's informal  café-- soup, salads, sandwiches -- where Brian Patterson, formerly of L'Academie de Cuisine, is the chef. Afterwards, you can visit all areas of the private museum, which encompasses two buildings, several outdoor sculptures and more than 230 acres of landscape. It is an amazing place.
DATE: Saturday, September 7
TIME: 12:00  p.m.
PRICE: $5 to cover reservations and LDE-DC administration fee.
Please register today to secure your spot.  Space for this event is limited to 15 people so sign up today!  If all spots are full, you can put your name on the waitlist.  No refunds so please make sure you can attend before registering.
RSVP:  Click here to  register or put your name on the waitlist.  The password is   dames4ever   all lower case.  
Contact Gail Forman at gailforman@comcast.net if you have any questions about the Café or Museum.      

​There will be a Dames who Dine lunch event at Le Petit Bouchon, the fine dining restaurant located in The Embassy of France in Georgetown on Friday, January 25th from 12:30-2:00 p.m.   A 3-course lunch (menu details forthcoming) will be provided for $30.00.  Please register on Eventbrite by Monday, January 21st.   
The Chef is Mark Courseille, from Bordeaux, France, who trained with Michelle Richard at Citronelle, and Yannick Cam at Le Paradou, and Le Saint-James (Relais & Chateaux) in Bouliac, France. 


DATE:  Friday, January 25, 2019

TIME:  12:30 - 2:00 pm

PLACE: Let Petit Bouchon, the Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Road, DC
PRICE: $30 including tax, tip and gratuities

PARKING:  Metered parking is available on Reservoir Road. 

RSVP:   Please click here to register on Eventbrite.
REGISTRATION/CANCELLATION DEADLINE:  January 21, 2019

​Help support Hurricane Harvey relief efforts and join DC dames for dinner.  Barbara Black and Jeff Black are matching dollar-for-dollar tax-deductible donations up to $100,000 made by guests at all area Black Restaurant Group Restaurants from now through Sept 14. 
DATE: Wednesday, Sept 13, 2017
TIME: 6:30 pm
PLACE: Pearl Dive Oyster Palace, 1612 14th Street NW, Washington DC 20009.  Tel. 202-319-1612
PRICE: Dutch treat; a la carte order
PARKING: Valet available at $12 per vehicle
RSVP: Julia Rutland at juliarutland@me.com or text 205-381-8787

​DAMES WHO DINE
Sfoglina is a Fabio Trabocchi Restaurant, named for the female artisans and Italian cultural icons that carry on the tradition of rolling sheets of pasta by hand with a rolling pin, a technique passed through the generations. 
DATE:  Tuesday, July 18, 2017 
TIME: 6:30 pm
PLACE: Sfoglina Restaurant, 4445 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20008
PRICE: Dutch treat and a la carte ordering
PARKING/METRO:  Two-hour parking validation at the Colonial Parking garage and street parking available. VanNess-UDC (Red Line) is a .15 mile walk. No valet parking. 
Link: http://www.sfoglinadc.com
RSVP: juliarutland@me.com or text 205-381-8787

Please join us at  DAMES WHO DINE
 DATE:  Monday, March 20, 2017
TIME:  6:30 p.m.
PLACE: Grilled Oyster Company, 3701 Newark Street, NW Washington, DC  20016 Tel. (202) 32-1719 or www.thegrilledoystercompany.com
MENU/PRICE:   Details coming.......
PARKING:  In Cathedral Commons, just off Wisconsin Ave, NW
Street parking or 90 min free validated parking in garage across the street (below Giant)
RSVP:  Please email  Julia Rutland at juliarutland@me.com

​DAMES WHO DINE
DATE:  Tuesday, February 7
TIME: 6:40 p.m.
PLACE: Pizzeria Paradiso, 3282 M Street NW
MENU/PRICE:  A la carte, Dutch treat
PARKING: Street parking on M street after 6:30 p.m. The lot behind the restaurant is $10 first hour/$20 with other lots nearby.
RSVP:  Please email Julia Rutland at juliarutland@me.com to let her know you will be coming.

DATE: Wednesday, November 16
PLACE: Cafe Dupont at the Dupont Circle Hotel, 1500 New Hampshire Avenue NW at Dupont Circle
TIME: 6:30 p.m. to 9pm
PRICE:  $40 per person, menu to come, alcoholic beverages a la carte
RSVP:  Linda Roth at Linda@LindaRothPR.com
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DAMES WHO DO LUNCH -- OCTOBER 5
We will gather to support Capital Area Food Bank's Empty Bowls.
DATE: Wednesday, October 5
PLACE: FHI 360 Conference Center, 1825 Connecticut Ave NW #2, Washington, DC 20009
TIME: Dames will meet between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. 
Look for Ann Stratte or Jennifer Farley.
PRICE: $35.00. 
TICKETS: https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/empty-bowls/.
For that donation, you will provide 87 meals for those in need and enjoy unlimited soups, breads and desserts. PLUS you will take home a handmade bowl of your choice
NOTE: Once you get your ticket, please let Jennifer (savorysimpleblog@gmail.com) or Ann (annstratte@aol.com) know that you will be attending so they can keep an eye open for you. They will have a special table reserved for Dames. Or....just show up. They will be there!
 
 
DAMES WHO DO LUNCH -- OCTOBER 31
We will gather to support Capital Area Food Bank's Empty Bowls.
DATE: Monday, October 31
PLACE: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One Bethesda Metro Center (at the top of the second escalator from the Bethesda Metro station) Bethesda, MD 20814
TIME: Dames will meet between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Look for Ann Stratte.
PRICE: $35.00. 
TICKETS: https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/empty-bowls/ .
For that donation,  you will provide 87 meals for those in need and enjoy unlimited soups, breads and desserts. PLUS you will take home a handmade bowl of your choice
NOTE: Once you get your ticket, please let Jennifer Farley (savorysimpleblog@gmail.com) or Ann Stratte (annstratte@aol.com) know that you will be attending so Ann can keep an eye open for you. She will have a special table reserved for Dames. Or....just show up. She will be there!

Join fellow Dames for dutch-treat dinner and conversation at the celebrated Restaurant Nora, America's first certified organic restaurant, of our own Nora Pouillon.  

DATE:  Tuesday, September 13, 2016
TIME:  6:30 p.m.
PLACE:   Restaurant Nora, 2132 Florida Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20008.  Click here for more information.  
PRICE:  Dutch-treat
RSVP:  For more information and to RSVP, please contact  Julia Rutland at JuliaRutland@me.com   

DAMES ONLY!