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Posted by The Editorial Desk / Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Image: Cajun Grocer
Mardi Gras. Carnival. Fat Tuesday. Shrove Tuesday. Pancake Day.
Whatever you want to call it, it’s time to participate in some serious celebrating at local restaurants.
-Throw on the party beads and eat your King Cake at 2941. In honor of Mardi Gras, all diners will receive a complimentary King Cake today, regardless if you order off the prix-fixe four-course menu or a la carte.
-Fat Tuesday’s will have several bands performing throughout the evening, starting at 3 p.m.
-Clyde’s at Mark Center will have their annual Mardi Gras party featuring live music starting at 6 p.m. For $25 enjoy an all-you-can-eat crawfish boil with corn, potatoes and andouille sausage.
-Buzz will have King Cakes all day.
-The 2nd Annual Mardi Gras on King Street will take place at the Fish Market. Celebrate five days of Mardi Gras with traditional New Orleans style cuisine and cocktails. The festivities begin tonight with music by DC Motors and end with a masquerade ball on Saturday, February 20. There will be a charity bead toss and Mardi Gras Masks available to benefit Multiple Sclerosis.
-King Street Blues will offer “Cajun Specials” all day, including several po’boy varieties, jambalaya pasta and red beans.
-Try one of Trummer’s on Main’s signature cocktails from New Orleans, Brazil and Italy. Don’t forget to wear your masks, costumes or beads for 25 percent off special cocktails, beer and wine.
-Join Okra’s Louisiana Bistro for their annual Mardi Gras pub crawl and Cajun cuisine.
-Liberty Tavern will have $4 Abita Purple Haze and $5 Hurricanes all day long.
- Union Jacks will host a Mardi Gras Bash tonight. Collect the most beads and you can win a trip to the Caribbean. Their Creole menu includes shrimp po’boys, etouffee, and bananas foster. The celebration begins at 4 p.m.
-Learn to make classic New Orleans dishes at Open Kitchen. The menu includes crawfish etouffee and seafood and andouille sausage gumbo. $75; 7-10 p.m.
-On Wednesday, February 17, Chef Roberto Donna will host a six-course ‘Il Carnavale’ Dinner at his private residence. The menu includes stuffed lamb chops with braised chicory and Piemontese style rice fritters in parmesan cheese sauce. $100 per person. Email tambolisa1@aol.com to make a reservation.
-On Saturday, Feb 20 Sunset Hill Vineyards celebrates Mardi Gras with a special Cajun menu and live music by the Yvonne Johnson Jazz Trip from 12-6 p.m. Don’t forget to wear your purple, gold, and green!
-IHOP celebrates National Pancake Day on February 23 this year from 7 a.m.- 10 p.m. Guests will receive a short stack of pancakes for free. While you’re there, help others by donating to the Children’s Miracle Network or other local charities.
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Pizzeria Orso Picks Up the Pace
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Construction FINALLY began this past Monday at Falls Church’s long-dormant Pizzeria Orso project–the artisan-pizza-in-the-burbs concept 2941′s management leaked to the online faithful nearly two years ago.
2941 owner Rick Adams is financing the neighborhood eatery while Neapolitan pie maker Edan MacQuaid–he’s twirled dough everywhere from perennial award-winner 2 Amys to RedRocks (coming to Old Town Alexandria this spring) to the now-defunct Bebo (for about a minute, anyway)–will man the imported brick oven.
And although MacQuaid glibly describes his raison d’etre (on Facebook) as “I make pizza twice per week,” a 2941 spokesperson suggested the Denominazione di Origine Controllata-obsessed chef has been much more focused on business issues lately.
“He hasn’t really been flinging pizzas anywhere,” the spokesperson said. “He’s been working to get this place open.”
The spokesperson declined to elaborate on any grand opening dates or final menus for Orso (“They know they’re doing pizza!”), but building tenants have been told they could be enjoying gourmet slices by as early as May.
Pizzeria Orso: 400 S. Maple Ave., Falls Church.
–Warren
