November 7th – November 14th 2022
In this week’s Doing, Reading, Eating (new), Watching we talk events around town, what books to check out and what interesting TV has been on!!
This week I am in still DC and my birthday is approaching!! Hope you are all enjoying Scorpio Season and this warm fall weather we’ve been having. Taught a yoga class outside this weekend and it was glorious! You may have also seen that colds and such are on the rise so keeping masking up!! Here are some of the fun things I plan to do this week. If there are any events you think I should check out, feel free to shoot me a message!! Let’s get back into it!!
Doing – Nov 2022
VOTE
Who: YOU
What: SAVE OUR DEMOCRACY
Where: AMERICA
When: November 8th
If your in DC find out where to vote here: https://www.dcboe.org/Voters/Where-to-Vote/Find-Out-Where-to-Vote
Shut Up & Write!
Who: Solid State Books
What: Join us for an hour of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at 6pm on the first Monday evening of every month at Solid State Books on H St NE in D.C. Sign up here. Be it a book, blog, script, essay, dissertation, resume, melody, poem or just plain work stuff, you are invited to write it with us. No one will see what you’ve written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about writing, come and get some real writing done.
Where: Solid State Books, 600 H Street NortheastWashington, DC, 20002
When: Monday, November 7, 2022 from 6:00 PM 7:00 PM
Cocktail Hour Series
Who: Astoria, Barrel & Common Good City Farm
What: We are partnering with two local bars, Astoria and Barrel to bring you fresh handcrafted cocktails at our end of the year fundraising campaign and cocktail hour. Come enjoy handcrafted cocktails, refreshments, and experience the vibrant atmosphere here at the farm! Each ticket purchase includes 2 drink tickets with additional drink tickets available to purchase at the event. Cocktail Menu: Hot Toddy – Common Good City Farm’s fresh ginger, infused with barrel-aged Slane Irish Whiskey or Bee’s Grin – Ford’s Gin, Common Good City Farm’s fresh mint and honey, muddled lemon, absinthe. All attendees who plan to drink cocktails must show proof of photo ID over 21 years old and wear a wristband. Mocktail options will be available for each event.
Where: Common Good City Farm – 300 V St NW Washington DC 20001
When: Tue Nov 8th 2022, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm EST
The Comedy Shuffle (Stand-up with Live Color Commentary)
Who: DC Commedy Loft
What: Unlike every other comedy show you’ve ever been to, The Comedy Shuffle never has bad jokes.
“That’s impossible.”
NAY! At The Comedy Shuffle, a comic (any comic) does jokes while a seasoned comic (also lit and w/ a mic) interrupts them. If their joke doesn’t initially work, the Shuffler’s burns do. The Shuffler can end their set at any time (if it’s not going well), or let the comic go a little longer to find some brand new material (in a supportive, but accountable atmosphere). It’s not mean. It’s not. Okay. It’s a little mean. But, it’s fun and constructive too. The show is in the basement of The Comedy Loft (2 blocks west of Dupont Circle) at 8pm every Monday. Doors at 7:30pm. (List to sign-up goes out at 7pm.)
Where: The Bier Baron Tavern and DC Comedy Loft, 1523 22nd Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20037
When: Mon Nov 7th, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM EST
Profs & Pints DC: The Women’s Uprisings in Iran
Who: Profs and Pints
What: Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Women’s Uprisings in Iran,” with Narges Bajoghli, assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, co-director of the school’s Rethinking Iran Initiative, and author of Iran Reframed: Anxieties of Power in the Islamic Republic. The streets of Iran are filled with chants of “Women! Life! Freedom!” as that nation experiences something many assumed would never happen there: An uprising against its political leadership led by women and girls. Sparked by the September 16th killing of a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Jina Amini, while in the custody of Iran’s “morality police” for failing to comply with Islamic dress codes, the movement has at its heart an insistence that there is no such thing as political freedom without bodily autonomy. It has spread throughout Iran—prompting a government crackdown that has killed hundreds—and given rise to new visions for political futures both in Iran and globally. Come gain a firm understanding of these uprisings and what they mean for Iran and the rest of the world with the help of Narges Bajoghli, an award-winning political anthropologist, writer, and professor whose past research on Iran has given her unprecedented access to those in power as well as to the social movements struggling against the state. Dr. Bajoghli will discuss the women and girls at the forefront of this movement and how they are refusing to comply any longer with laws and systems that oppress them. She’ll update us on the latest developments in the movement, analyze what the movement means for Iranian society and politics, and look at its prospects of withstanding government efforts to squelch dissent long enough to bring real change. (Advance tickets: $12. Doors: $15, or $13 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. Talk starts 30 minutes later. Please allow yourself time to place any orders and get seated and settled in.)
Where: Little Penn Coffeehouse – 801 E St NW, Washington, DC 20004
When: Monday, Nov 7 2022 – 6:00 PM — 8:30 PM EST
A Night In Panama with Chef Yadira
Who: Chef Yadira Stamp
Yadira Stamp is an Afro-Latina chef, speaker, and restauranteur specializing in authentic Panamanian cooking. Born and raised in Panama City, Chef Yadira discovered her passion for the culinary arts at an early age while helping with her mother’s catering business, where she learned the traditional cooking techniques she still uses today. While earning her Culinary Degree at the Art Institute of Washington, she opted to return to Panama for her externship rather than France, where she spent three months studying under culinary matriarchs in the countryside who taught her about the wonderful world of native Panamanian gastronomy. In 2012, Chef Yadira founded Esencias Panameñas in Washington, DC—one of only a handful of Panamanian food businesses in the United States. Voted Best of D.C. three years in a row, Esencias Panameñas serves authentic Panamanian cuisine encapsulating the flavors of Panama, the Caribbean, and Central America, and is the only Panamanian catering company in the U.S. to offer its food nationwide. Chef Yadira has maintained a pay-it-forward mantra and has spent much of her career volunteering, mentoring, performing cooking demonstrations, and serving culinary creations throughout the Washington, D.C. metro area. Always excited about the soulfulness of food, both in nutrients and taste, she volunteers her time cooking dinner at local food banks, DC Central Kitchen, and N Street Village, a community for women. She volunteered for the D.C. Latino Education Development Center by providing mentorship to Hispanic women who are aspiring entrepreneurs. She is also a member of the World Central Kitchen organization.
What: Join Chef Yadira Stamp in celebrating the launch of her first cookbook, the 10th anniversary of Esencias Panameñas, and her 60th birthday!
Your evening will include:
5-course meal
Performance by Patria y Saloma, a Panamanian folklore dance group
Cookbook signing
Music by DJ Earl
Dancing
Cash bar available.
Where: 5200 Foote Street Northeast Washington, DC 20019
When: Sat, Nov 12, 2022, 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM EST
DC (District Choreographers) Dance Festival
Who: Dance Place
What: Ticketed Festival along 8th St NE, DC (District Choreographers) Dance Festival is a two day festival in celebration of the DMV’s rich dance community. The festival features over 10 choreographers along with dancers from the DMV area. DC Dance Festival will take place in three parts along 8th street beginning at The Edgewood Arts Center (EAC) and ending at the Cafritz Theater inside of Dance Place.
Hosted by Teen Leaders: Mandy Johnson & Samiya Evans
https://www.danceplace.org/performances/dc-dance-festival/
Where: Edgewood Arts Center, 3415 8th Street NE, Washington, DC 20017
When: Saturday, November 12, 5pm-9:30pm &Sunday, November 13, 5pm-9:30pm
Other Places to visit for events –
DC Commedy Loft – https://www.dccomedyloft.com/events
Reading – Nov 2022
Still Reading – Christine Platt’s The Afrominimalist’s Guide to Living with Less (scheduling the purge sale cause you’re girl’s got too much stuff!!) Also enjoying 100 days to Brave cause it’s only been like a week lol.
To Read List:
*Tricia Hersey, aka The Nap Bishop – Rest Is Resistance
*Glory Edim – On Girlhood: 15 Stories from the Well-Read Black Girl Library
*Denene Miller – My Brown Baby: On the Joys and Challenges of Raising African American Children
*Rio Cortez, Author and Poet – The Golden Ax
*Laura Warrell – Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm: A Novel
*Mecca Jamilah Sullivan – Big Girl
*Chloe Louvouezo – Life, I Swear
*Helena Andrews – The Mamas: What I Learned About Kids, Class, and Race from Moms Not Like Me
*Yasmine Cheyenne – The Sugar Jar, Create Boundaries, Embrace Self-Healing, and Enjoy the Sweet Things in Life
*Bevy Smith – Bevelations: Lessons from a Mutha, Auntie, Bestie
*Alex Elle – How We Heal: Uncover Your Power and Set Yourself Free – Coming out November 8, 2022 (She’ll be in DC Nov 6th – see above)
*Black Women Will Save the World: An Anthem by April Ryan
Next Purchase: Jennette McCurdy – I’m Glad My Mom Died
Eating – Nov 2022
Recently added Eating because I love food (!!) and wanted a space to share some exciting food/eating news.
DMV Black Restaurant Week Kickoff at Bammy’s (11/7) – The Team at Bammy’s- which will now move to their winter schedule (open Weds-Friday, 5pm-9pm, Saturday & Sunday, 12-9pm)- is thrilled to host the kickoff for DMV’s Black Restaurant Week on Monday, November 7th; hosted by Andra “AJ” Johnson of Serenata (along with judges Lauren Paylor and Duane Sylvestre), with a special private cocktail competition at 6pm with DC’s elite & up and coming black bartenders (the winner & their drink will fly to NOLA’s Tales of the Cocktail in Summer 2023), followed by an after party open to all at 8:30pm where guests can enjoy a curated menu of Bammy’s drinks and snacks, plus treats from DC’s Black, Queer baker, Kareem Queeman of Mr. Bake Sweets.
Bresca Dining options for date night, plus Chef Ryan Ratino’s Choice Menu! Did you know that you can enjoy a three-course menu at MICHELIN-starred Bresca for $55 on Weds, Thursdays and Sunday lunch? Have a seat at Bresca’s intimate bar and enjoy a menu curated by Chef Ryan Ratino (who is always on hand to chat with guests), or nosh on a la carte options plus chat with Bar Director Will Patton and Lead Bartender Sara Chaudhuri and enjoy their new Voyage en France cocktail menu. Also from Wednesday, November 30th to Sunday, December 4th, Bresca we will be offering their seasonal Carrot Cappelletti Pasta with Apples and Braised Lamb plus the Boats of Marseilles paired with an old fashion variation made with Woodinville Bourbon, St. George Dry Rye Gin and North African spices for $40 (available from open and close each day, only at the bar). Reservation link here.
Immigrant Food (White House): New brunch menu launched on 10/29 – On 10/29 Immigrant Food at the White House will launch its new brunch menu! Menu highlights include the Al Pastor Buns, The Tortilla Española and Pan con Tomate served with a side of traditional pan con deeply-flavored tomato sauce, The Kolokithokeftedes Greek Salad, and a Coconut Tres Leches Torrijas, which is their tres leches spin on French toast with coconut Tres leches mix, coconut cream, and topped with fresh fruit and chantilly cream.
Imperfecto: Women in Wine is back w/ Sommelier (and new momma!) Raquel Ortega (11/2) – Imperfecto (one of my favorite new spots) is thrilled to welcome Raquel Ortega back to the dining room after having her beautiful daughter. With Raquel’s return comes the return of “Women in Wine,” which will restart on 11/2 in Imperfecto’s private dining room. Each of the seven wines Raquel highlights will be paired with a beautiful canapé hand crafted by Michelin-starred Chef Enrique Limardo. $190 including gratuity + tax. Tickets here.
B Live: New late night burger window every Friday and Saturday until 2AM (featuring new burgers)! The Clarendon dinner hotspot just launched a new line of “B Burgers” which are Double Smash burgers served with seasoned fries. The four new burgers are the “Oh My Truffle” (Trule cheese, shiitake mushrooms, bok choy, black garlic aioli), the “Put a Ring On It” (Sharp cheddar, bbq mayo, large onion ring), “Steakhouse” (Sharp cheddar, pork belly, a1 sauce, caesar romaine lettuce), and “The OG” (White American cheese, onions, pickles, secret sauce). Plus, every Friday and Saturday B Live will have its new takeout window open until 2am!
Michele’s Latin Wine Dinner on 11/11 – The team at Michele’s is rallying together to host a special wine dinner benefiting long-time employee Carmen Sequeira, who was diagnosed with Breast Cancer earlier this year. The femme-powered dinner includes 3 savory courses created by Chef de Cuisine Rachel Bindel, a dessert course by our Corporate Pastry Chef Aisha Momaney, and wine pairings by our Sommelier Liz McCarty. The restaurant will be donating proceeds from this event to assist with Carmen’s medical bills and daily expenses as she fights cancer. The theme for the benefit dinner will also showcase Central and South American small production wines paired with TexMex foods inspired by Chef Matt Baker’s hometown of Houston. Guests can reserve here, and the menu can be found here.
JOY by Seven Reasons: Now Open! – JOY is a sexy-casual Latin American concept from the Seven Restaurant Group team (Imperfecto, Seven Reasons, Quadrant) led by Chef Enrique Limardo and Ezequiel Vázquez-Ger. As its name suggests, JOY intends to elevate each guest’s culinary experience with dishes and drinks that inspire fun and excitement. For those that are familiar with Chef Enrique Limardo’s award-winning DC concept, Seven Reasons, the team is excited to open JOY as an extension of Seven Reasons’ fun side where Latin flavors meld with contemporary twists. JOY promises an alluring cocktail-oriented venue with an upscale casual and entertaining atmosphere. JOY opened 10/17 in The Collection in Chevy Chase, Maryland.
Watching – Nov 2022
I watch an embarrassing amount of television sometimes, often while trying to find the bottom of my inbox. I’ve just finished a few series and movies that I’ve really enjoyed and would recommend!! I’m cut back this week for some reading time!
On Netflix – Enola Holmes 2 was everything I expected it to be. Millie Bobby Brown is so talented. Definitely recomend it. I was disappointed to discover that I’ve already seen this final season of Manifest. I was so looking forward to it but I’m like been there, seen that.
Peacock – Season 2 of “One of Us is Lying” was so great and it defintely is calling for another season with it’s cliff hanger ending!! Don’t think they’ve announced it yet so fingers crossed. Still counting down the days for them to drop Best Man The Final Chapter. It’s about to be so good and kinda bitter sweet! Getting ready to watch the Barney doc next cause it sounds really facinating.
Check back next week for more to do, read, eating and watch!!
