Food & Friends' Slice of Life: Eat some Pie... for Charity!
So, honestly, can someone name me something better than pie? Okay, there is Thanksgiving dinner, that's pretty good... and made even better when topped off with pie. So what's best of all, then? How about Thanksgiving, pie, and the feeling of knowing that your dessert helped feed some people in need? For 20 years, Food & Friends has supported thousands of our neighbors living with cancer, AIDS, and other life-threatening illnesses, providing them with groceries, hot meals and nutritional counseling. Through the diligent work of some 6,500 staff and volunteers, Food & Friends prepares and delivers over 3,000 meals a...

Co Co. Sala: Chocolate lovers' lounge takes a walk on the savory side, awkwardly
Co Co. Sala is a chocolate lounge and boutique that caters to a late night crowd. It says so right on its Web site. For the most part, that makes sense. It's evening menu is dominated by an array of (mostly) chocolate desserts. At either of its two bars, you can order a chocolate stout or Co Co. Sala's signature cocktail, the cocojito (I'd encourage you to do so. It's quite good. Also try the flight of scotches. Good stuff and a surprise find in the chocolate lounge.) And stationed around the lounge and boutique are blocks and boxes of...

Recession Refreshment: Anciano Gran Reserva 1999
Spain has been a hotbed for value priced wines for several years now, long enough that the wine magazines' calling it the "next big thing" is getting a bit old. It makes sense, though, that the Spanish should make lots of good cheap stuff, having more acres under vine than anyone else, and hundreds of years of winemaking heritage under their belts. Most of the great values coming out of Spain are thoroughly modern -- light bodied and fruity, but concentrated, high in alcohol, and ready to drink on day one. Contemporary winemaking technology has made this style surprisingly easy...

Weekly Blog Roundup
Heard around the DC Foodies blogosphere this week... The Humble Gourmand noted various Halloween-inspired events are scheduled at area Kimpton hotels. Included in the festivities are Poste's Ghost Roast, featuring a special menu by Chef Robert Weland. Included are baby goat with local Anson Mills polenta, pumpkin soup and concord grape sorbet. If champagne is more your style, you'll be happy to know that Veuve Clicquot will be pouring freely at Topaz Bar. Sip away as you get a Tarot card reading at their Yelloween Celebration. For more on Kimpton dates and events, check out THG's post here. The District...

Foodie To-Do List: Weeks of Bacon, Pumpkin and Belgian Celebration
As part of an ongoing effort to alert you, the readers of DC Foodies, to all of the really cool food-related events, classes and opportunities throughout the Washington Metropolitan area, we give you this week's edition of the Foodie To-Do List. Each Wednesday, we give you a heads-up on a few of the upcoming events that we think look particularly interesting. This week, we've got: Week o' Bacon at Restaurant 3 in Clarendon: What: Starting tonight, enjoy daily bacon happy hours and a three-course bacon tasting menu to celebrate the smoky, salty taste that makes everything better. A week's worth...