Political Favors and Political Flavors

Washington D.C. is certainly an interesting place...

Here at DLDGLG, we often write about the restaurant industry in between the time we're writing about booze. As someone who is embedded in the industry I'm often thinking about its place in the nation's capital.

Well, on Wednesday the Kojo Nnamdi Show featured arguably the most notorious lobbyist in American history, Jack Abramoff. The topic centered on Signatures Restaurant which Mr. Abramoff used to help advance his corrupt activities. Below is a clip of his appearance on the show. It's fascinating and I highly recommend you listen to the whole thing.

Mixology Continues to Revive History with Soda Fountain Cocktails

I first heard about Darcy O'Neil's book Fix the Pumps in the Columbia Room about a year ago. At the time, I had a sense for where some of this stuff was going even without having read the book. 

This past week, NPR had an interesting piece focusing on this trend that's been emerging in D.C. mixology. America Eats bartender, Owen Thomson, and PS7's mixtress, Gina Chersevani, are featured in the report. Keep your eyes peeled for this stuff.