DC cocktails, music, food, coffee

March 24, 2017

DC is a pretty great place and full of just-under-the radar spots, happenings and events. I've yet to put together a list because it's just to large. But I keep getting asked and so I'm taking a stab at my go-tos. I'm likely forgetting a ton of things, so I'll update as needed. My life pretty much revolves around cocktails, art, music and coffee, with occasional dinner and brunch, so it's heavy on those types of things. I'll add details soon...until them hope you find your own magic moments in the district.

Cocktails
The Sheppard - my favorite spot.

The Columbia Room - I've only been here for drinks, but I am dying to try their cocktail flight.

The Reading Room at Petworth Citizen - Chantal Tseng curates literary cocktails every Saturday and Sunday. Pretty much the best.

Quarter+Glory

Green Hat Distillery - tour this.

Republic Restoratives

District Distillery

Art / Culture
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Former Residence Ambassador to Spain

Mexican Cultural Institute

Museum of the Americas - My favorite balcony.

Little Salon

Creative Mornings

cocktails+craft - I run this, so I'm biased ;)

Phillips Collection

Smithsonian Portrait Gallery

Textile Museum

Yayoi Kusama at the Hirshhorn - It's a bit nuts, but if you can get in without the crowds worth it.

Blind Whino - Can view the outside of this mural house.

Pineapple DC

Pow Wow - Murals in NOMA

Coffee
Colony Club

La Colombe in Shaw

The Wydown on 14th

Philz in Adams Morgan

Maketto

Brunch
Bar Pilar

1905

Room 11

Dinner
Iron Gate

Rasika - A good go to.

Thai X-ing - Their best (first) location is shut down right now.

Music
Sotto - Any night except Sunday or Monday. The cod is my favorite.

JoJos - Classic DC vibes

SongByrd - Go for Ritmos Raros

Granny's Band at The Showtime - Best night at this neighborhood fav dive bar

9:30 Club

Flash - best dance club

ESL

Black Cat

Westminster DC

Love over Fear: A Valentine's Day playlist

February 14, 2015 in INSPIRATION

Just whipped this up on Spotify and wanted to share! It's a playlist of my favorite (love over fear) songs. Inspired by this Taking Risks in Love article in the NYTimes, The Phone Booth and my short career as a flower girl in all my parents' friends' weddings.

Click the image to listen to the Love over Fear playlist

Happy Valentine's Day!

Spread love today and everyday.

xx,

Stephanie

ps PLAY LIST INCLUDES:

Erotic City Prince
Suedehead Morrissey
Some Girls The Rolling Stones
Gypsy Fleetwood Mac
Should I Stay or Should I Go The Clash
Jungle Boogie Cool and the Gang
Last Dance Donna Summer
Get Off of My Cloud The Rolling Stones
Hey Joe Wilson Pickett
Stay Maurice Williams
Bonnie and Clyde Brigitte Bardot + Serge Gainsbourg
Green Onions Booker T and the MGs
I Get Around The Beach Boys
Bidi Bidi Bom Bom Selena
Changes David Bowie
Faith George Michael
Joy and Pain Rob Base
Mr Big Stuff Jean Knight
Proud Mary Tina Turner
Whatcha See is Whatcha Get The Dramatics
I Just Want to Make Love to You Etta James
Should The Isley Brothers
Do You Love Me The Contours
Just One Look Doris Troy
Tell Me Something Good Chaka Khan and Rufus
You May Be Right Billy Joel
The Shoop Shoop Shoop Song Cher
If You Wanna Be Happy Jimmy Soul

pps Here's the last playlist I made: favorite songs of 2013. It's been a while.

International Radio Vibes

January 07, 2015 in TRAVEL

Ok, I’m still in Laguna and the beach is just so shiny it’s hard to do anything else but run in the sand and stare at it. Or sit and stare at it. Or read and stare at it out of the corner of my eye.

My friend sent me this post about creatives in DC (A Creative DC) and I’m really homesick to get back to my home! I love to travel, but I love living in DC and being surround by so many inspiring creatives. You have to dig a little, but they are there. And they’re real.

Anyhow...this week's travel Tuesday theme is music. A Compass Rose shared her favorite songs for travel, and I’m sharing my favorite radio stations to listen to anywhere (with an internet connection).

I’m a nostalgic soul, so for me listening to radio stations from places I love helps connect me virtually. I also used to DJ a radio station when I was in university (long live KXSC). I LOVE RADIO.

I mostly use TuneIn to listen to these stations. You can follow me here at my TuneIn profile.

RNA Radio Tres

Spain’s public media has an excellent music station. They have really unique shows and often focus on one particular artists (from past or present) or play novellas. My favorite show is on Saturday mornings when the DJ plays a song in English and then translates the whole thing while the song is playing into Spanish. It’s awesome.

Radio Eins

Whenever I’m in Berlin my friend’s always playing this fantastic station that plays an eclectic mix and always introduces me to some new artist (way before they make it across the pond ;). It’s a little random but always satisfies.

KCRW’s Eclectic24

Hands down best go-to station if you want to chill out, dance it out or feel it out. It is very SoCal and even though it does not include Nic Harcourt (those were the days) it IS the very ethos of his reign as Music Director at KCRW in Santa Monica. They’ve been playing classical music here and there lately, which Iove.

WAMU 88.5

Washington DC’s local NPR station has the best in news updates, local traffic and talk radio. I particularly love Art Beat with Lauren Landau and The Diane Rehm Show.

KX 93.5

Since you can’t get any other FM radio stations in Laguna, they created their own. Need a little bit of sun and surf in your life? Tune in to the local gem.