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Jul 1013

Join us for “The King of the Kitchen”

When: Monday, August 2, 2010 [6-8pm]

Where: The Legg Mason Tennis Classic

What do you get out of it? Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres & Chef competition - then receive tickets to the match!

Come Join Design Cuisine at “The King of the Kitchen” event at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic presented by GEICO. See Chef Todd Gray of Equinox and Chef Kaz Okochi of Kaz Sushi Bistro and Masa 14 compete in the kitchen. And enjoy the best tennis that D.C. has to offer.

As some of the biggest names in tennis compete on the courts, renowned local chefs Todd Gray of Equinox and Kaz Okochi of Kaz Sushi Bistro and Masa 14, will face off in the kitchen, for the inaugural King of the Kitchen event at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic presented by Geico.

Legg Mason Tennis Classic Partner Design Cuisine will host the competition, scheduled for Monday evening, August 2, during an on-site reception from 6 until 8 pm, in the tournament’s Hospitality Tent, that will complement world-class tennis with masterful dishes from two of the region’s most esteemed chefs. Squaring off under the eye of Design Cuisine’s Executive Chef Shannon Shaffer and a panel of celebrity judges, Chefs Gray and Kaz will each be given specific ingredients to incorporate into their culinary creations which will be prepared in a fashioned kitchen located onsite at the Rock Creek Park tennis stadium. A panel of celebrity judges will sample each dish before crowning the official Legg Mason Tennis Classic “King of the Kitchen.”

For more information and tickets, please visit www.leggmasontennisclassic.com.

See you there in your Summer fare!

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Jun 1008

Custom Champagne Cocktails

We love bubbly – whether it’s Prosecco, sparkling wine or imported champagne, and we loved featuring our split-personality Prosecco bar at the B-List Wedding Blog event at the Torpedo Factory earlier this Summer. Part conversation piece, part ritual …totally delicious and unexpected.

The entire concept began a few months earlier as a small station of infused champagne cocktails.

Guests were treated to chilled glasses of sparkling wine, which they then
infused with an array of aromatic herbs snipped fresh from a vertical cutting
garden – including lavender, rosemary and mint.

We expanded the original station to include beaker-shaped flutes, rustic tins and baskets, frozen white grapes and even small bites of dill havarti to compliment.

But not everyone is of the savory persuasion – so we complimented this station with three others; ”The Rebel,” featuring custom spikes of Midori, Kahlua and Chambord, hourglass flutes, mounds of coffee beans and Cheez-Its (Think Guns n’ Roses meets the Four Seasons).

“The Dandy,” featured silver creamers brimming with fruit juices and nectars, chevre-stuffed figs and gilded glassware…

…and for those that like their giggle water straight up – we also featured “The Purist” – unadulterated champagne in crystal glasses, paired with Mimolette cheese.

This specialty bar has been a guest favorite at both large and small events – you can tuck a single themed station into a tight space or feature up to all four for pre-Gala cocktails.