Holiday Specials Making the DMV Bright
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Photo from Call your mother, chelsea carter.
Now is the time to plan for dining specials and to-go orders!
By Susan Able | Edible DC
To quote Jennifer Coolidge in White Lotus, “You’ve got this.” Yes, the crush of the season is impending but there are so many options for dining out and picking up that you can make your life more glamorous and much easier.
Hanukkah and Christmas Special Offerings
Photo By chelsea carter. Call your mother deli.
Call Your Mother, has Hanukkah and Holiday Catering menus featuring latkes, jelly doughnuts and four cookie varieties, available for pick-up or delivery. Some highlights: Classic and Delux Latke Platter, $30 and $65, Jelly Doughnuts, $20 for 6 or $35 for 12. Available for pick-up or delivery Dec 18 - Dec 24 during regular shop hours. Holiday Cookie Tins, $30 with four of each: Peanut Butter Brownie Cookie, Festive Chocolate Chunk Cookie, Festive Snickerdoodle Cookie and two Peppermint Rice Krispie Treats. Available for pick-up or delivery Dec 12 - Dec 24 during regular shop hours.
Celebrate Feliz Navidad at Del Mar, a magical place at The Wharf to enjoy the season and stroll along the water. Experience Del Mar's 4-Course Christmas Eve Menu, featuring winter dishes like Butter Poached King Crab and White Truffle, and Josper Roasted Quail with Hudson Valley Foie Gras, or enjoy a la carte dining. 4-course menu, $225. Saturday, December 24th, 5:00 pm - 10:30 pm. Reservations here.
And this is fun! Enjoy a spin around the ice rink at The Wharf, and then warm up at Del Mar, Tuesday - Sunday, 3:00 - 5:00 pm and have your pick of special seasonal cocktails, sangrias and appetizers.
The Feast of the Seven Fishes is happening not only Christmas Eve, but for a full week at DC’s L’Ardente, Dec. 17-24. L’Ardente will present a special menu for two that features two glasses of Veuve Clicquot; the La Perla seafood platter featuring oysters, shrimp cocktail, hamachi crudo, crab and caviar; the Campanelle Nere, a squid-ink pasta tossed with lobster, leek soffritto, tomato, Calabrian chili and lemon confit; a whole grilled branzino stuffed with fennel, tomato and olives served atop a flavorful lemon-herb sauce and two desserts of your choosing. Our Feast of the Seven Fishes costs $250 for two and will only be available during dinner service from Dec. 17–24 and will be offered in addition to our regular menu.
For all your holiday floral gifting, decorating and tablescaping-think supporting local flowers at Little Acre Flowers, and they also feature locally made gifts. The Little Acre Flowers holiday shop is live and full of some of options for the season, giftworthy plants, wreaths, centerpieces, and gifts. Also available this year: Chanukah arrangement. The Winterberry Vase and the Mixed Evergreens Vase are in stock as well. Also a cute baseball cap.
The Feast of the Seven Fishes is offered at I Ricchi, for dine in or pick up. $125 pp, and the menu includes seven seafood courses ranging from pan seared prawns to lobster risotto, finish with panettone bread pudding. Order here.
Sababa, a “modern Israeli” restaurant and Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand winner will celebrate Hanukkah with a variety of specials, which will be available in addition to the restaurant’s full menu. From December 18-25, guests can opt for Potato Latke "Vichyssoise," crispy potato latke topped with leeks, slow cooked in cream, priced at $14; Schmaltz Chopped Chicken Liver with hard-boiled egg and house pickles, priced at $14; Duck Confit, duck leg slow cooked in goose fat, served with spiced Israeli couscous, priced at $28, as well as Braised Beef Brisket with sweet potato Chraimeh, priced at $38. Served Sunday, December 18 through Sunday, December 25, during dinner service. Reservations here.
christmas cake at seylou bakery.
Artisanal whole grain baker, Seylou, has a number of limited time holiday offerings including the Christmas Cake ($30), pictured above that is inspired by a traditional Christmas cake from Venezuela. It’s a very rich cake finished with a 7 spice tea syrup. Other items include Stollen, Speculaas Cookies, Sorghum Molasses Cookies and whole grain dinner rolls. Breads and holiday items are available for pre-order here.
Tea in peacock alley at the waldorf astoria. photo courtesy of the waldorf astoria.
Waldorf Astoria Washington, DC
Perfect time for holiday tea! The Waldorf Astoria in the Clock Tower Building has a special Holiday Tea available Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Seating times are 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm. Hosted in the soaring Peacock Alley atrium, bites from a selection of Clock Tower Tea Sandwiches are offered, including the Larriland egg salad eclair with sturgeon caviar and chive and a twist on the classic Waldorf Salad with chicken, gala red and green apples on cranberry walnut bread. The cinnamon and orange cranberry homemade scones and various holiday-themed sweets complete the experience along with a live harpist. Make a reservation here.
Bûche de Nöel from Convivial.
Order a Bûche de Nöel
If you are hosting, or want to win the VIP award as a guest, from Convivial ($38) or Fresh Baguette or any number of French bakeries around, but do it now as they require pre-order.
