Hemingway-inspired cocktail party with small plates, Nov. 5 at the Fourth Estate

There are just a few more days to reserve your spot at a special food and drink event Thursday, Nov. 5 at the Fourth Estate restaurant featuring Ernest Hemingway's favorite cocktails, made to his exacting specifications, and small plates to match.

Noted Hemingway scholar and cocktail specialist Philip Greene will guide diners through an evening of Papa Hemingway-inspired cocktails and food with tales of the legendary writer, world traveler, journalist and sportsman's favorite watering holes.

The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and includes four sample cocktails, Hot Rum Punch, perfectly paired small plates to go with each of the cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and a copy of the Greene's latest book, "To Have and Have Another -- A Hemingway Cocktail Companion."

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Tickets cost $55 per person and $100 per couple for National Press Club members and include one copy of the book. Non-member tickets cost $60 for singles and $115 for couples. For information, please phone the Fourth Estate restaurant, 202.662.7638.

Greene is a descendent of the New Orleans Peychaud clan, creator of Peychaud’s Bitters, an essential component of the official cocktail of the Crescent City, the Sazerac. By day, he serves as Trademark Counsel for the U.S. Marine Corps. He has lectured about cocktail history at the Smithsonian, Kennedy Center, and other notable venues around the world, and was one of the founders of the Museum of the American Cocktail in New Orleans. A copy of his book is included in the cost of reservation.

The Fourth Estate restaurant is located on the 13th floor of the National Press Building, 14th and F streets, N.W..