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Presidential Debate Viewing Party
The National Press Club will host a viewing party for the Presidential Debate on Tuesday, Sept. 29, starting at 8 p.m. in the Truman Lounge. Members and their guests are invited to watch this debate after dinner on the big screen in the Club Ballroom. Special drinks and a la carte menu will be available for this occasion. During the second stage of reopening in the District of Columbia, the Club is open to members and their guests. Members should make a reservation before visiting the Club via our online reservation form and must follow our new health and safety procedures when visiting. You…
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Oktoberfest Buffet and Music Night
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Valentine's Day Dinner at The Fourth Estate Restaurant
The Fourth Estate will offer a special price fixe dinner menu to celebrate Valentine's Day on Friday, Feb. 14. The cost is $55 per person ($110/couple) for National Press Club members; $65 per person ($130/couple) for members of the public. The Fourth Estate is open to the public. Dinner will be served from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. A special selection of wines will be available for $25/bottle. Reservations are requested: 202.662.7638 or www.opentable.com. Here's the menu: First Course (choose one) French onion soup with Gruyere crouton Salad with heart-beets, oranges, herb goat cheese and toasted…
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"The Last Course" Brunch at The Fourth Estate Restaurant
On Saturday, February 29, James Beard Outstanding Pastry Chef Claudia Fleming will present a five-course brunch menu from her (just re-released) iconic cookbook, "The Last Course" at The Fourth Estate Restaurant at The National Press Club. The event will start at 10:00 a.m. with passed nibbles followed by a seated brunch. General Public Tickets NPC Members: Please login for access to member tickets. Claudia Fleming has been called "The Goddess of New American Pastry" by Elle magazine and Bon Appétit dubbed her book, "the greatest dessert book in the history of the world." “The Last Course”…
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"Discovering Tunisian Cuisine" Dinner at The Fourth Estate Restaurant
The Fourth Estate Restaurant will feature a menu of Tunisian cuisine on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The dinner will come from the cookbook, "Discovering Tunisian Cuisine" by Judy Hallet, a documentary filmmaker-turned-author. She first discovered Tunisian food as a Peace Corps volunteer and returned to the country 50 years later with her husband Stanley, an architecture professor who had been asked to help transform the architectural design studios at a private university in Tunis. Over the next three years, the Hallets made several months-long trips to Tunisia. The cookbook was co-authored by…
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Gourmet brunch with Cookbook of the Year winner Dorie Greenspan
Enjoy a multi-course brunch with Julie Child’s favorite baker Dorie Greenspan on Nov. 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate restaurant. Greenspan, whose ground-breaking bestseller “Around My French Table” won top accolades, will introduce her newest cookbook, “Baking Chez Moi: Recipes from My Paris Home to Your Home Anywhere.” The book explores the universe of French desserts, drawing on seasonal ingredients and adapted for the home cook, showcasing the French knack for elegant simplicity. Inducted into the James Beard Foundation Who’s Who of Food and…
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Certified Angus Beef Dinner
Wednesday, October 29, 2014, the Fourth Estate Restaurant will host the second annual food and wine lovers’ dinner featuring Certified Angus Beef paired with outstanding Duckhorn wines. Dinner will feature a variety of meat cuts, including the little-known Spinalus, culminating with the king of all beef: Prime Rib. Duckhorn Vineyards of Napa Valley, California has partnered to present delicious wines from their acclaimed portfolio. Certified Angus Beef, or CAB, is “beef at its best” which must pass stringent specifications to earn the premium mark. Certified Angus Beef specialists, a…
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Taste of Louisiana
Saturday Brunch Louisiana Favorites in the Fourth Estate Restaurant This Saturday, January 11, 2014, Mary Matalin and James Carville will discuss their book, Love & War: 20 Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters and One Louisiana Home, in the Ballroom from 11:00am to 12:30pm. This portends to be a rousing, raucous, revealing discussion by two well-known politicos. Before or after the presentation, enjoy a little taste of Louisiana in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. The restaurant will open early at 10:00am and serve Beignets and Chicory Coffee from 10-11:30am. After the event, the…
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Summer BBQ Buffet and Jazz Night
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Food Biochemist Shirley Corriher
Salt or sugar meat? Douse tomatoes with vodka? Answers coming Oct. 5 Food expose biochemist Shirley Corriher is returning to the National Press Club on Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 6-7:30 p.m. The last time Corriher visited the Club, she explained how to make Starbucks coffee drinkable, how to un-glue and why garlic sometimes turns blue. This time, Corriher will join executive chef Susan Delbert to show whether one should sugar rather than salt meat before cooking, whether Parmiagiana Reggiano is the new Viagra and whether to douse tomatoes with vodka before eating. Corriher is a frequent TV guest…
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