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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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"Beyond the North Wind" Dinner at The Fourth Estate Restaurant (POSTPONED)
Join us at The Fourth Estate Restaurant at 6:30pm on March 26 for the "Beyond the North Wind" dinner with James Beard Award-winning author Darra Goldstein. Russian cookbooks tend to focus on the food that was imported from France in the nineteenth century or the impoverished food of the Soviet era. Beyond the North Wind explores the true heart of Russian food, a cuisine that celebrates whole grains, preserved and fermented foods, and straightforward but robust flavors. Goldstein is the founding editor of Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture, named Publication of the Year by the James…
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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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Reliable Source Crab Fest
By request of NPC Members, the annual Crab fest buffet comes back on Thursday, July 30 starting at 5:30 p.m. in the Reliable Source. Members and their guests are invited to sample the crabs at the summer fun times. What a great way to celebrate summer 2015! The Crab fest is $40 per person for members and $50 for nonmembers plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are encouraged because this event has sold out in the past.
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"Georgian Feast" Dinner at The Fourth Estate Restaurant
Darra Goldstein is the Willcox B. and Harriet M. Adsit Professor of Russian, Emerita at Williams College and Founding Editor of Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture, named the 2012 Publication of the Year by the James Beard Foundation. She has published widely on literature, culture, art, and cuisine and has organized several exhibitions, including Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005, at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. In addition to serving as Editor in Chief of the James Beard-nominated Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets, she is the author of…
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"Rasika: Flavors of India" Dinner at The Fourth Estate Restaurant
Hors d’oeuvres will be served at 6:30pm with dinner following at 7pm. The cost is $95 for individual tickets, with a $10 discount when purchasing two of the "Couples Discount" tickets. NPC Members are eligible for an additional 15% discount on all their tickets with login. Wines will be paired with every course; the exact vintner to be determined. A copy of "Rasika: Flavors of India" is included with each individual ticket; one copy for each pair of couples tickets. MENU Hors d’oeuvres Cauliflower bezule, South Indian spicy fried cauliflower florets Shammi kebab, lamb patties with mint-…
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