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Oktoberfest Buffet and Music Night
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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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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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"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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Anthony Bourdain Commemorative Dinner at The Fourth Estate Restaurant
Anthony Bourdain, who died June 8, will be sadly missed, but not easily forgotten. Bourdain launched the publication of his "Les Halles Cookbook" - named for the NYC Bistro at which he had been the Executive Chef since 1998 - in 2004 at a dinner in the Fourth Estate Restaurant at The National Press Club. To honor his memory, the Fourth Estate is planning to re-create the six course meal served that evening - adding hors d’oeuvres - at a dinner July 24, 2018. Hors d’oeuvres will be served at 6:30pm with dinner following at 7pm. The cost is $80 for individual tickets, with a $10 discount when…
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"The Once Upon a Chef Cookbook" Dinner at The Fourth Estate Restaurant
The National Press Club Fourth Estate restaurant will be hosting a cookbook and wine dinner featuring Potomac, Maryland, native, Jennifer Segal, author of “The Once Upon a Chef Cookbook: 100 Tested, Perfected, and Family-Approved Recipes.” Jenn is the founder of Once Upon a Chef, a popular blog which showcases easy home recipes from a chef’s point of view. Jenn honed her craft at Great Falls, Virginia's L'Auberge Chez Francois and has directed marketing for other restaurants. Her recipes have been featured in the Huffington Post, and on WJLA’s "Good Morning Washington" and Parade.com. Wines…
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"Turnip Greens & Tortillas" Dinner at The Fourth Estate Restaurant
On Tuesday, May 1, 2018 - anticipating Cinco de Mayo later that week - the Fourth Estate will host James Beard nominated chef, Eddie Hernandez to celebrate his cookbook, “Turnip Greens & Tortillas.” Hors d’oeuvres will be served at 6:30 pm with dinner at 7:00pm. A copy of the cookbook will be given each purchaser. Couples will receive one book. A Tequila sponsor will soon be added to enhance drinks from the cookbook. Tickets are $85/single, $160/couple. NPC Members receive a 15% discount ($72.25/single; $136/couple). Tickets may be purchased on Eventbrite or www.press.org. Born in…
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