speaking of bartenders, apparently Gina is leaving Hank's to focus on her kids and Buffalo and Bergen
Don't wanna start a new thread but I'm going to DC this weekend for a wizards and caps game. Been to DC a million times and have seen all the typical touristy things. Any locals have any ideas for me on neat things to see?
Think I'm going to the Georgetown area Saturday afternoon and would like to catch a good buzz off some good beer. I think there's a bier garden type deal in the area?
Georgetown on a Saturday afternoon? You and 50K of your closest friends...
As far as Biergartens, most of the outdoor spaces will be closed for winter, but Saufhaus Biergarten is nearby-ish in the Dupont Circle area has indoor space too. I've never been there, but it looks like it fits your bill. The best biergartens, The Standard and Dascha are both closed for the winter.
Devin opened CopyCat a couple months ago - he started out at Founding Farmers and was our favorite bartender there by far. He moved to Barmini for a while before setting out on his own. The cocktail menu is a really cool idea - it's like a mind map of classic styles of cocktails with variations of each style branching outward. He's training his bartenders in the same way, making sure they get all the classics down before they start trying to invent jade infused rum tiki chipotle anise foam crap. He'll do dealer's choice variations based on what you like - and they're usually really damn good. Can't really speak for the rest of the bartending crew yet but I'm sure it's a learning process.
He's one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet, so we're really hoping his place does well.
Going to the Oval Room next weekend. Apparently it is much better since they redid it. Anyone been recently?