02/18/10
The weekend won't settle for bronze.
SOUTHERN EXPOSURE
Half Off Bar Food at Café Atlántico
Mad scientist chef José Andrés is for some unknown reason lopping half off bar snacks like
quinoa-crusted shrimp, Cubano sandwiches and grilled cheese with aged cheddar, mozzarella and truffle oil.
And half-off mojitos. Because every comfort food deserves a little rum.
- 411:
- Through Sunday, 4pm-close, Café Atlántico, 405 Eighth St NW, 202-393-0812
OH, CANADA
Maple Shakes and Cheese Curds at Good Stuff
The Olympics have you celebrating all things Canadian. Okay, maybe not, but the Capitol Hill burger joint is
wrapped up in Canuck fever and we're going to go with it. On the north-of-the-border menu: a maple
syrup-vanilla custard shake, a Montreal-style Canadian bacon cheeseburger and poutine (fries topped with
cheese curds and gravy). Listening to Nickelback is still a horrible idea.
- 411:
- Good Stuff Eatery, 303 Pennsylvania Ave SE, 202-543-8222
THROWING STONES
Horseshoes on Ice at the Hilton
The Olympics are there to remind you: you get precious little exposure to the majestic sport of curling.
Here to scratch your itch: Curling USA, the sport's governing body, setting up four lanes of icy competition
in a hotel ballroom, free all weekend for any and all comers. It'll tide you over until boccie season.
- 411:
- Friday through Sunday, 6pm, no cost, Hilton Garden Inn, 815 14th St NW, 202-783-7800
THE CURE
Red Apron Butchery Lands at Dupont Market
You'll be adding another stop to your weekly meat run, as Nathan Anda's under-the-radar Red Apron Butchery
begins hawking all things cured and smoked at the Dupont Farmers' Market. Think bacon, hot dogs, bierwurst,
beef jerky and smoked jowls (which are your favorite kind of jowls).
- 411:
- Sundays, 10am-1pm, Red Apron Butchery at the Dupont Circle Freshfarm Market, 20th Street NW
TWO BIT BLOODIES
Quarter Bloody Marys and Mimosas at Acadiana
Order Acadiana's Louisiana-influenced prix fixe Sunday brunch, and they're now throwing in unlimited Cajun
Bloody Marys and mimosas for 25 cents each. They're calling it the Parking Meter Special, a dig at the
city's new meter rates. We're not sure how that relates to Bloody Marys, but we're okay with this...
Only what you need to know.