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Derek Brown (born September 21, 1974) is an American entrepreneur, writer, and bartender.He owned the bars Columbia Room, The Passenger, Mockingbird Hill, Eat the Rich, and Southern Efficiency in Washington, D.C. Brown is a Distinguished Fellow at Catholic University's Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship.
The Rickey cocktail is said to have been invented at Shoomaker's in the late 1800s by bartender George Williamson who named the drink after the bar's owner. [5] In 2011, 1331 Bar and Lounge inside of the J.W. Marriott commemorated the creation of the Gin Rickey at Shoomaker's with a plaque. [6]
After the end of Prohibition, the Green Mill became a more reputable establishment, attracting many popular jazz acts including Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Al Jolson, along with cabaret icons like Texas Guinan: a onetime rodeo rider and vaudeville performer, Guinan reinvented herself during Prohibition as a bawdy, breezy master of ceremonies for cabaret shows at spots like the 300 Club ...
Restaurants and bars across the nation’s capital are preparing to host watch parties for the most highly anticipated political event so far this year: the first debate between President Biden ...
From glamorous hotel bars in New York to cocktail dens in San Francisco, here are the very best new spots to grab a seat and start a tab.
One of the 10 best new cocktail bars in US is in Johnson County, awards group says. Jenna Thompson. May 29, 2024 at 4:41 PM.
The Brickskeller, a tavern and hotel located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C.. The DC Comedy Loft and Bier Baron Tavern (formally The Brickskeller Dining House and Down Home Saloon) is a tavern in Washington, D.C., located near Dupont Circle across from Rock Creek Park and on the edge of Georgetown, in the Baron Hotel building.
D.C. law at the time required that alcohol only be served to patrons sitting at a table, so a member of Congress took it upon himself to change the rules to allow for bars and barstool seating in the District. [1] Management of the restaurant was taken over by the Valanos' son, John Valanos and his wife Vasiliki in 1989.