🌸 IN (PEAK) BLOOM 🌸 Did you know? The cherry blossom represents spring, a time of renewal and the fleeting nature of life. Tag us in your best blossom snaps all season on IG. 📸: @labonta315 | |
Play All Day at DC's First-Ever Table Tennis Showdown! Union Market District invites future ping pong champions to put their skills and reflexes to the test in this one-day event to benefit the Homeless Children's Playtime Project. The mission of the Homeless Children's Playtime Project is to cultivate resilience in children experiencing family homelessness by providing and expanding access to transformative play experiences.
Teams of 2, SIGN UP HERE
SATURDAY, APRIL 9 • 2-6 PM
📍UNION MARKET, 1309 5TH ST NE | |
DRINKING LIKE A LADY: COCKTAILS 101: Time to learn to Drink Like a Lady! Join Republic Restoratives and Vitis Wines for a Cocktail 101 Class. Learn the basics with one of our favorite female-owned, locally produced spirits. What better way to celebrate Women's History Month than with a drink in hand, cocktail recipes learned, and a few bottles to take home?
THURSDAY, MARCH 24 • 6:30 PM
📍UNION MARKET, 1309 5TH ST NE
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To celebrate cherry blossom season, Michelin-starred ElCielo has launched a special dessert cherry compote inside a layer of mascarpone cheesecake crémeux and finished with white chocolate cherry blossom glaze, a scoop of cherry sorbet, meringue powder and a cherry blossom yogurt tuille. Step up to the bar at ElCielo, with only 8 seats and get an education on Colombian fruits, Latin American spirits and even neuroscience are applied to create cocktails. Make sure to order a seasonal Old-Fashioned (cherry liquor and smoked with cherry wood) to complete the experience.
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AVAILABLE THROUGH APRIL 17
📍LA COSECHA, 1280 4TH ST NE | | FEATURED COCKTAILS:
Ozaki Sour Toki Japanese Whiskey, Crushed Sakura, Blood Orange, Lemon, Egg White
(Named for Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo who supported the gifting of the cherry blossom trees to DC)
Scidmore Sazerac Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye, Absinthe, Brandied Cherry, Peychaud's Bitters
(Named for Mrs. Eliza Scidmore who made and advocated the proposal to bring the cherry trees to DC)
Over at Suburbia, take your photo at the #BlossomBar photo booth and sip cherry blossom-themed cocktails.
FEATURED COCKTAILS:
I Just Cherry Crush A lot Frozen Cherry Hibiscus Crush
& A Cherry Tree Frozen Cherry Gin Rickey 📍UNION MARKET, 1309 5TH ST NE | | Are you nostalgic for the early aughts? Don't miss O-Ku's Y2K-themed Sakura party with a live DJ plus hors d'oeuvres and dinner specials! No reservation is needed, just show up in your best early 2000s attire and be ready to dance. Regular dinner service (plus specials) 5-8 PM. BOOK NOW!
TUESDAY, MARCH 31
DINNER SERVICE (PLUS SPECIALS): 5-8 PM
SAKURA PARTY: 9 PM - 1 AM
📍 O-KU, 1274 5TH ST NE | |
H St. favorite, Sospeso is open for grab & go Mediterranean eats, inspired by the sun-drenched countries along the Mediterranean Sea. Think: hummus bowls, baklava, and homemade focaccia!
📍UNION MARKET, 1309 5TH ST NE | | | | |
