Enjoy Founding Farmers’ homemade potato chips with a duo of romesco and green goddess shmears or Farmers & Fishers’ chocolate-dipped bacon lollipops as you watch stage performances by local musicians and entertainers, or peruse the aisles of art vendors.

Chef Nappo participated in Chef’s Day at Capital Harvest on the Plaza, the farmer’s market outside the Ronald Reagan Building. In addition to the wasabi peas and spiced nuts used to make a crust for the trout special, Chef Nappo also purchased dried sausage and currant tomatoes. It was a delicious way to bring seasonal ingredients from farm to market to table.

A crew spent Tuesday afternoon at Founding Farmers capturing the preparation process from peeling to plating, and interviewed Concept Developer and Managing Partner Dan Simons about the restaurant’s sustainability practices.

Executive Chef Al Nappo revealed his tricks for reinventing a classic family dish by adding fresh lobster, crab, smoked salmon and a few secret ingredients that make the filling so unforgettable.  His chef tip: Slice a small sliver from the bottom of each egg half, so they lie flat and don’t wobble on the serving board.

Founding Farmers serves up over 1,000 cage-free Devil-ish Eggs each month. From the classic to the three seafood varieties, these gourmet bar snacks are in high demand. According to the film crew, Chef Irvine enjoys his Devil-ish Eggs with a beer, washing down each egg in one bite.

Stop in and sample one or all four varieties, and stay tuned for the Reinvented Classics episode of The Best Thing I Ever Ate this Fall on Monday nights at 9:00 pm.

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See what Farmers & Fishers is doing

in the Georgetown Waterfront

to celebrate all things stylish.

Pink Prosecco, Girlfriends, Shoes & Cocktails…

What could be better?

Now through Sunday, May 30, Farmers & Fishers celebrates all things stylish—shopping, shoes, cocktails and love—and the city of D.C.—to mark the season’s most anticipated movie sequel…

We can’t tell you the name of the movie, but for anyone that loves shopping and girlfriends (and shoes), you’ll know what we’re talking about. (Hint: four very stylish gals, amazing clothes, life, love and shopping.   The lead actress’s initials are S.J.P!)

Join us for our own Style in the City celebration through the week – shoppers, friends and anyone can enjoy $5 Pink Prosecco each weeknight from 4pm-close through Sunday, May 30, and also during Sunday Brunch on the 30th.

Shoes & Cocktails Premiere Night Event

Join Farmers & Fishers on Friday, May 28 for a special “Style in the City” preview night with ShoesandCocktails.com from 5–7:30pm. This event is brought to you by the uber-stylish blog of the same name, by Simply Soles of Georgetown, and Farmers & Fishers.

Celebrate in a private room with your girlfriends in your favorite stylish cocktail attire, and of course – shoes – with Pink Prosecco and the “Style in the City” signature cocktail, light hors d’oeuvres and past episodes of the series that brought every woman’s shoe fantasies to life playing on the flat screen! $22 per person

Reserve Your Seat for Tequila Week’s

4-Course, Tequila Tasting Dinner

Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner, and that means it’s Tequila Week at Farmers & Fishers, May 3 – 9th, when we join with Siembra Azul to celebrate Mexico’s top spirit. Meet Siembra Azul Founder David Suro, a Mexican-born American entrepreneur and life-long tequila connoisseur, and gain firsthand knowledge and insight from this master of tequila while sampling Siembra Azul product. Chief Mixologist Jon Arroyo and industry colleagues / guest mixologists will be shaking up special cocktails in celebration!

On Monday, May 3, from 7-9pm, enjoy a fantastic 4-course Tequila tasting and dinner pairing of Latin-American inspired dishes prepared by Executive Chef Stephen Bieker. You’ll enjoy classically inspired flavors with Farmers & Fishers’ hand selected and sustainably produced, farm-fresh ingredients along with premium selections from Siembra Azul Tequila.

RSVP REQUIRED FOR DINNER:
Download the form to secure your place!
$70.00 per guest, all inclusive of taxes and gratuity. Seating is very limited.

Tequila Dinner Menu

Hors d’oeuvres

Chips & salsa with tableside guacamole

1st Course: Salad

Ranchero Salad with Grilled Chicken

2nd Course: Soup

Freshly made chilled Gazpacho

3rd Course: Entree Choices

Mexicali Fish Tacos*

El Diablo Pizza

Latino Style Pork Shank*

*Entrees served with housemade rice-a-roni.

4th Course: Dessert

Scratch-Made Cinnamon Donuts and Traditional-Style Flan

Choice of Coffee or Tea

You are Cordially Invited to an Evening of Outstanding Scotches and Perfectly Matched Cuisine Hosted by The Glenlivet Brand Ambassador Ricky Crawford, on Friday, May 6 at 6:30pm

Your evening will include a 4-course culinary journey of wonderfully prepared farm fresh dishes from Chef Stephen Bieker and his team, paired with selections from The Glenlivet outstanding single malt collection.

Start with hors d’oeurvres and The Glenlivet 12 Year-Old, and with each subsequent specially paired gourmet food course, enjoy an older – 15, 16, 18, 21-year, and a very special, exclusive Glenlivet with dessert.

RSVP REQUIRED: Download the reservation form to secure your space. $80 per guest, all-inclusive of menu, tax and gratuity. Please have your credit card ready to hold your reservation. Seating is very limited; dinner will be held in the Harvest Room.

Glenlivet Dinner

A cocktail reception featuring The Glenlivet 12 Year-Old

Mini Crabcakes

Mini Ciabatta with Garlic Hummus and olive

1st Course: Salad featuring Glenlivet 15 year old

Drag Through the Garden Salad

2nd Course: Soup Featuring Glenlivet 16 year old

Butternut Squash with Ciabatta Crouton

3rd course – Entrée Choices Featuring Glenlivet 21 year old

Grilled Angus Filet

Crispy Duck Breast

Salmon with Tangy Cilantro Butter

Each entrée served with Golden Whippers or rice-a-roni and vegetable of the day

4th Course: Dessert Featuring Glenlivet Archive 21 Year-Old

Trio of Chocolate, Kentucky Pecan and Coconut Crème mini pies

Coffee or tea

Final Toast: Glenlivet XXX Special Tasting

Washingtonian is collecting the ballots for the annual “Best Of” issue, and we want your vote!
Go to the survey and please fill in ‘Founding Farmers’ in these categories:

• Power Breakfast
  Nothing says business like fried chicken and waffles and organic coffee.  Oh, and grits!
• Power Lunch
  Whether you’re in the sustainability business, a lawyer, a student, a diplomat, a world banker or just hungry, Founding Farmers is the perfect place for the midday meal!
• Best Mixologist: Jon Arroyo
• As a true champion of all things cocktail, Jon Arroyo is a great Mixologist, member of the DC Craft Bartenders’ Guild, brand ambassador for Cabana Cachaça and Siembra Azul Tequila and has garnered great recognition and respect among his peers. He mixes up the freshest and most unique cocktails and shares his knowledge with others. He’s the Best Mixologist in DC.

Just put “Founding Farmers” in the ballot’s category space and vote on your other favorite things around town. When you do, you’ll be entered to win tickets to the Washingtonian’s Best of Party at the National Building Museum on July 7.

Since both Farmers locations serve tap water that’s been superfiltered and mineralized through Natura water stations, (and NO bottled water), this was a natural for us. A story in Food Safety News looks into the work UNICEF is doing—please come help us support them this week with your donation.  We’re asking guests to donate $1 per jug of water that is brought to the table and additional donations may be made at the restaurant.

Donations will be accepted at both restaurants through Saturday, March 27, 2010.   Thank you in advance for your support!

From the Food Safety News article “Restaurants Join in Clean Water Project” by Helena Bottemiller:

Next week, waitstaff at restaurants across the country will invite patrons to donate a dollar for their tap water to help UNICEF provide clean water to children across the globe.

Waterborne illness remains the second leading cause of death for children under the age of five–4,100 children die every day from water-related illnesses. Almost 900 million people lack access to clean water and UNICEF’s Tap Project aims to help cut that number in half by 2015.

During World Water Week 2010 (March 21-27), participating restaurants across the country–including top restaurants in Washington, DC and New York–will ask their customers to donate a dollar or more for their tap water to raise funds and awareness for the project.

Cypress tree communal table at FF

Communal dining – like farm families do – is a somewhat new trend as profiled by the Express Night Out guide today, but at Founding Farmers, it’s how we came up with the idea for the restaurant – sitting around a big, long table, with farmers, of course!

In farmhouses all over, there is usually a long wooden table that lots of folks can gather around, communal-style.  In the modern farmhouse setting at Founding Farmers – replete with barnwoods – communal tables are perfect to share a meal with friends, acquaintances and maybe even strangers that can become more than friends…

Book a communal table now – and look forward to some farmhouse dining!