Going Out Gurus - D.C. Entertainment Dispatches - February 5, 2006

All You Need is Love

Valentine's Day is one of the busiest days to get married at the courthouse and savvy couples pick it not just for the romantic anniversary date. Some jurisdictions add free celebratory extras for weddings on that day only. In Fairfax...

By Anne | February 10, 2006; 6:16 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Misc.
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Choc It Up

Chocolate fanatics, sugar babies going through withdrawal after last week's Chocolate Lovers Festival and those who fall victim to an irrepressible sweet tooth can lap up the splendor of Chocolate Decadence at the Lobby Lounge of the West End's Ritz...

By Erin | February 10, 2006; 3:09 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Restaurants
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A Tip of the Hat to Stetson's

Stetson's Famous Bar & Grill has always been a bit of an anomaly on U Street. On a stretch filled with jazz clubs and lounges with dress codes, this is a simple Tex-Mex-flavored dive with a solid, classics-heavy jukebox, a...

By Fritz Hahn | February 9, 2006; 4:32 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Bars and Clubs
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For Beer Lovers, This Is Paradiso

I made a first visit to my new favorite beer bar last night. Located in the basement of Georgetown's Pizzeria Paradiso (and as yet without its own entrance), the Mediterranean-influenced Birreria Paradiso is a sunny yellow room with a tile...

By Fritz Hahn | February 7, 2006; 3:59 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (11)
Categories: Bars and Clubs
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Getting a Date with the Man from Provence

There's something about those French painters. Last year, an exhibition of more than 200 paintings by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec drew record crowds to the National Gallery. This year, an exhibition of Paul Cezanne's work is creating just as much buzz....

By Julia Beizer | February 7, 2006; 11:24 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
Categories: Museums
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Movies and Merlot

It's safe to assume that most people settling down in front of the Super Bowl yesterday did so with a frosty beer in hand. A nice glass of Chardonnay or Meritage was probably the last thing most viewers would think...

By Fritz Hahn | February 6, 2006; 11:10 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: Bars and Clubs , Movies
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