Out of doors Après-Ski Celebration Kicks Off in Foggy Backside — Plus Extra Winter Pop-Ups

Because the District will get via a snow-filled winter, there are many new pop-ups embracing the chilly climate, Black Historical past Month, the return of the Nationwide Zoo’s pandas, and extra. Listed below are a couple of ongoing and future winter pop-ups to attend. Examine again for updates to this record.

Upcoming Pop-Ups

Après Ski at a.kitchen+bar

Lower than six months after opening, this award-winning workforce behind Philadelphia’s sizzling twin eating vacation spot, a.kitchen and a.bar, debuts a seasonal pop-up collection that kicks off with a comfortable winter escape. Beginning on Friday, February 14, the Après Ski pop-up will flip the restaurant’s out of doors house right into a winter retreat each Friday and Saturday till March 15. The weekend pop-up options fireplace pits, snow machines, and a particular cold-weather menu. Attempt roasted oysters, sizzling raclette cheese unfold over fried potatoes, kabocha squash minestrone, and a smoked lamb cassoulet within the cozy out of doors setting. A particular “First Frost” occasion kicks off the pop-up on Thursday, February 13, with DJ Kidd Contemporary taking part in soulful tunes from 6:30 to eight:30 p.m. whereas diners sip on spiked sizzling chocolate and cuddle up below fake fur throws earlier than Valentine’s Day weekend. 1 Washington Circle NW

United for California Fundraiser Occasion at Mita

The newly Michelin-starred vegan restaurant hosts a Sunday, February 2 fundraiser to profit World Central Kitchen to supply meals to these impacted by the wildfires within the Los Angeles space. Mita’s beverage director Lou Bernard and famend cooks Miguel Guerra and Tatiana Mora are partnering up with an unlimited array of award-winning bartenders and cooks to supply a particular drink and a la carte meals menu on Sunday, together with Skinny Nguyen from Moon Rabbit, Glendon Hartley from Causa, Jonathan Henriquez from Masseria, Christina Kim from Service Bar, Will Patton from Hive Hospitality, Greg Lengthy from Allegory, and Sarah Chaudhuri from Bresca. Reservations can be found all through the Sunday afternoon occasion, from 1 to five:30 p.m. 804 V Road NW

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Sunken Harbor Membership at Medina

Medina launches its new month-to-month bar pop-up collection with an award-winning nautical Brooklyn cocktail bar on Thursday, February 6. Sunken Harbor Membership’s workforce sends out standard cocktails like a Funky Ti Punch and Royal Hawaiian Mai Tai. Medina’s full meals menu can be obtainable to pair with the drinks, together with meze boards and different Mediterranean fare. The occasion begins at 5 p.m. subsequent Thursday, February 6, with reservations at high-tops and lounge tables obtainable and seats on the bar for walk-ins. 1328 Florida Avenue NW

Residing Room Gallery Collection at ART DC

An artwork exhibition in Arlo Resort’s new rooftop bar to mark Black Historical past Month begins on Wednesday, February 5 with a free opening reception. The reception will function a panel dialogue with featured artists Halim Flowers and Clarence James, who each have D.C. ties. Attendees also can get pleasure from glad hour specials, like $9 sake and $8 wines, whereas taking in artworks obtainable for buy. In the event you miss the reception, the exhibition can be up within the bar for your complete month of February. 333 G Road NW

Arlo Resorts

Ongoing Pop-Ups

The Bamboo Bar at Duke’s Counter

Duke’s Counter

D.C.’s almost year-long panda drought ended final fall when China’s two big pandas, Bao Li and Qing Bao, landed at Dulles Worldwide Airport. Members of the zoo obtained a primary look of the lovable cubs rolling within the snow on Monday, January 10 as Duke’s Counter launched a panda-obsessed pop-up throughout the road. Bamboo Bar’s themed cocktail menu ($13-$15) features a Bamboo Mule with ginger-chile syrup, “Bao-zy” sizzling chocolate spiked with bourbon and “Panda-Colada” with rum, coconut, and lime. The “Don’t Neglect the Crimson Panda” nods to its distant relative already on the zoo that eats bamboo, too. Topped with crimson neon mud, the drink options lychee and raspberry liqueurs, Crimson Bull watermelon, and a Champagne float. Take residence glassware for choose cocktails for $15. 3000 Connecticut Avenue NW

Morris Gallery at Morris American Bar

Morris American Bar was Morris Gallery this January, with DMV-based artists Ab-Regular, Noirwar, and Paul Yuan’s works being proven via the bar. The gallery can be up via February and the artwork items are all on the market. There’s additionally a particular visitor bartender occasion this Sunday, February 2, to rejoice the start of Black Historical past Month. Bianca Cerise can be serving up handcrafted cocktails to pair with American bistro-style meals with a Caribbean twist all night time. 1020 seventh Road NW

El Chalet at Mercy Me

For the second 12 months, the South American-inspired restaurant and bar at Yours Actually Resort has been remodeled into a captivating winter chalet in partnership with IHG. Crammed with snow-covered pine, ambient lighting, wooden textures, and fireplaces all through, the chalet patio is open from Tuesday via Saturday and affords holiday-centered cocktails just like the “Caipi-Cran” (Cachaça Amburana, orange amaro, port, contemporary cranberry, cinnamon, lemon) and “Sizzling Chica” (rye whiskey, sizzling chica, panela, chuncho bitters, lemon). Bites embrace feijoada croquettes (black beans, collard greens, and smoked ham) and gnocchi de pulpo (octopus, tomato sugo, lemon, panko crumbs). Reservations can be found on Resy. 1143 New Hampshire Avenue NW

The Dome at Hello-Garden

The rooftop atop Union Market remains to be coated by the Dome — a spherical, immersive “gastro-gallery below the celebrities” pop-up inside a 50-foot heated dome — till the tip of February. The inaugural, time-activated ticketed “Snowglow” is a European winter-styled pop-up that includes a high-tech overhead projection, clever cocktail displays, and Alpine fare from chef Nathan Beauchamp. Tickets ($35) on Resy embrace entry, a secluded eating pod, the 90-minute visible expertise, and a welcome liquid amuse. 1309 fifth Road NE