On Saturday, September 11 Founding Farmers and Farmers & Fishers will sample menu items at the Arts on Foot annual festival in Penn Quarter 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Executive Chef Al Nappo will serve scrumptious treats from both restaurants.
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.
More than 50 DC celebrity chefs and mixologists turned out to serve their signature dishes for Chef’s Best on June 14. This annual fundraiser marked the 20th anniversary of Food & Friends, a charitable organization that provides food and nutrition counseling to people with life-challenging illnesses.
Executive Chef Al Nappo prepared and served Founding Farmers’ house-made blue crab ravioli in tomato basil butter with goat cheese. From sister restaurant, Farmers & Fishers, his team also served gazpacho with tortilla strips and chocolate-covered bacon lollipops.
Jon Arroyo, Chief Mixologist for both restaurants and Alembic Cocktail Catering, served a refreshing summer cocktail. The Alembic Summer Punch Royale is a delicious combination of Pisco, Cointreau, pineapple juice, lime, lemon and a little sparkling wine.
The chefs, food, cocktails and the auction surely made this a night to remember.
Make Plans to Join Our Sister Restaurant, Farmers & Fishers, for Tequila Week and a Special Scotch Tasting Dinner with Glenlivet!
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! Read full article »
As part of UNICEF’s work on bringing clean water to children around the world, they have launched the Tap Project, a fundraiser where restaurants urge guests to donate $1 for water, with all donations going straight to the project. Founding Farmers and Farmers & Fishers are on board to help increase awareness of the world water needs and your assistance is needed!
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 Newslooks 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!
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.
Thanks to Alejandro Salinas from the Washingtonian for stopping by to film Jon mixing up his “Case in Point” cocktail for Artini….look delicious, right? Well, last night about 50 or so Artini fans thought so! Come on down to Georgetown, pull up a seat at the bar (or get a table outside!) and try it for yourself. Then get your VOTE on and help Jon bring home the 2010 Artini top cocktail title!
Our sister restaurant, Farmers & Fishers is hoping to help everyone break out of winter with some ‘unleashed’ specials! The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington launches “Restaurants Unleashed” this week, March 1-7th, to help get DC back on track and get diners out to their favorite restaurants and F&F is offering great recession-helping $8 cocktails like Pisco Sour, Caipirinha, Dark & Stormy and Mai Tai’s for the next 7 days!
A special added attraction for guests at Farmers & Fishers will be Chief Mixologist Jon Arroyo behind the bar, Wednesday through Saturday nights—mixing up your favorite cocktails!
Unleashed pricing valid March 1–7, 2010, for Pisco Sour, Caipirinha, Dark & Stormy and Mai Tai cocktails only. VALID ONLY AT FARMERS & FISHERS.
