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Featured In: Eater’s Ultimate Fried Chicken Picnic Guide - Eater DC
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It’s the season for outdoor picnics and backyard barbecues. Fried chicken, a timeless classic and one of the top picnic foods of all time, can be a cornerstone of these spring and summer outings.
Just in time for July 4, Eater presents a roundup of D.C.-area restaurants that not only specialize in the comfort food but also offer it up for take-out, satisfying those fried-chicken needs for the holiday weekend, picnics, lunches in the park and more.
Blue 44 serves fried chicken dinners on Monday nights only. The one-day special is $19 and includes three pieces of the award-winning chicken, a starter salad, sauteed green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy, a buttermilk biscuit and a housemade dessert which varies from week to week.
Zagat’s list of 12 Fried Chicken Nights in DC
Our Fried Chicken special is on another great list! We are honored to be a part of Zagat’s list of 12 Fried Chicken Nights in DC. Among great company here and we do it every Monday!
Source: Zagat.com
Like cash and the little black dress, fried chicken never goes out of style. But we’ve noticed a recent uptick in fried chicken nights around town, signaling that this blue-plate special is experiencing a bit of a trendy surge. Here’s where you can sniff out fried chicken deals throughout the week, particularly on Sunday and Monday nights:
2nd Place at City Paper’s 30 Beers for 30 Years, Event!
Source: Fetching Foodie
Did you know…
It’s the 30th Birthday of Sam Adams’ Beer?? Celebration = totally necessary.
As part of DC Beer week, the Washington City Paper hosted 30 Beers for 30 Years last Tuesday. The event featured 30 different Sam Adams Beers, paired with food from 30 DC area restaurants. Party-goers got to vote for their favorite, and a panel of judges also selected top 3 winners.
That said, let’s dive right in!
The Winner:
Bar Pilar’s Smoked Lamb Belly with Bone Marrow Apple Butter!! I had two dishes of this. It was THAT good. Unique, distinct, and super flavorful. I’d order it in the restaurant in a heartbeat. Worthy win!!
In second place:
Blue 44 made this delicious dish– Pork Belly and Grits. Pork belly? Outstanding. Grits? So creamy.
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