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Comedy Club & Restaurant 1140 Connecticut Ave. Washington, DC 20036
Weekend Pass | dining
ALL SHOWS 18 & OVER
DOUG BENSON
AUGUST 1-3
Special Event AUGUST 7
JAKE JOHANNSEN
ERIK GRIFFIN
Featuring Steve Byrne & the starring cast of S&S
Super High Me & Last Comic Standing
HBO, Comedy Central, Showtime & Letterman
Chris Coccia hosts new comedy school grads
AUGUST 13
AUGUST 14-17
GIRL CODE COMEDY TOUR
DAN CUMMINS
LAVELL CRAWFORD
GODFREY
TONY ROCK
Special Event AUGUST 22-24
AUGUST 28-31
SEPT 11-14
SEPT 18-21
Featuring Jessimae Peluso & Carly Aquilino
The Tonight Show & The Late Late Show
AUGUST 7-10
GRADUATION SHOWCASE
Special Event SEPT 5-7
Chelsea Lately & Last Comic Standing
FOOD RIFFS
Workaholics & The Arsenio Hall Show
Comedy Central, Louie, 30 Rock & Soul Plane
You’re not even reading this, are you? You’re just ogling that sandwich.
Appolo Live & Comedy Central
Buy tickets @ dcimprov.com or 202.296.7008
Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
COMMUNITY DAY AUGUST 9, 2014, 12:30–4:30 P.M.
Emcees: Victorious Hall and Alfred Duncan Guest Host: JoJo Fide Join us for an afternoon of mural painting, dance, music, selfies, and henna and face painting as we celebrate our 50th anniversary and Connecting the Gems of the Indian Ocean: From Oman to East Africa project.
What the Cluck?!
You can’t help but feel a little sorry for the lettuce and tomato on Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken’s latest creation. It’s easy to overlook the roughage when it’s sandwiched between a fried chicken filet and an Old Bay doughnut ($9). Chef Elizabeth Masetti debuted the sandwich on July 23, when all 60 of them sold out within an hour. We’re surprised it took that long. The crunchy chicken and the fluffy doughnut combine for the perfect bite every time, and the right amount of Old Bay means the flavor is complementary, not overpowering. (Masetti tweaked the doughnut recipe for more than a month, eventually deciding to include some
Is it worth the calories?
Hunger Gains Meh
Yah!
Old Bay in the dough as well as a light dusting on top.) Sauce options include honey mustard, BBQ, ranch and Sriracha mayo (our pick). And while Astro doesn’t know the exact calorie count, we estimate that it’s — at the very least — 500. The sandwich is available until all the excitement dies dow n, which we can’t imagine w ill be a ny t ime soon. HOLLEY SIMMONS (E XPRESS)
Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken, 1308 G St. NW; 202-809-5565, astrodoughnuts.com. (Metro Center)
Free and open to the public
DISH OF THE WEEK
COURTESY THE ARTISTS
Ricotta Cheesecake
950 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. Take Metro’s blue or orange line to Smithsonian station africa.si.edu HOLLEY SIMMONS (EXPRESS)
#Africanartat50, #Connecting the Gems
NEW & SOON
THINKSTOCK IMAGES; EXPRESS ILLUSTRATION
SULLIVAN & SON TOUR
At La Tomate Caffe, 1701 Connecticut Ave. NW; 202-6675505, latomatebistro.com. (Dupont) Last week La Tomate, the Dupont Circle mainstay, opened an adjoining cafe serving Illy coffee and casual bites. The ricotta cheesecake laced with Sambuca (an anise-flavored Italian liqueur) and topped with a fennel preserve ($8) is worth seconds. HOLLEY SIMMONS (EXPRESS)
Nauti Foods, a floating cafe on the Potomac River, launched last week to satisfy seafarers (twitter.com/ nautifoods). Here are other food deserts where we wish grub were more readily available. HOLLEY SIMMONS (EXPRESS)
1 The DMV
Just make sure you eat after getting your license picture taken so there’s nothing stuck in your teeth.
2 Traffic jams
Unless you’ve got some secret stash of granola bars in your glove compartment, chances are you’re not eating anything for a while.
3 Therapy sessions
Tackling your daddy issues can be draining. Reward yourself with something delicious after each breakthrough.
4 Long staff meetings
It’s funny how those pie charts your boss presents start to look like actual pie if you’re hungry enough.
5 Mountaintops
You didn’t climb an elevation of 1,200 feet just to munch on some trail mix. Plus, you’ll need the energy to get back down.
7.23 A fan on Yelp claims that the palok chat at India Gate (2020 P St. NW) rivals Rasika’s. Expect:
Samosas and such from a former Bombay Club line cook. 8.1 The London-based sammie chain Pret A
Manger opens its eighth location in D.C. (301 Pennsylvania Ave. SE). Expect: Free samples at 8 a.m. Thursday in celebration.