The only food involved in this post is a take-away dinner from Teaism consumed in the lovely gardens of the Smithsonian headquarters on the mall, since I couldn't find any parking anywhere near the Penn Quarter on a Friday night. It was one of those nights when the city decides to run a go-kart social experiment by blocking off all of the streets downtown heading south and gets to see what happens when all cars are funneled in one directions. Anyways, my veggie bento-box was delish, and kudos to Teaism for providing something as nice as roasted veggies with miso sauce, silken tofu in ginger soy, and seaweed and sesame covered rice all in a nifty little box. The $8.95 price tag in this neighborhood warrants a special reward for picnic possibilities.
The whole reason we were downtown was for the After Hours party at the Hirshhorn. And party it was-- by 8pm the line wrapped around the block with probably 500 people in it. While it might seem daunting, it was mostly entertaining watching a diverse sector of the youth of DC strap on whatever digs they deemed appropriate for such an event-- which turned out to be anything from stilettos to the more artsy choices of yellow sneakers or but-cheek-bearing dresses.
The center of the outdoor pavilion of the Hirshhorn was turned into a giant nightclub complete with a DJ from Berlin and mojitos served in bio-degradable cups. It was all centered around the opening of the new show"Realism" inside, and the museum was full of revelers watching wacky movies and milling about. It couldn't have been a better evening for it, and kudos to the Hirshhorn for pulling it off yet again.
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