Are you an artist but also an alcoholic? Do you debate whether you should put down the paint brush or the pommagranite martini? Despite all of these moral vices, do you enjoy giving back to your local DC community? More specifically, to the art programs that allow inner-city youth to flourish? Looks like the Artini Competition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art on Saturday, March 27th is for you. With the perfect combination of art and booze, you'll not only feel more cultured after viewing the 'A Love of Europe Collection', but will have an even greater appreciation for the pieces after trying a martini modeled after each of the paintings. Not exactly in your budget to put out $100 for a ticket to mingle with DC's finest? Each of the twelve selected mixologists are featuring their competition drinks at their respective restaurants for the month of March, allowing diners and drinkers to go on a tasting of their own. The best? Gutherie of POV at the W's delicious creation of 'The Dance Class', combining the perfect elements of sweetness and tartness in his drink, Chris Kelley of Mien Yu's twist on a traditional apple martini with 'The Green Lizard', but best of all, Arris Noble of Sei's 'Bacchante', a perfect blend of vodka, averna, habanero, yuzu and red wine, served in a Bordeaux glass (that resembles Snoop's pimp cup) with an edible daisy on top. Of course, there are a fair share of misses with the drinks as well, but being as this competition is for charity and all, won't try to slander the reputations of talented bartenders on the basis of a single drink that my Moscato-pampered palate wasn't feeling at the time. But whether you're down for eighteenth-century European art or not, double fist with the best of them and, if you do have the funds, be sure to check out the Artini Competition at the Corcoran Gallery to support your favorite bartender and the availability of art programs to students everywhere in the city.
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