Cafe Atlantico (405 8th Street, NW) sets aside the month of June to mark its 15th anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, the nuevo latino landmark restaurant in Penn Quarter will feature four main events including a "Best of Cafe Atlantico" wine tasting, an anniversary wine dinner with Almaviva, a celebrity guest chef dinner and an art auction and Latino dim sum brunch. The first event, the Cata De Vinos, a South American wine tasting, takes place on Tuesday, June 7 at 6:30 p.m. The all-inclusive cost of the wine tasting will be $120 per person and guaranteed reservations are required. Call 202.393.0812 for more details or visit www.cafeatlanticodc.com.

Signatures Restaurant (801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW) announces its half-priced Sushi Tuesday Evenings, available at the bar or on the outdoor terrace by the bar. Includes Sushi Chef Tu Soe's signature rolls. For more information, call 202.628.5900 or visit www.signatures-dc.com.

The Grand Hyatt Washington (1000 H Street, NW) hosts the Monthly Wine Series at Butlers' Lounge on Thursday, June 9, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., featuring a Merryvale Wine Tasting. Savor the finest wines from Merryvale Vineyards and enjoy a delicious selection of extraordinary contemporary fusion cuisine created by Chef de Cuisine Matt Campbell. Reservations are recommended and the cost is $55 per person. For reservations, call 202.637.4735.

The Grand Hyatt Washington is also sponsoring a blood drive on Wednesday, June 29, 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. in the Burnham-Latrobe Room. Call 202.637.4954 to schedule your appointment.

Join Food & Friends on Monday, June 13th at 6:00 p.m., for the 15th Anniversary of Chef's Best! Chef's Best will again bring together the brightest culinary talents in Washington as over 60 chefs will dazzle guests with their unique culinary skills and delectable menu items. This distinguished list includes prominent downtown Washington chef Cesare Lanfranconi of Ristorante Tosca. Food & Friends will pay tribute that evening to all the chefs with a champagne toast in recognition of the 15th anniversary of the event. For tickets please call Stacy at 202.269.6883 or visit www.foodandfriends.org/chefsbest2005.

The event will be held at the Hilton Washington, located at 1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW. All proceeds benefit Food & Friends, the only organization in the Washington Metropolitan area providing home-delivered meals, groceries and nutrition counseling to people living with HIV/AIDS and other life-challenging illnesses.
(Source:DowntownDC.org)