Started out at PS7 in D.C. (777 I ST NW; blocks from Chinatown metro) for happy hour. The bar is probably the quietest room in the restaurant, and they have good happy hour drink specials — and surprisingly appetizers that included crispy dough and cheeses:
Untraditional Topped Flat Breads:
Mad Chicken: Buffalo chicken, celery, carrot, blue cheese; (nice and spicy sauce).
Sundried & Roasted: Eggplant, pesto, sundried tomatoes, feta.
(The Artisan Cheese Selection with house made accompaniments included: Red Hawk, Cow, California; Midnight Moon, Goat, Holland; Barely Buzzed, Cow, Utah; Cashel Blue, Cow, Ireland — but since they kept their red wine too cold, I assumed they treated cheese selections the same way.
I was there with K for a Balvenie’s single malt scotch whiskey tasting. The 21-year-old stuff was good, but I liked the feature the best: Available in very limited quantities, the new addition to The Balvenie 17 Year Old range is finished in casks that once held Madeira Wine.