Setting up for the @forageboutique pop up! (at Toki Underground)

On Saturday, February 9, Chef Erik Bruner-Yang will be teaching a cooking class for Chinese New Year at the Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital. He will be demonstrating on how to create four meals out of one chicken:

At $85 a piece, these are a great holiday gift for the food enthusiasts in your life. Be quick though, space is limited to 15 attendees.

For more information, click here. To purchase tickets, click here. 

Toki Underground chef-owner Erik Bruner-Yang is hosting a slew of fellow University of Mary Washington grads and entrepreneurs at a one-day only POP-UP SHOP on Sunday, December 9th from 12pm to 5pm.

FORAGE owners Megan Parry and Alicia Austin will sell a mix of vintage and current label clothing as well as handmade jewelry and accessories. The girls are culling their collections to bring DC the coolest, most unique pieces from their brick + mortar shop in Fredericksburg, VA (par example: there's a baby pink flouncy leather Phillip Lim mini skirt and a 70s magenta deep v silk jumpsuit that are TDF). Megan and Alicia will also be selling their own handmade friendship bracelets, ponytail holders and magnets (all perfect stocking stuffers that are super easy on the wallet).

Local artist J.Coleman will be selling original prints made specifically for the pop-up. Sara Gossett will have handmade greeting cards on hand and Marie Snyder of Luna Rosa jewelry will have handmade fabric earrings and resin rings.

There will be a bartender on-hand slinging drinks for those who prefer to shop tipsy (and really, who doesn't?). Remember, there won't be any food service; you'll have to get your sustenance from sake, sequins and cashmere.

Prices start at $3. All major credit cards and cash accepted.

Questions? Please contact Megan + Alicia at forageboutique@gmail.com Attending? Don't forget to RSVP through our Facebook event!

Craving ramen? Toki Underground will open at 12:30pm for lunch today and close when we're sold out.

(Photo Credit: The President Wears Prada)

(Photo Credit: Complex Magazine)

Toki Underground will be closed today, Monday, October 29, 2012.

Please stay safe during Hurricane Sandy!

3RD ANNUAL EATER AWARDS 2012 VOTE for ERIK BRUNER-YANG AND TOKI UNDERGROUND Email DC@EATER.COM to cast your vote before November 1, 2012 #EaterAwards

First course: six foot table with dim sum and charcuterie #chefsforequality (at The Ritz-Carlton, Washington D.C.)

Prepping for tonight's HRC Chefs for Equality Dinner with Woodberry Kitchen (at Toki Underground)

Deep frying some chicken skin for tonight's special. (Taken with Instagram at Toki Underground)

Love crab cakes?

Come to the American Institute of Wine & Food’s seventh annual “I Love Crab Cakes!” competition at Phillips Seafood. Chefs will compete by creating their own unique take on crab cakes that guests will be able to sample while drinking carefully selected wines and seasonal beers from Port City Brewing Company.

Participating Chefs Include: - Will Artley, Pizzeria Orso - Erik Bruner-Yang, Toki Underground - Chris Clime, PassionFish - Eric Frisch, Et Viola - Thomas Leonard, BlackSalt - Marjorie Meek-Bradley, Graffiato - Wes Morton, Art and Soul - Russell Smith, Wolfgang Puck Catering

WHERE: Phillips Seafood 900 Water Street Southwest Washington, D.C.

WHEN: Monday, October 29, 2012 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Tickets are $65 for members and $75 for non-members. They can be purchased via snail mail or email using this form.

Have you seen our feature in this month's Hill Rag? (Taken with Instagram)

Chefs for Equality, an evening filled with food, cocktails, fashion and music, will help raise awareness amongst voters and funds for marriage equality in Maryland. The event is hosted by the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, and will take place on Wednesday October 24, 2012 at the Ritz-Carlton, Washington D.C.

Special guests include: Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, Tim Gunn from Project Runway, David Hagedorn from Washington Post, and Christopher Vazquez and Rick Davis of Amaryllis Floral.

Attendees can look forward to tasting plates from 25 participating D.C. restaurants, crafted beverages from mixologists, music from DJ Shea Van Horn and a live auction of wedding fashions from Michael Andrews Bespoke and Carine’s Bridal Atelier.

For guests who are looking for a more intimate dining experience, there are nine Personal Chef tables up for auction. At these tables for eight, award-winning chefs will work in pairs to cook five-course menus. Each table will have a wine pairing.

Duos include:

Following the main event will be an after-party held at Graffiato Restaurant.

100% of each ticket goes to support marriage equality in Maryland.

For more information and to purchase tickets to both events, please visit chefsforequality.org

All Photos by Alicia Griffin. Click on photos to enlarge.

The Source by Wolfgang Puck hosted their fifth anniversary noodle dinner last month in which they invited talented chefs across the District to collaborate for a one-night-only dinner. Participating chefs included:

If you missed the event, here are some photos from the slurplicious dinner and you can view the rest of them here.

The Crystal City Diamond Derby, a unique cycling event with various races in an underground parking garage, is happening this Saturday!

For those who are attending, participants or spectators, there is sure to be some great food to grub on.

Huong Nguyen and Tuan Trau, future food vendors for Maketto, will be at the event serving: 

Serving alongside them will be Impala Catina, a new restaurant coming to H Street neighborhood (hopefully to open before the end of the world). Just in case you missed them at the H Street Festival, here's another chance to catch the Impala Cantina Preview. They will be serving:

Crystal City Diamond Derby September 29, 2012 4pm - 10pm 2345 Crystal Drive Arlington, VA http://www.diamond-derby.com

Big Changes at Toki Underground

Toki Underground’s NEW change in hours of operation in effect this week, beginning Monday, September 24, 2012.

The major changes to note:

Toki Underground remains committed to providing market-fresh ramen at the highest standards of service and at the lowest cost to our customers on a daily basis. We are choosing to close on Sundays to continue to meet the standards we impose on ourselves here at the restaurant as well as those that we receive from our loyal customers on a regular basis.

However, there is good news to these changes. We are now offering carry out every day that we are open (previously, Monday through Thursday).

For limited reservations, Monday through Friday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., visit CityEats.com or call us at 202.388.3086 before 5 p.m. Everything after 6 p.m. is first come, first serve.

CLOSED TODAY - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd

Just a reminder. Toki Underground will be closed today. Have a good Sunday!

Daily Specials for 9/21/2012

SPECIALS

Pickled Cucumbers $3

Grilled Wax Bean Kimchi "Edamame" $5 Wax Beans, Kimchi Puree, Lemon.

NOODLES

Abura Tsukemen $9 Sizzling Pork Fat Noodles served alongside a salty dipping base.

Butter Poached Chicken Liver Add-on $3.5 Charred Sweet Corn Add-on $1.5 Fried Prawn Head Add-on $5 Karaage Add-on $5 Sauerkraut Braised Pork Belly Add-on $5

DESSERTS

Chocolate Chip Cookies with Red Miso Lemon Verbana Buttercream $7 Baked to order and served with cold milk.

COCKTAIL

Dragon Boat Race $10 Bulleit Bourbon, Barenjager Honey Liqueur, Sesame Ginger Infused Grapefruit Juice, Togarashi Spice.

SAKE

Kikusui Aged Ginjo Nama Genshu $13 Niigata, Japan Dynamic unpasteurized sake full of juicy red fruit in the flavor. Finishes strong and sweet.

Choya Umeshu Sake $16 Osaka, Japan A smooth delicious sake with fresh plum juice added at the end of the brewing process.

P.S. Don't forget to vote for us on Kraut Rocks and Express Night Out Best of 2012!

P.S.S. We will be closed on Sunday, September 23rd.