RIS is proud to announce a Schramsberg Winemaker Dinner on December 8, with special guest Hugh Davies, Schramsberg CEO and President. Chef Ris has prepared a lovely meal that pairs with the featured wines. We are pleased to partner with MacArthur Beverages, and therefore guests will be able to purchase the wines at the dinner.

The cocktail reception starts at 6:30, with dinner being seated at 7:00. Cost is $125 per person, plus gratuity and tax. Contact Natalie at natalie@risdc.com to make reservations.

Schramsberg Wine Dinner Menu

Thursday, December 8^th, 2011

Reception / Passed Hors d’Oeuvres

Oysters on the Half Shell with Schramsberg Mignonette

Tuna Tartare with Napa Cabbage Slaw

Smoked Trout Panna Cotta with citrus crème fraîche

and smoked steelhead trout caviar

Schramsberg Blanc de Blancs 2008

1^st Course

Macadamia Crusted Scallop and Lobster

with ginger and orange couscous

Schramsberg Blanc de Noirs 2007

Schramsberg Brut Rosé 2007

J Davies Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, Diamond Mountain District, Napa Valley

Cheese

Beaufort Alpage

with walnut raisin bread and cherry confit

J Schram 2004

Dessert

Gingerbread

with buttered pears and chantilly cream

Schramsberg Demi-Sec 2006

If you are like me, you haven't even begun to think about holiday shopping. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are so yesterday. Why not give something that can be enjoyed any day of the year? Of course we have RIS Gift Cards, available at the restaurant in any denomination. (Or email natalie@risdc.com to have one sent to you.) New for this year, give our "Scoupons": four coupons, each for a quart of Chef Ris's amazing homemade soup and a quart of Chef Chris's Sweet Scoops. A sheet gives you four delicious days of Soups and Scoops for only $100. It's a great gift for anyone and everyone on your list... Everyone loves soup and ice cream! RIS makes one-stop shopping simple.... and tasty!!

I hope everyone is ready for a nice long weekend. What's a better way to enjoy your four days off than with a great romantic movie?

Midnight in Paris stars Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams, directed by Woody Allen. It is a romantic comedy about a family on a business trip in the City of Light. As a young couple engaged to be married experiences a profound transformation during their visit to Paris, an idealistic man with a romanticized view of the city finds that there's plenty of truth to that old adage about the grass being greener on the other side.

Dinner at RIS and a movie with our neighbors, the West End Cinema... The perfect post-turkey treat.

RIS will be joining a bevy of celebrity chefs tomorrow evening at the sold-out Capital Food Fight! We will be serving Chef Ris's famous New England Clam Chowder and look forward to seeing you all there!

Turkey Day is drawing near

Your friends and family will be here

To feed a group of any size

Choose “Ris to Go” for “Sides and Pies!”

We have a wonderful selection of

housemade side items and pies

to complete your Thanksgiving dinner.

This year, we have added some vegetarian and gluten-free selections.  

Menu information is available here on our website. 

Place your order before Thursday 11/17.

Pickup will be available on Tuesday 11/22

and Wednesday 11/23 between 2 and 5 pm.

Email your order to natalie@risdc.com.

It's supposed to be a gorgeous weekend outside, true fall temperatures that will make you forget last weekend's Halloween Snow. What's a better plan than dinner and a movie? Here at RIS, Saturday Night is Date Night, with our delicious Short Ribs special.

After enjoying some dinner and Chef Chris's Sweet Potato Pumpkin Crumb Cake, take a leisurely stroll down the street for a great flick! Now playing at West End Cinema at 23rd St, NW (between M and N), it's DRIVE. 

Ryan Gosling stars as a Los Angeles wheelman for hire, stunt driving for movie productions by day and steering getaway vehicles for armed heists by night. Though a loner by nature, Driver can't help falling in love with his beautiful neighbor Irene (Carey Mulligan), a vulnerable young mother dragged into a dangerous underworld by the return of her ex-convict husband Standard (Oscar Isaac).

Why not celebrate beer and sausage even after Octoberfest? Join the AIWF at RIS for an event featuring charcuterie from two of the DC area's best producers and beer from AIWF's favorite local brewery, Bill Butcher's Port City Brewing Company. Guest Chef Nate Auchter will be in our kitchen for the evening preparing a delicious meal for this special event.

Port City's Optimal Wit will be poured during the cocktail hour, and we’ll sample some delicious sausages from Stanley Feder’s "Simply Sausage". Then we will dine on a three-course menu prepared with charcuterie and sausages from Stanley, and Mitch Berliner’s Meat Crafters. Each course will be paired with Port City’s great beer.

Celebrate Fall with some delicious food! Get your tickets before they're sold out.