Come walk your way to a healthier heart! Join us for RIS Walk 60 starting tomorrow, February 1.

Chef Ris will walk the great streets of our city on weekdays from 12-1pm. Routes will start and end at RIS, 2275 L Street. (At the corner of L & 23rd.) Walk for your heart by spending 60 minutes a day with five great routes touring the streets of DC. Benefit the hearts being treated by the Women's Heart Center at GW University Hospital by donating $1 per mile walked. Dogs are welcome! Check facebook.com/risdc and twitter.com/risdc at 9am each day for route and weather cancellation information. What better time to start than February, American Heart Month!

Today, we wish our wonderful, lovely Chef Ris a very happy birthday!

To celebrate, we have posted her mother's Orange Layer Cake (Chef's favorite!) in our Recipes section. Best wishes for this day and many more, Chef!

Jose Andres, Joan Nathan and Alice Waters invite you to dine at one of twenty intimate dinners to Sunday Night Suppers, benefitting DCCK and Martha's Kitchen on Sunday, January 22nd.  Each dinner will host two renowned chefs to entertain 20 guests in Washington, DC homes, all to benefit Martha’s Table and DC Central Kitchen.  Savor the rich winter bounty of the East Coast from the Nation’s hottest chefs and discuss nourishing the health, economy and environment of our nation’s capital through a focus on food. Join Chef Ris for a Sunday Night Supper with Chef Vinod of Indique. Purchase tickets here!

Back by popular demand, the RIS Saturday Craft Series' next event will be on February 11, from 11am to 2pm. "Cookies & Cards" will be a crafty afternoon to decorate Valentine's cookies and create cards for your sweethearts. Cards, cookies and decorations will be provided... All that you need to bring are your creative ideas and appetites!

Delicious treats on the menu for this event include grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup, red velvet cupcakes and two special ice creams from Chef Chris: Red Hots and Chocolate Raspberry Truffle.

Children are welcome and encouraged. Suggested donation is $20 to benefit DC Central Kitchen. Spaces are limited, email natalie@risdc.com for reservations. We would love to see you there!

Join RIS and our restaurant friends for sweets and sips on February 1 is the 11th annual Sugar & Champagne Affair! Hosted by Todd and Ellen Gray, this dessert and champagne reception honors our local crusaders against animal cruelty: Washington Humane Society’s Humane Law Enforcement Officers, Animal Control Officers, and Humane Educators.

Our very own Pastry Chef, Chris Kujala, will be serving his Passionfruit and Cardamon Meringue Parfait for guests on this occasion. He will be accompanied by his Japanese Chin, Cocoa. Bring your canine bestie - leashed dogs are welcome and encouraged to attend! Chris will have something special for those guests as well. Get your tickets here. Bubbles, treats and man's best friend? This will surely be a night to remember.

Happy New Year! Restaurant Week is right around the corner, and Chef Ris has released our Restaurant Week Menu. Check it out here on our website and then call for reservations today because they're going quickly!