"Flavor Tripping" in DC
From the lounge:
“EFN Lounge is excited to announce the December 11 inauguration of Flavor Tripping, a monthly event to be held on the second Friday of every month.
EFN will host DC’s first party for transforming the taste bud, an experience that will allow guests to twist their tongue on a West African berry called synsepalum dulcificum, or “trippy fruit.” Trippy fruit temporarily re-wires taste receptors on the tongue, transforming acidic and sour food into sweet and enjoyable treats.
After commencing the trip, guests will be ushered into the Tripeteria, a cafeteria with an all-you-can-trip buffet full of all the sour nasties usually consumed in moderation. In this conceptual, experimental flavor laboratory, lemon wedges become lollipops, hot sauce becomes donut glaze, goat cheese becomes cheesecake, bottom-shelf tequila becomes Patron, and a Guinness Beer becomes a chocolate milkshake.
The menu was designed by a team of experienced flavor trippers and evolves for each party. Selections include sour candy, cheese from Dean & Deluca, pickles, soy sauce, radishes, sour fruits, sugarless cupcakes, and much more. Ticket holders can suggest menu items on a form at the online checkout. EFN will also hold taste-testing of shots and cocktails designed for flavor tripping enthusiasts.
Tickets should be purchased in advance online (a limited number of at-door entries will be based on remaining supply and on a first-come, first-served basis). Each ticket costs $12 online ( $15 at the door) and entitles the guest to a piece of trippy fruit and access to our buffet. Trips typically last for an hour; additional berries require additional tickets.
Date: Friday, December 11, 2009
Time: 7PM – 9PM
Where: EFN Lounge (formerly known as Be Bar) at 1318 9th St N.W., Washington DC 20001 Between N and O Streets N.W., across from the Washington Convention Center.
Metro: EFN Lounge is across from the Yellow/Green metro stop at Convention Center.
Tickets: $12; purchase in advance online here.
Contact Information: Eliot Blume, Event Producer events@efnlounge.com (347) 878-2531
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