This spring, the award-winning Hay-Adams, located steps away from
the White House at 800 16th Street, NW, is excited to celebrate the
return of Cherry Blossom season in the District. This elegant oasis will
be serving specials inspired by the crowd-pleasing trees, from March 20
th through April 17
th.
As it has become tradition in Washington, DC, the city commemorates the
1912 gift of 3,000 Japanese Cherry trees by former Tokyo Mayor Ozaki
with the Annual Cherry Blossom Festival. In honor of this gift,
Executive Chef Peter Schaffrath, Executive Sous Chef Jaime Montes De Oca
and Executive Pastry Chef Josh Short invite guests on a gastronomic
journey to honor Japan’s rich culinary arts.
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| Nori Wrapped Black Angus Strip Steak |
The Lafayette, The Hay-Adams’ contemporary American dining room
directly overlooking Lafayette Square, will offer guests a
Japanese-inspired three-course, pre-fixe dinner menu in addition to the
featured menu, priced at $70 (not including tax and gratuity). Guests
will begin their meal with an
amuse-bouche with cherry Kir Royal, followed by first course options such as
Spring Vegetable Salad with kabocha squash puree and matcha tea powder, and
Yellowfin Tuna Tartar with smoked avocado and quail egg. Entrees include
Caramelized Chilean Sea Bass with seaweed salad, pickled radish, miso, and brown butter sauce, as well as
Nori Wrapped Black Angus Strip Steak with steamed Japanese eggplant, matsutake mushroom, and plum wine reduction. For a sweet finish, guests can indulge in
Caramelia Chocolate Panna Cotta with cherry marmalade and griottines.
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| Yellowfin Tuna Tartar |
Before or after dinner, guests may head downstairs to visit the
legendary Off The Record Bar for a refreshing springtime specialty
cocktail, the
Off The Record Blossom, made with Hendricks gin, maraschino liquor, lemon juice, crème de violette liquor, and garnished with a limoncello marinated cherry ($16). Additionally, each day of the festival season, from
4 PM to 5 PM,
Executive Pastry Chef Josh Short will be present to meet and greet
guests in the hotel’s lobby sharing complimentary delicious chocolate
and cherry macaroons, as he builds a
Cherry Blossom Macaroon Tree.
For those who wish to take a few days to enjoy the diverse Cherry
Blossom Festival programming, and visit the famed blossoms and historic
landmarks on the National Mall, The Hay-Adams offers a Cherry Blossom
Package. The offering includes a luxuriously appointed guestroom created
by the renowned designer Tom Pheasant, a
Chocolate Espresso Cake with Morello Cherries served
on a decorated plate as a welcome amenity, the National Cherry Blossom
Festival Information Packet, and American breakfast for two each day,
available through Room Service or in The Lafayette dining room. This
package is available for three nights or more from
March 20, 2016 through April 17, 2016. Rates begin at $469 per night for a superior room (excluding taxes), based upon a minimum three-night stay.
The award-winning Hay-Adams is located at 800 16
th Street
NW, Washington DC, across Lafayette Square from the White House.
It offers guests Washington's most prestigious address with views
overlooking the White House, Lafayette Square and St. John's Church, the
"Church of the Presidents." The hotel is just minutes from the
Smithsonian Museums, the Washington Monument, the Capitol Building, the
Mall, as well as convenient to Metro stations and the convention center.
For reservations or more information call
(202) 638-6600(202) 638-6600 or visit their website at
www.hayadams.com.
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