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Eater
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Eater
Inside Marcus Samuelsson's Bright, Berbere-Blasted D.C. Debut
NY-based celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson finally gets to do a D.C. restaurant on his terms. Marcus DC, his first in the nation's capital, opened Tuesday, June 3, in NoMa's Morrow Hotel (222 M Street NE) . The acclaimed restaurateur behind Harlem's hot Red Rooster oversaw every last detail at the 200-room hotel's anchor dining attraction, from the Ethiopian and Swedish influences on the menus, the colorful textured mural by Brooklyn-based artist Derrick Adams above the stunning bar, down to the waiters' custom patchwork aprons. The result: a fun and lively atmosphere that prepares diners to sample Samuelsson's one-of-a-kind dishes. 'This is the first restaurant that we are doing on our terms,' Samuelsson tells Eater. 'We just wanted to connect, to keep the guests curious and to make them feel like 'Wow, this is an experience that I want to come back to.'' With the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay supplying local oysters, rockfish, and, of course, blue crabs, Samuelsson knew his seafood-centric restaurant had to have a local chef who knows its waterways well. He immediately reached out to his longtime collaborator chef Anthony Jones, a Maryland native that worked at Miami's Red Rooster Overtown in 2020 and most recently led the kitchen at Dirty Habit, who adds his own twists to Marcus DC's dishes. Jones infused the menu with the flavors of D.C., from the mambo sauce on the Chuck B's roast chicken (named after one of the original founders of Go-Go) to the addictive Mel's crab rice, Jones's homage to his summers growing up in Calvert County picking up fresh crabs with his family from Mel's crab truck. 'Every summer we would stop by and get a few bushels of crabs from Mel's Truck that we would drive past in Huntington, Maryland,' says Jones. 'We would all dig in, crack open a few beers, have some sides, and music would be playing. And that was just like a fun summer time experience for me and now I've taken that and mixed it with rice.' The 153-seat newcomer with a 12-seat bar was already packed on the first night of service. Samuelsson says he has many opening favorites, notably that crab rice, but recommends starting with his signature blue cornbread served with yassa butter and berbere honey; followed by his Swediopian, a cured salmon served with a goldenberry broth, fennel mustard, and teff crisp; and fluke crudo served in an apple cucumber aguachile with a crispy plantain. After that the options are endless, diners can chow down on mains like the roasted rockfish served with an octopus-based chili (a homage to Ben's Chili Bowl), the Chuck B's Roast Chicken, and, of course, that signature Mel's Crab Rice with pickled okra and uni bernaise. Try to save room for dessert. Executive pastry chef Rachel Sherriff, formerly of Rooster & Owl, has created a selection inspired by her Jamaican heritage that will not be found anywhere else. The Thai basil rice pudding accompanied with lime cake, ginger lime jelly, and yogurt sorbet is habit-forming. Her praline coconut cake is showcased with a table-side retro trolley where the final dish is theatrically built in front of guests. 'Once you go through the meal, then you come to Rachel, there's another level of discovery,' Samuelsson remarks. 'So that is for me, what I'm extremely excited about… it's the biggest privilege when you can work with young people that are committed to our craft.' The cocktails menu here was crafted by master mixologist Glendon Hartley, of award-winning Causa/Amazonia and Service Bar, to specifically compliment the food. Options such as a spicy Abyssinian Blaze made with gin, Campari, and the Ethiopian spice berbere or the light Velvet Detour made with tamarind, cognac, and lemon juice do not disappoint. While Samuelsson honed his techniques working in Italy, France, Japan, and Sweden, he said many of the foods and decor at his newest restaurant are inspired by the continent of Africa. He hopes the restaurant will serve as a lively cultural destination that 'showcases the richness and diversity of the Black culinary experience' in a modern setting. 'I want the guests to feel a sense of joy and warmth in the place once they enter and as they dine and discover chef Anthony's food, how delicious and extremely thoughtful it is. But it's also craveable, made with great techniques,' he says. Samuelsson said he always felt a close connection to D.C.'s vibrant Ethiopian community and the 'mom-and-pop' shops that line neighborhoods like Adams Morgan. He started exploring the city in the mid-90s, making frequent weekends trips from New York and, as his notoriety grew, returned to cook for high-stakes dinner and eventually for the Obamas at the White House. He was drawn to the Union Market area because it feels vibrant and layered, plus he says other chefs at the surrounding restaurants have been 'super welcoming.' He also enjoys just strolling through the buzzing neighborhood and checking out vintage stores whenever he gets a chance. After a Marcus DC meal, a nightcap or at least a quick peek of the view at his rooftop bar Sly is a great way to end the evening. Related Best Places to Dine in NoMa and Around Union Market Samuelsson has a few words of advice for aspiring chefs: Try your hand at every position in the kitchen and front of house, 'learn about new cultures and food languages', and take advantage of social media, but it all comes down to having a 'love for the craft.' 'The chefs that truly love the craft will be successful, because it's not only an external affirmation, it's an internal affirmation,' he says. 'I was cooking when no one was watching, and I loved it. And it just makes me happy.' Sign up for our newsletter.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘80s Hard-Rock Legend Joins the Go-Go's in Vegas
The virtual lovefest between and the Go-Go's singer continued Thursday, May 15, but this time the rest of Carlisle's band got involved. A post on the former Van Halen frontman's Instagram account shows the veteran hard rocker surrounded by all five members of the iconic '80s all female band (bassist Kathy Valentine, Carlisle, drummer Gina Schock, and guitarists Jane Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey) as Hagar tries to round up the gang for a photo. 'The first shot, Go-Go's only,' Hagar is heard saying in the clip. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 In the next slide of the carousel, Hagar announces, 'Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here with the Go-Go's and guess what, we got the beat!' he said, referencing the band's signature 1981 hit. 'oh my goodness, we almost went back to the 80s before the show 😁 @officialgogos absolutely rocked tonight. So much fun. #girlsgirlsgirls they still got it!' Hagar captioned the was visiting the band backstage at the Pearl Concert Theater at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, where the band performed on May 15. However, he didn't make it up to the stage to perform with the band, unlike Green Day frontman , who joined the band onstage during their set on April 11, the opening weekend at Coachella. That followed Carlisle's visit to see Hagar at his Best of All Worlds Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM earlier in the week. He wraps up his residency with shows May 16 and 17. The Go-Go's and Hagar have been circling in the same orbit recently. The band known for such hits as 'Our Lips Are Sealed' and 'Vacation' performed at Coachella on April 11 and 18, while Hagar played Stagecoach, the country version of Coachella, the following weekend, at the same location in Indio, Calif.
New York Times
17-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
With no big trades yet, Cubs get through West Coast trip vs. National League powerhouses
SAN DIEGO — The Chicago Cubs weren't dragging at the end of their West Coast trip. The Go-Go's 'We Got the Beat' blasted from the sound system inside Petco Park's visiting clubhouse Wednesday morning. Three hours before first pitch, Pete Crow-Armstrong played a Golden Tee arcade game with Kyle Tucker, Michael Busch and Gage Workman. The day after a night game, the room was bustling with conversations, laughter and activity. Advertisement Vibes can be fleeting over a 162-game season. In fact, the Cubs went out and got beaten by the San Diego Padres in a 4-2 loss. The pregame scene stood out, though, because players weren't all scattered in different areas or silently staring at their phones. That energy could be seen throughout this Southern California swing, where the Cubs split two series against the Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers, perhaps the National League's two best teams. Matching that sense of urgency will be the challenge for Jed Hoyer's front office. Demoting rookie third baseman Matt Shaw to Triple-A Iowa after 68 plate appearances showed that production matters more than development. Aggressively churning through relievers until something clicks will be part of the trial-and-error process. And the July 31 trade deadline looms even larger now that All-Star pitcher Justin Steele is headed for season-ending surgery on his left elbow and forearm. 'We have to deal with it,' Hoyer said. 'Of course, we're going to make phone calls on trades. Of course, we're going to be open. But it's also April, and those (deals) are unusual. Right now, our biggest focus is internally, just making sure that guys are throwing well and that we can withstand (things) from within.' The Cubs handled it at Dodger Stadium, where the defending World Series champs scored five runs in three games and lost a series in which Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki and Tyler Glasnow lined up for starts. Cubs manager Craig Counsell and his coaching staff will have to continue piecing it together because rival front offices aren't open for business yet. The Miami Marlins, for example, are expected to be patient with Sandy Alcantara, trying to exert maximum leverage. Alcantara, a Cy Young Award winner who's under club control through the 2027 season, looks like he will be the best starter available this summer, when virtually every contending club will attempt to acquire pitching. Advertisement 'Is there anyone actually truly available?' Hoyer said. 'For the most part, teams are just going to say: 'We'll wait until July, at least, when we have a bigger market and more teams involved.' It's just hard this time of year to get (deals done). I would also say there's just not that many sellers right now.' In the meantime, the Cubs will continue searching externally for more depth, knowing it will be hard to find clear upgrades at the moment. The organization will have to rely on the overall strength of its 40-man roster and rework the bullpen on the fly. The offense will go up and down for six months, but it will be anchored by Tucker, one of the best hitters in the game and a missing piece from the last few seasons. The Cubs are still running wild with 29 stolen bases in 21 games and an 88 percent success rate, trying to establish themselves as a team that opponents find annoying. The defense should be consistently better than the sloppy moments that happened in San Diego. When the Cubs have a lead, Counsell goes to a reliable late-game formula with relievers Julian Merryweather, Porter Hodge and Ryan Pressly. Above all, the Cubs did not look out of place on ESPN's 'Sunday Night Baseball' or in front of the sellout crowds at Dodger Stadium and Petco Park. 'The whole narrative is that these are the two best teams in the West,' Crow-Armstrong said. 'I don't think recently we've earned that to be a part of that group yet. (But) in this clubhouse, we feel like we are a part of that group. We're not too happy about how this series ended. Some missed opportunities here and there. 'We enjoy coming out here and playing these teams because of how talented they are, and how deep they are, and getting to showcase why we feel like we are just as equally deep and talented as them.' PCA brings us within one. — Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) April 16, 2025 The Cubs won a 10-inning game Tuesday night to give the Padres their first home loss this season. Even Wednesday afternoon's loss — a one-run game in the eighth inning until newly promoted lefty reliever Luke Little walked Fernando Tatis Jr. with the bases loaded — fit into Counsell's vision of a team that is simply hard to beat. Advertisement Looking ahead, the Cubs believe these challenges will pay dividends, from the team-bonding elements of the Tokyo Series to dealing with the barrage of noise at Dodger Stadium. Petco Park posted huge weekday attendance numbers — 47,078, 42,492, 41,562 — as fans streamed in to watch Dylan Cease pitch and see Tatis and Manny Machado perform. 'Definitely some extreme environments in the best way,' Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner said. 'Close games, big moments, our group benefits from just having that experience. It's also a good way of stacking up and testing your group. Facing some of the better arms in the game, some of the best teams on the road, it's a really good indicator.' Another telling indicator was Counsell's showing his irritation with how the eighth inning unfolded in Wednesday's loss. Framed by a blue TV backdrop, Counsell stood outside the visiting clubhouse and rattled off parts of Little's outing: 'We walked the wrong hitters in situations that are good matchups. You can't do it on a day when they pitched well. We walked (Jason) Heyward left-on-left. We walked (Gavin) Sheets left-on-left. We walked (Tyler) Wade twice. Those are going to hurt you.' Instead of being satisfied with going 3-3 against the Dodgers and Padres, the manager felt as though it could have been a 4-2 trip, which is another sign of raised expectations. After enjoying an off day in Chicago, the Cubs will be back in their Wrigley Field clubhouse, preparing for Friday's 1:20 p.m. first pitch. 'We did make ourselves a hard beat,' Counsell said, 'but you're also frustrated because you feel like there was another game out there we could have won.' (Photo of Pete Crow-Armstrong: Sean M. Haffey / Getty Images)
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
'Mini heatwave' bringing record-high temperatures across Southern California, concerns for Coachella
Temperatures across Southern California continued to inch up Wednesday, part of a warming trend that forecasters say is expected to bring triple-digit heat to the Coachella music festival this weekend. Meteorologists say highs this week could set a few daily records, especially Thursday and Friday across the inland deserts, marking some of the hottest days at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in recent years. The desert's mega-popular music festival will kickoff at the "tail-end of our mini heatwave," forecasters from the weather service warned on X, reminding attendees to stay hydrated. Read more: The Go-Go's are back again, still real, raw and ready for Coachella and Cruel World 'We could break records tomorrow and Friday for Palm Springs, and maybe some areas in the Coachella Valley," Sebastian Westerink, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in San Diego, said Wednesday. Highs in the area are forecast to hit 102 or 103 degrees, before cooling off slightly Saturday — but still likely to reach into the high 90s. The current temperature record in Palm Springs for April 10 and 11 is 101 degrees, Westerink said. The festival hasn't yet made public any specific precautions for the weather forecast, but in its Frequently Asked Questions, organizers said there will be plenty of shaded structures and there may be mist tents, which have been available at prior festivals. They also encouraged people to bring empty, non-metal water bottles that can be refilled for free at water stations. On social media, people have been preparing for the heat at Coachella, sharing tips for how to stay cool, especially when camping. One regular Coachella attendee recommended campers bring a fan that they can use with a spray bottle, while another said it's key to stay hydrated and seek out some of the venue's air conditioned areas, including the Yuma Tent. 'The temperatures, at least for the inland areas, are going to be 10 to 20 [degrees] above average," Westerink said. "For the Palm Springs area, ... it's fairly hot." Highs across inland Southern California will peak Thursday and Friday, and at least one other daily record could be tested, according to Devin Black, a meteorologist with the weather service in Oxnard. Woodland Hills' current record high on April 10 was set in 1988 at 94 degrees — which is also the forecasted high on Thursday. Other inland valleys across Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties, as well as the Inland Empire, can expect highs in the low 90s Thursday and Friday, before a slight cooldown begins Saturday. This weather appears to be part of a monthlong trend, with long-term forecasts showing warm, dry weather likely to stick around for the next few weeks in Southern California. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
The Go-Go's are back again, still real, raw and ready for Coachella and Cruel World
Perhaps no one is more excited about the reunited Go-Go's upcoming slate of high-profile gigs than Gina Schock. The 67-year-old drummer missed the band's last big Los Angeles shows — in 2022 at the Arena and a three-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl in 2018 — due to health issues that required surgery on her thumb and to fuse three vertebrae together in her neck, respectively. Now, however, Schock is healthy and looking forward to powering the band through a club set at one of their old haunts, the Roxy, on April 9, and then April 11 and April 18 at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. After playing dates in San Francisco and Las Vegas, they'll wrap it up at the Cruel World festival in Pasadena on May 17, making the Go-Go's one of the few bands to play the larger, more eclectic and current Indio, Calif., festival and the '80s-leaning Pasadena fest in the same calendar year. Their Coachella dates are headlined by Lady Gaga, while Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds top the bill at Cruel World. It all seems to make sense since the Go-Go's bridge the gap between the pop leanings of Gaga and the L.A. punk scene that shared similar sensibilities with Cave's early work with the Birthday Party. Four-fifths of the band reunited for a rehearsal in Los Angeles in mid-February that left Schock pumped up. 'I was very excited to be playing because I've been practicing for months. I haven't played with the band for eight years,' she says via Zoom from San Francisco, her home since 2005. Over the years, the Go-Go's have reunited from time to time. In 2016, they staged what was billed as a farewell tour, leaving the door open to occasional future live dates, but no more full tours. The last time they played a festival comparable to Coachella was in January 1985 at Rock in Rio in Brazil, when the band was on their last legs after their incredibly successful first run. They exploded out of the Los Angeles club scene, scored a record deal with the then-fledgling IRS Records and topped the album chart in 1982 with their debut album, 'Beauty and the Beat,' which blended their punk energy with pop sensibilities in the hits 'Our Lips Are Sealed' and 'We Got the Beat.' Incredibly, it remains the only album by an all-female band that plays their own instruments to top the Billboard album chart. Yet by 1985, after two other successful albums, 1982's 'Vacation' and 1984's 'Talk Show,' the band was falling apart due to jealousy over songwriting credits, compensation, substance abuse and mismanagement. Wiedlin, who had a hit collaboration with Sparks on the song 'Cool Places' in 1983, left in October 1984, so Valentine slid over to guitar and the band recruited Paula Jean Brown to play bass for their two sets at the Rock in Rio festival in Brazil, which drew more than 250,000 people each day. After those shows, the rest of the band flew home, but guitarist-songwriter Charlotte Caffey stayed in Brazil for a week, attempting to work through her drug addiction. 'It was such a weird feeling that whole week,' Caffey says of that time in Rio. 'I got home, and I dropped my own self off at a drug and alcohol hospital in South Pasadena,' she recalls. Four decades later, she's still sober. 'That's the most important thing ever that I did in my life,' she says. 'All the people that worked there took bets on who would go out first,' she says of the staff at the rehab facility. 'Of course, I was No. 1, and I'm the only one that stayed sober.' The most private Go-Go, Caffey isn't on social media like her bandmates. 'The worst possible thought in my mind is having people following me,' she says in a Zoom interview from her Los Angeles home that she started with her camera off. 'I always loved writing the songs and performing,' she adds, 'but I didn't love all the stuff, like the fame. I'm not that public person. I love looking at what the other girls are doing. I find out when we're not working together. I look at their socials and I'm like, 'Oh, that looks really fun.' I'm just more private.' It's not surprising that the Go-Go's use social media to keep up with each other these days. Caffey, who penned the band's 1982 No. 2 hit 'We Got the Beat,' is the only band member still in L.A., where she lives with her husband since 1993, Redd Kross guitarist Jeff McDonald. Singer Belinda Carlisle, 66, has lived with her husband Morgan Mason, a former political advisor and entertainment executive, in Mexico City for four years and outside the U.S. since 1994. Valentine recently relocated to St. Alban, England, near London, while Wiedlin was living on the big island in Hawaii but recently relocated to Berkeley in search of better treatment for the long COVID that has been dogging her for more than a year. The Go-Go with the most successful solo career with hits 'Heaven Is a Place on Earth,' 'I Get Weak' and 'Mad About You,' Carlisle recently announced live dates in Germany, Belgium and the U.K. for fall, after playing in Australia and England last year. Yet, she acknowledges she owes it all to the Go-Go's. 'If it wasn't for the Go-Go's, I wouldn't have a solo career. That's just a fact and I know that,' she says in a Zoom interview from Mexico City. 'The whole story of it even happening is something that I think is extraordinary,' she says of the band she co-founded in 1978 with Wiedlin and original bassist Margot Olavarria and drummer Elissa Bello. 'I'm really proud of that because we really worked hard. The band happened against all odds.' Perhaps nothing sums that up better than the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021. Foo Fighters, which include guitarist Pat Smear, another refugee from the L.A. punk scene, were also inducted that year. Before Carlilse joined the Go-Go's, she had a brief stint as the singer of the Germs with Smear on guitar. 'I have a picture of me, Jane, Pat Smear and Belinda standing there,' Caffey says, 'And we were looking at each other like, 'You realize this was never a thought in our minds back then.'' Caffey then flashes back to a memory with Smear and his bandmate, frontman Bobby Pin, who had not yet adopted the new moniker Darby Crash. They asked her how old she was. She can't recall her answer but remembers Smear's response back in 1978: 'You're too old to be a punk.' At 71, Caffey is the oldest Go-Go, but when she does turn on her Zoom camera, she has a youthfulness that belies her age. Like many, she says the COVID 'lockdown messed with my mind' and she stopped focusing on music for a stretch. Yet playing the Go-Go's songs in her downstairs home studio 'has opened up this whole creative thing for me now. I feel like I'm ready to create again,' she says. Over in the U.K., Valentine, 66, is also going through a creative renaissance. The songwriter-bassist-guitarist who brought the Go-Go's the top 10 hit 'Vacation,' is performing as a solo artist. She's also started a new all-star, all-female band with Baseball Project drummer Linda Pitmon, singer-guitarist Brix Smith of the Fall and Pogues bassist-singer Cáit O'Riordan called Psycher, and is getting ready to start writing a sequel to her acclaimed 2020 book 'All I Ever Wanted: A Rock 'n' Roll Memoir.' 'I feel like I'm 16 and I'm gonna make it in the music biz,' she says during a Zoom interview. She's also come to recognize the full impact of the Go-Go's legacy after a recent trip to Vienna to visit Lenny Kravitz and his guitarist and her former roommate Craig Ross. 'Lenny was introducing me to a younger person just going off about the Go-Go's. 'No, you don't understand. They were the biggest band in the world!' And I'm like, 'No, we weren't.' And he goes, 'Yes, you were the biggest band in the world!' I'm just kind of always still surprised at the cultural reach of the Go-Go's.' Reached by phone in San Francisco, Wiedlin, 66, is also pleasantly surprised by the renewed interest and activity surrounding the band over the last decade, including the 2018 Broadway musical 'Head Over Heels' featuring their songs and the 2020 debut of the documentary 'The Go-Go's' at the Sundance Film Festival, which led to the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021. 'And now Coachella and Cruel World, which I never thought we'd be asked to do,' she says. Since she's undergoing treatment for the lingering effects of long COVID, Wiedlin was unable to make it to the band's L.A. rehearsal in late February, but has been getting together to play with fellow Bay Area resident Schock and plans to reunite with the band for rehearsals before the Roxy gig. She, like other members of the band, is pleased to see new acts like fellow L.A.-based all-female rockers the Linda Lindas carry the torch, and hopes that others arise to keep rock 'n' roll alive. 'You have the whole phenomenon of groups that don't write and don't play instruments, and it's more about dancing and looking good,' she says. 'That's fine, but being an older person, I really appreciate rock 'n' roll, loud guitars and people playing instruments. That's something I love, and I would hate for that to go away entirely.' 'I'm very proud of our band,' she adds. 'We've never used backing tracks or anything. We're very raw live and we're very real.'
