FOOD NOTES/Top Chef DC Comes to Hilton Old Town

Photo by FLICKR/ellenlove/2669103234/ Top Chef DC contestant Spike Mendelson.

ALEXANDRIA, VA. –  Politics as usual in our Nation’s Capital but the DC Restaurant scene is on fire!  
 
Hilton Alexandria Old Town was excited to be right in the center of the heat as it was officially announced as the hotel partner for this season's “Top Chef DC.”
 
The Old Town hotel across from the King Street Metro is celebrating its partnership with the top-rated Bravo show with a Culinary Travel Sweepstakes, Hilton TV programming, collector key cards and a special web site.  
 
Hilton Alexandria Old Town has been part of much of the taping for this season is celebrating their involvement in a variety of ways, Director of Marketing Stephanie Snapkoski says.  
 

The Hilton Alexandria Old Town

Across the river, this week’s episode of the Emmy and James Beard Award-winning series found its six remaining chef'testants stepping up to the plate at Nationals Park in an effort to create an array of tasty, yet sophisticated snacks for hungry Washington Nationals fans.
 
In the episode“Making Concessions,” the chefs take over two concession stands and are challenged to go beyond the typical ballpark fare and focus on adding new creations to the gameday menu.
 
Nationals players Adam Dunn and John Lannan, as well as former Nationals pitcher Matt Capps make guest appearances while master seafood chef Rick Moonen serves as guest judge.
 
To find out which chef'testants knock it out of the park and who must “pack up their knives” and go home, tune in to Bravo on Wednesday (8/25) at 10 pm.
 
Click here to get a sneak peek at the episode.
 
Meanwhile, Old Town's Hilton has debuted an overnight package known as the “Culinary Delight” package.
 
Guests booking the package will receive the official Top Chef Quick Fire Game and a $20 food voucher each night of their stay.  The voucher can be used towards lunch or dinner in Seagars Restaurant or Lounge, where it can be used towards Andrea and Kelly’s winning Braised Beef Short Rib dinner entrée,  which is now featured on the hotel’s dinner menu.
 
The package also includes a "Key to the City” book that retails for $22.  The book is a must for anyone wishing to experience many of the culinary hot spots Old Town. "The shopping and attractions that are also included are just an added bonus," Snapkoski said.  
 
For those guests booking this package that include a Wednesday night stay, Seagars Restaurant and Lounge at the hotel will feature Food and Beverage Specials every Wednesday night.  
 
"There will be viewing parties on the three flat screen TVs in the lounge," Snapkoski said. "They will also feature weekly Food and Beverage Trivia contests.  A winner will be selected every Wednesday night and they will receive a copy of the  official Top Chef Quick Fire Game."

The Key to the City book includes admission to nine historic attractions and over 60 special offers from shops, restaurants and attractions throughout Old Town.
 
Rates for Hilton Alexandria Old Town’s Culinary Delight package start at $149 per night and are available Friday, June 25th through September 30th.  For more information, visit  https://secure.hilton.com/en/hi/res/choose_dates.jhtml?hotel=DCAOTHF&spec_plan=P7&spec_plan_desc=Pack+Your+Bags+N+Go&WT.mc_id=1HH2ST3AlexandriaHilton4Thayer6DCAOTHF or contact Hilton Reservations Worldwide at 1-800-445-8667.