K Street Kate's Visit For The Launch Of Sofitel Properties

It was a day in Casablanca at the Sofitel in Lafayette Square as guests gathered at the hotel’s Ici Urban Bistro to enjoy the flavors of Morocco in honor of the launch of two of seven new Sofitel properties in Morocco Casablanca and Essaouria, in 2011.

Sofitel D.C. General Manager Pierre-Louis Renou hosted media mavens Stephanie Green, Pamela's Punch’s Pamela Sorenson, K Street Kate's Kate Michael, Matthew Dornic of Fishbowl. The dynamic duo of Nikki Schwab and Katy Adams of the Examiner’s Yeas and Nays, DC Magazine publisher Peter Abrahams, and Capitol File’s Sarah Schaeffer were along with the group.

A Moroccan Week menu, formed by visiting chefs from Marrakech, Fes and Rabat and featuring authentic delights like meat briouats, an assortment of traditional Moroccan salads, and seven vegetable couscous with lamb and tfaya will be accessible at Sofitel’s Ici Urban Bistro from September 25-October 3.

Fashion for Autism

On Friday, September 24, the glitz and glamour of New York Fashion Week comes to the City Tavern Club in Georgetown as designer

Former Miss D.C. Kate Michael, Edwing D’Angelo’s preview s his newest fashion collection. Also on hand will be internationally acclaimed Juilliard concert pianist Edvinas Minkstimas, fashion photographer Viktorija Juodenaite, Miss D.C. 2010 Stephanie Williams, celebrity stylist Erwin Gomez, and Miss Peru, just to name a few.

Many prominent members of the Georgetown business community have donated their time and effort to produce this amazing evening of style and grace, including Janine Schoonover (Serendipity3), Rokas Beresniovas (Wells Fargo), Katy Adams (The Washington Examiner), Marilyn Thompson (WASH-FM), Jenny Zin (Betsey Johnson), H.E. W.Nelson Lewis (Rolling Stone Magazine), Christopher Swann (Thomson Reuters), and Melanie Zipperer (World Bank) and many others.

Support a worthy cause and enjoy one of the highlights of the early fall social calendar in Washington D.C.!