Ian asks: I just had some really mediocre fish tacos at a place I won’t name.  Let’s just say Vandekamps came to mind. Where do you recommend I go next time?

My hairstylist at Parlour (hi Vivian!) was practically asking for an intervention because she can’t pass Tackle Box in Georgetown without getting at least one fish taco.  Did I mention this is on her commute?  So I had to try it for myself and found her addiction totally understandable.  Intervention cancelled!  More great fish tacos can be found at Surfside in Glover Park and Argonaut on the H Street NE strip.  On the go?  People say that Baja Fresh gets the job done nicely with either breaded or grilled fish.

Friend of the DC tech scene Andy Mirsky, and his new partner Steve Kong, are opening their doors (literally and metaphorically) to help small businesses in the DC area and beyond. What’s in it for you?  Free legal advice.

Mirsky & Kong PLLC specialize in new media and business law and will be holding complimentary open door “office hours” (in-person and virtually) on Wednesday, July 29th, from 11am-2pm.

No appointments are necessary and (almost) any form of communication is welcome: in-person, email, Twitter, phone (anybody still using a phone?), Facebook.

Open questions and open answers on new media, online publishing, contracts, intellectual property, employment and HR.  No cost, with the understanding that any learning may be shared publicly. HOWEVER, they will not disclose company or individual names or confidential information.  Please do note, they may decide that certain issues should be explored outside the public nature of this event.

Walk-in: 1133 19th Street, NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC

Phone: (202) 339-0303

Email: andy @ mandklegal .com

Twitter: HASHTAG your Q’s to #mirskykong

It’s time for the annual 14/U Street (now often referred to as “mid-city”) festival, so appropriately called the Dog Days of Summer! Get amazing deals from stores like Muleh, Home Rule, RCKNDY, and more! And according to Yelp, there will be DJ training from Words, Beats and Life, a local youth organization on Sunday, Aug 2nd.  DJ DC Concierge… I like the sound of that.

Tracy asks: My brother in NYC just introduced me to the Pimms Cup.  Where do they have these in DC?

I LOVE the Pimms Cup and all of the veggie goodness garnish! For those not in-the-know…

Bourbon in Adams Morgan is famous for this drink!  Also, I just saw the Pimms Cup on the menu of the new H Street Country Club in NE (along with their locally unmatched tequila list).   Washingtonian declares Founding Farmers‘ Pimms Cup “one of the best around.”    I can’t imagine this cocktail can’t be done fabulously by DC’s most famous mixologist Adam Bernbach… now found at Proof!

I’m loving the concept of Eight at Eight for the singles scene in DC!  You fill out an application online and they’ll match your interests with a group of four guys and four girls for a pressure-less meal.  Simple as that!  Okay, yes, there is a membership fee, but so does Match, J-Date, and where ever else the singles are hanging online these days.  People describe the dinners as “fun” and “relaxed,” and I scrolled through the pics and wasn’t pleasantly surprised to find the crowds quite good looking.  Worst case, you chalk it up as networking.  This is DC after all!