Join Chantal at the following events, and get in touch if you have other collaboration opportunities to discuss! Check out this fun article and spread in the Washingtonian Magazine (March 2024) to learn all about what I do in and around DC! BUT ALSO, Sherry Week was a whirlwind of delicious sherry and lovely people. Thank you so much for joining me on my many varied DC adventures!
Saturday, May 17th, 2025 – Literary Cocktails / #GetLitDC returns to the bar at Baan Siam on 4th & I St. This month’s book pick is “Small Gods” by Terry Pratchett.
‘You should do things because they’re right. Not because gods say so. They might say something different another time.’
Religion is a competitive business in the Discworld. Everyone has their own opinion and their own gods, of every shape and size – all fighting for faith, followers, and a place at the top. So when the great god Om accidentally manifests himself as a lowly tortoise, stripped of all divine power, it’s clear he’s become less important than he realized. In such instances, you need an acolyte, and fast. Enter Brutha, the Chosen One – or at least the only One available. He wants peace, justice and love – but that’s hard to achieve in a world where religion means power, and corruption reigns supreme . . .
‘An intriguing satire on institutionalized religion corrupted by power . . .’ Independent
‘Deftly weaves themes of forgiveness, belief and spiritual regeneration’ The Times
The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Small Gods is a standalone.
Reservations for the 6 – 7:30pm or 8:00 – 9:30pm seatings via Resy available here! Get on the NOTIFY list if tickets are sold out. Ticket includes 3 Literary Cocktails + light snacks & labor fee.
Sunday, May 18th, 2025 at 3:00pm ET – Agatha Christie & Sherry Book Club returns to Baan Siam! RSVP available here to join Hannah from Loyalty Bookstores & myself live or virtually as we discuss our latest pick: Elephants Can Remember”. We’ll sip sherry and tea, snack on kanom krok and chat all the details of the mystery. #SherryandChristie
Hercule Poirot stood on the clifftop. Here, many years earlier, there had been a fatal accident followed by the grisly discovery of two bodies—a husband and wife who had been shot dead. But who had killed whom? Was it a suicide pact? A crime of passion? Or cold-blooded murder? Poirot delves into the past and discovers that “old sins leave long shadows.
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm – PUNCH BOOK LOVE CLUB returns – Join Jewel Murray & I for our monthly Short Reads Book Club where we host, in AdMo, a casual book club featuring novellas, short stories, graphic novels, and other quick reads that are usually under 200 pages. Reserve your spot for a chat with punch, tea, and snacks Selections are polled and the MAY pick is The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark. 7-9pm.
Want to join? Mark your calendars, Venmo: $25 to @chantal-tseng (if asked for a code: 5873) and mention PBL. Reserve your spot to join here! Be sure to sign up before 3pm the day of. Will message with the location closer to the day after numbers are sorted out. #PUNCHBOOKLOVE #PUNCHBOOKLOVECLUB
Thursday, May 29th, 2025 from 6:00 – 9:30pm – 5th Thursday Absinthe returns to Apéro for spring! It’s time for Absinthe selections, new year cocktails and more! Enjoy Absinthe Fountain service with a selection of French, Swiss and American pours available. You won’t want to miss!! Plus, the dinner menu will be available! Join the Absinthe Revolution this coming January! $20 ticket will go towards your first drink and reserve you a seat. #5thThursdayAbsinthe! Reserve your spot soon!
Saturday, June 7th, 2025 – My Boozy Ice Cream Social returns to the bar at Baan Siam on 4th & I St. Save the date! This will be an earlier affair. Will announce soon!
June TBD, 2025 from 6:00pm – 10:00pm – VINOMORPHY RETURNS to the 2nd floor of Rice Market! – I’ll craft a seasonal inspired menu of wine based cocktails inspired by haikus in celebration of the Summer Solstice! – I’ll have plenty of sherry and other wine options by the glass, in addition to the menu of haiku cocktails and tea with lite snacks! Bonus: I’m partnering up with Chef Jing Liu who will pair the menu with her expertise! Naturally, you’ll want to write your own Haikus inspired by the new season. We’ll have pen and paper. BONUS: wines and spirits will be available for a discounted purchase after the event. Reserve a spot soon! Ticket gets you a curated menu of 3 cocktails and lite snacks. #Vinomorphy #Metamorphosis #WineTransformsIntoCocktails #INKbecomingDRINK #PoetryMonth