Food DC’s Nonalcoholic Drinking Festival Returns to Union Market Mindful Drinking Fest will serve more than 120 different drinks starting Friday, January 26. Derek Brown, Non-alcoholic drinkJanuary 22, 2024
Food Cocktail Star Turned Wellness Coach Derek Brown Is Hosting a Drinking Festival With No Alcohol Sample 25 different non-alcoholic spirits, wines, and beers at DC's first Mindful Drinking Festival Craft Beer Cellar DC, Derek Brown, Non-alcoholic drinkOctober 26, 2022
Food | News & Politics Pioneering Cocktail Bar Columbia Room Is Permanently Closing New York's Death & Co will replace it in the fall. Cocktails, Columbia Room, Dave Kaplan, DC BarsFebruary 1, 2022
Food Recipes: Derek Brown’s Go-To Non-Alcoholic Cocktails Doing Dry January? The Columbia Room founder is here to help. Columbia Room, Derek Brown, Dry January GuideJanuary 6, 2022
Food DC Restaurants and Bars Serve Empty Plates to Congress The demonstration aims to gain attention for a proposed $120 billion independent restaurant grant fund Congress, Derek Brown, plates, Restaurants ActDecember 7, 2020
Food How One of the Nation’s Top Bar Stars Became a Champion for Not Drinking Derek Brown's whole life revolved around alcohol. Now the Columbia Room owner is all about zero-proof drinks. Derek Brown, Mindful Mixology, Non-alcoholic drink, zero-proofOctober 29, 2020
Food A Famous Bartender Is Suggesting Cocktail Recipes for Folks Who Can’t Leave Home to Shop for Ingredients Derek Brown, hero of a coronavirus-stricken city, tweets recipes tailored to what you have in your cupboard. Coronavirus, Coronavirus 2020, Derek BrownMarch 12, 2020
Food Drink Company’s Themed Pop-Up Bars Have Permanently Closed in Shaw Owner Derek Brown won't replace them with a permanent bar. Derek Brown, drink company, pop-up barsFebruary 7, 2020
Food Columbia Room Celebrates 10 Years with a Menu of Its Best-Ever Cocktails Derek Brown's acclaimed cocktail bar brings back its greatest hits anniversary menu, Cocktails, Columbia Room, Derek BrownJanuary 7, 2020
Food Meet the Sober Blogger Who Proves It’s Fun to Be Booze-Free in DC Laura Silverman runs nonalcoholic mixology classes, throws zero-proof parties, and thinks DC is ready for a sober bar. Ashish Alfred, Booze Free in DC, Derek Brown, Dry January GuideJanuary 2, 2020