JoJo & Yoni
DC Things To Do
DC Jazz Fest
One of DC’s most exciting annual events, DC JazzFest, will take place Aug. 31 – Sept. 4. The 18th edition of this beloved tradition will celebrate the sounds, stories and personalities that make this uniquely American art form sing and swing across its wealth of performances.
The Wharf DC
Home to the nation's longest continually operating open-air fish market, The Wharf has transformed into one of DC's most exciting waterfront destination.
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
The former residence of businesswoman, socialite, philanthropist and collector Marjorie Merriweather Post. Her northwest Washington, D.C. estate endowed the country with the most comprehensive collection of Russian imperial art outside of Russia, a distinguished eighteenth-century French decorative art collection, and twenty-five acres of serene landscaped gardens and natural woodlands for all to enjoy.
Rock Creek Park
Yoni grew up next to one of the entrances to Rock Creek Park. When we leaves in DC, we would jog through rock creek park, go on long walks with Moey there, hang our hammocks in the woods., and picnic there. We also took some of our engagement party photos there. Rock Creek Park is truly a gem in our nation's capital. This 1,754 acre city park, is almost 2x the size of Central Park.
Ellē
Yoni and JoJo’s favorite coffee shop when they lived in DC. It is directly across the street from their former apartment, the first place they lived together.
Mount Desert Island Ice Cream
JoJo and Yoni’s favorite ice cream shop in their old neighborhood.
Medium Rare
Where Yoni & JoJo had their first date! It’s a fixed French menu of salad with the best dressing (we wish they would bottle it & sell it), steak and frites.
Lapis
One of JoJo and Yoni's favorite restaurants. We ate from here often when living in DC.
Hirshhorn Museum
This might be JoJo's favorite museum in the city! She highly recommends you go and at least check out the incredible work of the visionary artist, Yayoi Kusama. The Hirshhorn has been collecting Kusama’s prolific work since 1996. Their 2017 survey of her work traveled to five North American art museums, introducing Kusama’s spellbinding visions to record audiences. Currently, they're exhibiting two of the artist’s transcendent Infinity Mirror Rooms, sculptures, an early painting, and photographs of the artist. Admission to the Hirshhorn is walk-up and always, like all Smithsonian museums, free.
Lost Origins Outdoor Art Gallery
Lost Origins Gallery is a privately owned and operated space located in the historic Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington D.C. Lost Origin Productions is an arts and culture focused multi-media company directed by Jason Hamacher. Hamacher built the Lost Origins Gallery to create a space that's inviting, intimate and not monetarily driven. Lost Origins Gallery hosts exhibitions and events, in all mediums, based on concept alone. Sales are optional and encouraged.
Bold Fork Books
JoJo loved pursuing this store when she lived in Mount Pleasant and almost all of the cookbooks she owns have been bought here. It is a food-centric bookstore run by two hospitality veterans.
Busboys and Poets
A cultural hub where racial and cultural connections are consciously uplifted, Busboys and Poets is a restaurant, bar, bookstore, and community gathering place. The name Busboys and Poets refers to American poet Langston Hughes, who worked as a busboy at the Wardman Park Hotel in the 1920s, prior to gaining recognition as a poet.
Blues Alley Club
Where JoJo and Yoni had their first date! Founded in 1965, Blues Alley is the nation's oldest continuing jazz supper club, having showcased internationally renowned concert hall artists. It is located in Georgetown.
O.K.P.B.
A beloved D.C. speakeasy and a YoJo fav! Customers ring a bell at the bottom of a set of stairs and wait for a host to escort them up. Five nightly cocktails and a “bartender’s choice” ($14) are handwritten on a yellow memo sheet attached to a clipboard, finished with a rubber stamp of its logo.