WASH June 2008 : 95
<< THE FRIEND WITH BENEFITS EBONG EKA He’ll be launching his upcoming suit collection with Susie Kay’s Hoop Dreams this month and helped set charity-of-the- moment Luke’s Wings aflight, so it’s not surprising Canadian charmer and CPA-by- day Ebong Eka, 33, is the ultimate ambassador of DC’s bright young things. Where do you warm up?Urbana. Song you’re listening to on the way over? Anything Sinatra.What to sip?Hendrick’s gin, tonic and two limes. Nightlife secret weapon? A skinny tie. Guilty pleasure? I’m selective about where I go out.There must be a purpose or a cause, but I do have a weakness for Fly Lounge. The dapper Ebong Eka, left,charms outside L2. NEW: ROOKERY AND L2 Because partying among total strangers is so pedestrian, members-only bars and lounges are DC’s new “It” way to gather for the junior league. The godfather of the District door list, Bo Blair, is back at it. His latest, Rookery (2519 Pennsylvania Ave., NW), invites men only to join, so starlets had better hold tight to a member such as Winston Lord, Tripp Donnelly or John Cecchi. To meet up with the likes of Roby Penn and Ray Regan at the new L2 (Cady’s Alley, NW), you must first endure an extensive application process and then pay a stiff fee that numbers in the tens of thousands—the actual price is tantamount to a state secret. That said, access to the sleek and chic interiors and A-list crowd makes the fee seem nearly free. For a sample before you splurge, stop by after 11PM to see if you’re granted entrée to take a peek. For a more traditional sign-up spot, the Georgetown set turns to City Tavern Club (3206 M St., NW). Fletcher Gill and Katherine Kennedy keep the town’s most charitable flocking to fund-raisers at this M Street spot where Luke’s Wings, this scene’s new favorite organization that supports soldiers’ families, took off. At Rookery, BYTs toast the host of DC’s most private party. THE SCENE: NET WORKING IT If Latenightshots.com is the bite-sized bible of the District’s young society, Reed Landry is its ringleader. So successful is Landry’s invite-only social networking site, he was tapped by the notable TV crew PB&J to help create a reality show that will likely feature DC dusk bunnies making their rounds from The Park at Fourteenth (920 14th St., NW) to their Sex- &-The-City-style post-game wrap at Peacock Cafe (3251 Prospect St., NW) the next day. Whether or not the show positions DC’s social set as the next The Hills, the site itself has taken off in 20 other cities as of this month. DC dweller Reed Landry, right,spins his celeb web. JUNE 2008 > 95
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