Events

A purple tent held the pop-up restaurant from Ridgewells and showcased specialty menu items.

New features at this year's event included a Wii station with games like bowling.

At the dessert stations, guests could snack on treats from Ridgewells, which unveiled its new menu for 2012 at this event.

Premium sponsor Comcast Spotlight served "spotlightinis" in flashing glasses.

This is the third consecutive year the Washington Business Journal used the National Building Museum as the venue for its Book of List Celebration. The paper's events and marketing coordinator Whitney Suntum called the museum "a perfect venue" for the event as it allows 1,200 guests to network in one room.

Halfway through the event, a flash mob performed a choreographed dance.

Sparkly backdrops highlighted the event's sponsors, and food selections included beef bourguignon and Ridgewells risotto.

Lemongrass crème brûlée joined desserts like currant panna cotta, yuzu puff pastry, and raspberry madeleines.

Signage throughout the venue and at the Washington Business Journal lounge reminded guest of the publication's 30th anniversary this year.

Guests dropped their business cards in a fishbowl for a chance to win a getaway to The Inn at Little Washington with the use of a Jaguar for the weekend.

Guests scooped up organic soil and seeds at one of the gifting stations at the party.