Food.Fun.Stuff: Openings!

[ 0 ] June 7, 2010 | Johnna

>>>New Indian restaurant joins the Penn Quarter restaurant scene. Merzi is set to open with a menu full of classic Indian dishes with a healthy spin. Founder and CEO, Qaiser (Kaz) Kazmi, brings his culinary vision to the table with everything from oven-baked Naan Rolls to Mango Yogurt Juice.The Where: Merzi, 415 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC

>>>More beer for the area. Port City Brewing Company is the creation of former wine executive Bill Butcher who will join the beer brewing family in Alexandria. The brewery will produce ales to be sold throughout DC and the Mid-Atlantic region. Patrons will have the opportunity to visit the on-site tasting room and purchase bottles and/or on draft.

>>>We had to read this press release twice. A restaurant coming to the area where everything is under 475 calories?! Where have you been all our lives?? Seasons 52 opens next summer (*2011) north of the beltway in Maryland. Ok, we know we’re kind of early on this one, but this is something to look forward to… the restaurant promises seasonal, healthy ingredients without all the fryers, butters or heavy creams. Sounds like a plan…funny how our planner already has scheduled events for next summer…

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Johnna French is a Harlem NY native with deep roots in Panama, Washington, DC and North Carolina. All four places have heavily influenced her life and the foods she loves today. After graduating Howard University School of Law and beginning her life as a young professional in the city she was led to start Johnna Knows Good Food in November 2007 to keep family, friends and colleagues updated on where to go and what to eat while dining in the nation’s capitol. French, who still practices law, leads a team of three writers to cover the ever expanding Washington, DC food scene. French has been featured in print and television, appearing in Washingtonian Magazine and is a regular contributor to various local TV affiliates including WUSA 9, FOX 5 DC and WJLA (ABC Affiliate) News Channel 8. During the 2016-2017 football season, Johnna aired on Comcast Sports Mid-Atlantic (CSN) show, Redskins Life, as the weekly tailgate host. Johnna is currently a regular contributor to the FOX Baltimore Weekend morning show.