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.
I am looking forward to this year’s Juneteenth celebrations, for more reasons than one. “Opal Lee and What it Means to be Free” is one of those reasons. Teaching my three-year-old about the importance of Juneteenth is crucial to her education and this is one of my favorite ways to convey a message, through books. […]
JKGF is bachelorette party bound and what better way to do a proper send off than with the booze of our past?! Something old and something new make the cut for the weekend as the packaging and cocktail varieties have changed since my college drinking days. The Original Clubtails in a Can are apparently all […]
The buzz is going around about The Ivy Hotel, a black-owned boutique hotel, located in the heart of Baltimore. JKGF is on the case and ready for it! Owners Eddie and Sylvia Brown are entrepreneurs and philanthropists in the Baltimore area (and Howard University alums…ahh HU!). Recently, the hotel’s restaurant Magdalena, promoted Scott Bacon to The Ivy […]
The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) 40th Annual RAMMY Awards will return to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center as an in-person event on Sunday, July 24, 2022. Anyone in the public can nominate and those in the industry can nominate themselves and others for the following 2022 RAMMY Awards categories. Visit www.therammys.org to submit […]
JKGF cocktail napkins are now available on Amazon and Etsy! Add a fun, quirky look to your next gathering or give a strong baby fist bib at your next baby shower. The shop is growing so keep checking back for new additions. JKGF on Amazon, Amazon & Amazon JKGF on Etsy
The 2024 RAMMY Awards Finalists
Woot! The list is here. The 2024 RAMMY Awards Finalists are (*denotes publicly voted category*): New Restaurant of the Year: A restaurant that must have opened between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023 and already distinguishes itself as a pacesetter in food, beverage and hospitality. The nominee must be a current member of RAMW. Cocktail […]
The 42nd Annual RAMMY AWARDS Return on July 21, 2024
The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) will host the 42nd Annual RAMMY Awards at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in partnership with Events DC, on Sunday, July 21, 2024. The awards return to honor excellence in long standing categories that range from individual professional honors to accolades celebrating culinary concepts and service. Anyone in the public can […]
Congrats to all of the 2023 RAMMY Award recipients!! The 2023 RAMMY Awards Winners are (*denotes publicly voted category*): Joan Hisaoka Allied Member of the Year: Saval Foodservice New Restaurant of the Year: Causa/Amazonia Cocktail Program of the Year: Service Bar Beer Program of the Year: Shelter Wine Program of the Year: Reveler’s Hour Rising […]
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