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 love DC Harvest. I visited there a few months ago and indulged in all things bacon (*See my visit below). Now I am singing a new song and loving all things quinoa and goat cheese, hence the recipe below via DC Harvest. Try it and tell us what you think! DC Harvest’s Crispy Quinoa […]
January 1. City Paper’s Best of DC poll kicks off on January 20th with a voting party at Texas de Brazil (455 Massachusetts Ave NW) from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. There are more than 270 categories on this year’s ballot, including several creative categories like Best Handmade Accessories, Best Handmade Clothing, Best Handmade Eco-Friendly […]
Is customer service dead? I have to believe it after a story I heard from two friends this weekend. The deets: the friends went to a well-known dining establishment and ordered a couple of waters (without lemon) to start before they decided on their cocktails of the evening. What came back was not apparent until […]
Woot!! JKGF makes the roundup in Eater (January 7, 2016). Check it out here: Tom Sietsema Feels Grateful at Bad Saint in Columbia Heights
New year equals new eating goals and one of those goals is to eat more fresh seafood. Zengo’s latest Culinary Tour menu has a plethora of ways for me to keep my resolutions including a grouper ceviche that has helped to change my mind about one of my least favorite appetizers. Ceviche is never on […]
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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