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.
When Danny Meyer decided to eliminate tipping in his establishments, this changed the food industry game completely. An industry that has instilled in diners that tipping is required versus optional, many are ironically joining in on the new trend. We visit this for this week’s Etiquette Tuesday: no tipping. I am actually with it. Before […]
*Unlimited tastings of whiskey, beer, and bacon. Enough said. What: Washington City Paper’s 3rd Annual Bacon & Bourbon: A Whiskey Festival Date: Thursday, November 19, 2015 7 – 10pm (VIP ticket gains early entry at 6pm) Where: Eastern Market North Hall – 225 7th Street SE, WDC Price: $65 general admission; $115 for VIP Note: ticket […]
A sandwich at G for $7? National Sandwich Day might not be a bad day to celebrate. Deets: When: Today! November 3, 11am-5pm Where: G by Mike Isabella, 2201 14th Street NW What: National Sandwich Day $7 sandwiches Guests are encouraged to place orders online to avoid lines at the door. Order online here: https://gsandwich.patronpath.com/
The Gibson new Fall menu debuts on Monday (November 2, 2015). The new menu will highlight falls best flavors with 20 new cocktails named after pop culture references and inside jokes between the staff (be inquisitive, ask for the deets!). Standout names include Pimps’s Kupp (Balvenie, Pimm’s, Domaine De Canton, Kimmel, Peychaud Bitters) and Butterbeer […]
There is etiquette in almost everything, which is why Etiquette Tuesday may never cease existence. Learning that there is etiquette in the crab feast only affirms my latter point. Here I thought all this time I could simply plop down with a spread of newspaper and dig in, but nooo, there are rules to this […]
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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