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.
Long gone are the days of your basic ketchup for your backyard BBQ. A local company, ‘Chups, is seeing to it that ketchup gets a proper facelift. Receiving a line of ketchup products did not excite my palate until the variety showed up at my front door. With flavors like blueberry, cherry, mango, plum and […]
Joe’s is serving up a pie this month that will not only fulfill your sweet tooth but get your donation stats up too. Deets below: New to the Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab menu for July is the cherries jubilee pie, which features cherries baked in a traditional pie crust topped with streusel […]
Union Market will host its fifth annual DC Scoop event on Saturday, July 18 from 1pm-4pm. Ice cream vendors from over 15 different creameries will try to win the crown title of “Best Ice Cream,” offering guests free samples and servings for purchase, from gelato to ice cream sandwiches, popsicles to soda shoppe-style scoops. Participants for this year’s DC Scoop include: • Milk Cult • Little Baby’s Ice […]
Looking for a way to spruce up brunch this weekend? On Sunday, July 12, 2015, STK Washington D.C., continues its brunch series, Sundays Are Such A Drag. Birdie LaCage, and her entourage of spirited drag queens, will be hosting this Sunday’s brunch party, which will feature an a la carte brunch menu, $19.99 bottomless brunch cocktails, and […]
Summer in D.C. opens the flood gates of drink specials. It is as if the town wants to encourage cocktails and more cocktails now that the temperature has increased exponentially. Of all the deals we have heard about this summer, DC Passport Program has our full attention. The DC Passport Program works like this: You […]
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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