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. […]
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 […]
In case you missed it, JKGF was on FOX5 DC this morning sharing Black Owned Restaurants to check out this Black History month (and beyond) plus Black Owned food products that ship right to your door. Check out the list below: Cool Black Owned Restaurants to check out this month: 1. Butter Me Up 2. Keren Cafe […]
Yes, you read that right. JKGF visited the Netflix fam for the Best Leftovers Ever! and cooked in two rounds of fierce competition. The new show, trailer below, airs December 30, 2020. Let the quarantine binge-watching begin!
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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