July 14th to July 21st was Eat Local First Week 2012 in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Eat Local First was a campaign started by Think Local First, with the purpose of giving attention to local restaurants, local farms, and the people who make food that’s grown locally more accessible to the rest of […]
Last Monday night, I had the pleasure of visiting the Chinatown location of Ping Pong Dim Sum with my fiancé. The restaurant started a summer promotion last week that runs Monday through Wednesday where couples can go and order from a special date night menu that contains an ingredient with aphrodisiac qualities in every dish. […]
I’ve always loved everything Italian: the language, the art, the décor, the history, and most importantly, the food. As a previous culinary student, my biased opinion is that nothing is more expressive than Italian dinner & dessert. I recently had the chance to receive Grace’s Sweet Life, a cookbook filled recipes for homemade Italian desserts […]
Earlier this week the Summer Fancy Food Show was here in town and while I didn’t have time off work to make it to the actual show, I still got a visual and physical taste of something amazing: wine and cheese! Cheeses of France had a cocktail reception following the show on Monday evening that […]
Superstar!! Johnna Knows Good Food is making waves, headlines and all the rest. We have been away for awhile but we have been Tweeting (*Follow us @jknowsgoodfood) along the way about anything new and exciting we have heard about in the DMV and beyond. While we have been away, this time has not been in […]
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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