A lapse in my schedule landed me in Hogo one random afternoon and apparently the 5 o’clock hour was the perfect time to pop in for a cocktail. The dark space offers the bar scene you’re looking for but if you envision the typical tiki bar, Hogo will not offer you that scene. Most notably […]
PUPPY LOVE The Washington Humane Society’s 12th annual dessert and champagne reception honors local crusaders against animal cruelty: Washington Humane Society’s Humane Law Enforcement Officers, Animal Care & Control Officers, and Humane Educators. If you have a strong sweet tooth then you should be at this event, which showcases the DC area’s most talented pastry chefs. Guests have the […]
Chef Victor Albisu, former BLT Steak executive chef, announces plans to open Del Campo in the former PS7’s restaurant space in Penn Quarter. The upscale South American Grill will be the first full-service restaurant from Albisu, who will also open Taco Bamba, a takeout taqueria in Falls Church, VA in the coming weeks. Nando’s Peri-Peri announced that […]
On Thursday, July 5, 2012, upscale sandwich and salad crafters Taylor Gourmet opened their fifth location joining the Dupont Circle neighborhood in the DC Metro area. The Dupont Circle location sits on the corner of 19th and M Streets NW. That night, its walls were packed with fans of the gourmet hoagie shop and adorned […]
There are few reasons I would trek down shadeless Pennsylvania Avenue in 96 degree weather, but when I got word of Del Frisco’s Grille, a new restaurant and bar, set to debut in downtown DC at 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, I rushed right over. The restaurant is slated to open on Saturday, July 14 […]
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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