Food.Fun.Stuff: Pencil This In…

[ 0 ] May 3, 2010 | Johnna

Foodie Buzz:

>>>A Tactile Dinner is back. Remember this?? This is one of those dinners you will never forget. Check out our story here. It is back and you can get your own taste at/on:

TACTILE @ Big Bear Café

1700 1st St NW

Thu 05/13: 8:00pm

Fri 05/14: 7:30pm

Sat 05/15: 7:00pm & 9:30pm

$25 with $5 suggested gratuity for 10 vegetarian “courses”

Recommended for ages 13 and above

TACTILE @ Long View Gallery

1234 9th St NW

Sun 05/16: 5:00pm & 7:30pm

Mon 05/17: 7:00pm & 9:30pm

$45 for Aperitivo & 15 omnivorous “courses”

Recommended for ages 21 and above

>>>We love a good cause. GiraMondo Wines is hosting wine fest highligthing the best wines of Chili to raise funds for the Chilean Relief Fund. The event will be held @ the Embassy of Chili and will feature over 90 wines with 25% of the proceeds going to the Chilean Relief Fund. Wines to look forward to include: 2006 Almaviva (92 points Wine Advocate); 2006 Clos Apalta (94 points Wine Spectator) and 2006 Don Melchor (95 points Wine Advocate) among others.

The When: May 13, 2010, 6:30 pm- 8:30 pm

The Where: Embassy of Chile, 1732 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036

More Info?: Check here

>>>Note to Self: The Taste of Arlington returns on May 16, 2010. From noon until 5 pm, Arlington VA will be filled with food, wine, performances and more fun stuff. The festival will take place on Wilson Boulevard (*outside Ballston Common Mall) and ticket prices range from $20-$25. More info here.

Category: Announcements, Food.Fun.Stuff., Washington D.C.

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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.