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.
Think of it as the city that never sleeps in Spain and that’s what sums up the city of Madrid. Well, not exactly. It’s the city that never sleeps @ night. Madrid is known for starting the day @ 2 pm and going well into the wee hours of the night. Now it’s been some […]
Alert: For all vegetarians, this post may be a bit disturbing. For all meat eaters, this is the place you need to be! When one is in Dallas there are two food genres they must try…TexMex and BBQ. Texas is well known for its slow cooked, grilled BBQ and arguably has the best BBQ on […]
JKGF will be back with new posts, food, recipes, etc. on Thursday…we need recovery time from our weekend in Dallas (*Of course, we ate too much good food…). While we are away check out our Twitter posts @jkgf. Stay tuned! Read More…
So with all the saving we’re thinking about doing, we need something to do with all that cash right?? How about using it all to vacay?? Well, not all of it now that we’ve discovered cheap flights to Barcelona. Let us welcome you to our newest addition to our weekly posts: Travel Made Cheap. Thanks […]
A few weeks ago we asked our readers to submit their best winter recipes for pizza and the first five to respond would receive a $10 gift card to HomeMade Pizza Company. We have our winners! Check it: 1. Springer submits: (1) Ricotta (2) Roasted Red Peppers (3) Portabella Mushrooms and (4) Garlic 2. Justin […]
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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