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.
We’ll get straight to the point on this one: Check before you bring a guest. Ever had someone show up or ever showed up to a dinner party and one of the guest brought an extra person who wasn’t invited?? Ok, so we don’t mean a spouse or significant other but a friend that the […]
New Years is just two days away…we feel like screaming! Are we prepared? Are all our resolutions in order? Have we cleaned out our whole house and made a huge pot of black eyed peas for good luck in the New Year?? So many questions to be answered on the brink of the change from […]
Doing anything exciting for New Years?? Send us your plans @ johnnaknowsgoodfood@gmail.com. Out with the old, in with the new! Picture source Read More…
Happy Monday!! This is officially the last Monday of 2009. Wow. This year has been a year of shock, excitement and just plain craziness… Just think: new President who made history by being the first African-American to hold this position, the king of pop left us suddenly and health care has officially changed as we […]
Win! That’s what patrons who visit the Renaissance at M Street are hoping for during the restaurants “12 Days of Caffe“. During the first week of 2010 (*Next week people.), customers are encouraged to stop by for the “illy“ beverages twelve times and receive a stamp for each visit. Once the customer collects 12 stamps […]
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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