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.
Scarpetta is not coming to D.C:-(. The plans have been scratched out for Scarpetta to fill the void of what used to be Olives @ 1600 K st. NW. With a few more restaurant openings, TV projects and his pregnant wife due in February, Chef Scott Conant decided it just wasn’t feasible right now. That […]
Ever since Tallula welcomed in its new executive chef, Barry Koslow, change has been no stranger to the modern American restaurant. For starters, the menu has changed. We had the pleasure of getting a taste of the new offerings and were quite impressed with how tender they could make an octopus. The Charred Spanish Octopus […]
World Vegetarian Day😉 Today is a great day for vegetarians (*Not that they wouldn’t enjoy veggies any other day of the year…) and a time to celebrate the joys of a non-carnivore diet. Today is designated as a day to spread the word about the benefits of a vegetarian diet including health benefits, saving animal […]
TWO Giveaways! JKGF readers, today it pays to be a subscriber, reader, skimmer, unique visitor or whatev to JKGF because…we have Free tickets to two cool events in the District: 1. Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen is coming to the District on October 21, […]
District Randomness: >Foggy Bottom is getting a new grocery store!! (*How many of you really got excited at this news?? j/k) It’s new but not really new. The historic Foggy Bottom Grocery is getting a face lift thanks to the efforts of Kris Hart, Devlin Keating and Daniel Blake (*all GW Alum). The 60 plus […]
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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