What is the most common question I get asked as a food blogger? Besides how do I eat all of this food and maintain a healthy weight, there is the undying question of “can I come with you to these events??” Though my list of dates continues to grow each day there’s a particular plus one […]
While perusing my morning paper today, I came across my Etiquette Tuesday tip of the week: Don’t be a flake. The Baggage Check section of the Express newspaper is by far one of my favorite columns and this week it touched on an area that fully relates to dining out. The Baggage Check column permits […]
Writing about food can be a gift and a curse. The gift is that you get first dibs on the new restaurants, menus and cocktails. The curse is when you see what the staff really acts like once you revisit without your media pass. This week’s Etiquette Tuesday focuses on the true colors of the […]
Last night my fiancé, a couple of friends, and I planned an evening out to celebrate my birthday and our engagement. The plan was to finally be able to attest to the experience of being a guest at a specific upscale restaurant (*keeping things anonymous on this one) in downtown Washington, D.C. We walked up […]
Writing about dining etiquette each week has placed some added preassure on my shoulders when dining out. I often get asked the questions of what to do and what not to do when I’m out with friends where they know I right this post. The funny thing is sometimes I do not even follow my […]
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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