CELEBRATE Asia Nine celebrates Songkran! The Thai New Year celebration will commence today (April 11) until April 17. In honor of the New Year, the restaurant is offering an extended happy hour this week (Mon.-Fri. 4:30 pm-8: 00 pm, Sat. 3:00 pm-6:00 pm and Sun. All Day), Free Thai shrimp special appetizers with any dinner entree purchase […]
Work and a coffee shop go together like a horse and carriage in my life. It feels like it is the only way I will get anything accomplished where my house offers many great distractions. To expand my workspace outside the parameters of Panera Bread (*I basically live here), I decided I should venture out […]
Etiquette Tuesday should be changed to “Venting Tuesday”. I love my readers because they share their loves, frustrations and all in between as it relates to food. Below is a review I recently received about Casa Nonna, Z Pizza, Curbside Cupcakes and a couple of household favorites. Disclaimer: These are not my personal views, they […]
I told you the Cherry Blossoms take over the District when they come out. Even Macy’s is taking in a piece of the action. This Wednesday, April 6 at 5:30 pm, the Downtown store will hold its first Cherry Blossom Show “Towers of Flowers”. Chef Takashi Yagihashi will host a special cooking demo dedicated to […]
Finally a week that brings me back to a sense of normalcy. Monday’s used to be reserved for telling JKGF readers about the best places to go for happy hour. We’re back on that and this week we reopen with an unusual suspect in an uncommon territory for a DC resident. Recently, I had the […]
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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