In and around the District…: >After leaving Columbia Firehouse, Orlando Hitzig is getting cozy in his new restaurant home, Creme Cafe. Hitzig said that his time off was “a long vacation I didn’t want to take” after being let go after only a month at Columbia Firehouse (*That is bizarre, he didn’t even get […]
Check it: >Free Wine Tasting @ Bistrot Lepic– When we heard they would be serving up Free Champagne tonight, our ears definitely perked up. Free wine is pretty common in the District, somebody’s always got something new for you to taste but champagne does not come around very often. Nonetheless, Bistrot offers up Free wine […]
Each Monday we spotlight a Happy Hour in the District (*There are a serious lack of resources to find out about a good happy hour…). This week our attention turns to Public Bar (*who we thank for having their happy hour information readily available on their website;-). Public Bar is right on the tip of […]
Misogynist or Misunderstanding?? That’s the question looming around Zaytinya’s Mike Isabella after he was voted off the Top Chef island last night (*His leeks were undercooked…). Isabella made the comment during a clam-shuck-off that “a girl shouldn’t be at the same level that I am” and it left his image tarnished as a misogynist in […]
A couple of things on the foodies agenda: >Tom Sietsema reports that Rock Creek will be closing its doors. Well not all the way. The Rock Creek at Mazza Gallerie is shutting its doors except for private events, the original Rock Creek in Bethesda will be keeping its doors open for the public. We can’t […]
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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