Reality TV should be apart of the curriculum of what not to do in dining etiquette situations. Besides the hostile screaming matches and occasional table flipping (cc Real Housewives of New Jersey), there are even those instances where everyone is completely calm and they still manage to show that money cannot buy class. This week’s […]
I chuckled when I remembered this week’s Etiquette Tuesday post. One of my loyal readers recently visited a lounge with a few friends and everyone ordered their food. Two friends showed up a little later than everyone else and naturally joined the table with hugs, kisses, smiles and the like. The problem happened here: The […]
Scenario: You walk up to the bar, order a glass of pinot gris (*pinot grigio) and the bartender turns to fulfill your order. He/she realizes that the pinot gris is low, they pour it in your glass anyhow, proceed to open another bottle of pinot gris (*same brand/company) topping your glass off with this bottle. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! Ok, […]
Customer service. This seems to stand at the epicenter of most of my Etiquette Tuesday posts. Now don’t get me wrong, I know there’s another side to this food story and that’s what the customer service staff has to say about all of us patrons. It is, however, expected that at the end of the […]
Besides the flu, there’s a bug zipping around the Washington area: restaurant management awareness. Lately, I’ve noticed the vigilance of restaurant managers to the satisfaction of their patrons. Case in point: Recently, my friends and I visited Dirty Martini for drinks and the manager came over three times to see how we were doing (*in addition to […]
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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