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April 8, 2019
National Restaurant Association // News
The report identifies and analyzes the positive impacts and potential challenges coming in both tableservice and limited-service restaurants
Find out what significant forces are impacting and shaping the restaurant industry, including the general US economy, workforce demographics, emerging technologies, and food and menu trends.
The report analyzes the industry by service segment, customer preferences, and much more to identify the positive impacts and potential challenges coming in both tableservice and limited-service restaurants...
April 5, 2019 to April 14, 2019
RAMW member restaurants welcome fans with Auto Show specials and promotions
Washington, DC (April 5, 2019) – Events DC and Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) along with its members are excited to welcome the 2019 Washington Auto Show from April 5 – 14, 2019. The annual show marks a new era for Washington, DC‘s largest public show. The 2019 Washington Auto Show will stock the Walter E. Washington Convention Center with a fully stocked automotive showcase that many describe as “new-car heaven.” For a complete list of events, please...
April 4, 2019
Whether it’s a focus on employee health and well-being, advancing gender equity in the workplace, building community relationships or mentoring new talent:
These restaurants aren’t just great—they’re also good.
This exciting new list from the editors of Food & Wine will recognize the best restaurants to work for in the food and hospitality industry. If you work in a great restaurant or bar please nominate your company now for the 2020 Food & Wine Great Restaurants to Work For list.
Click here to nominate your restaurant!
April 3, 2019
The two-day event featured policy updates from US Representatives and Senators, and conversations with political pundits.
National Restaurant Association
Nearly 600 industry leaders from 43 state restaurant associations converged on Capitol Hill for the National Restaurant Association’s 33rd Annual Public Affairs Conference in Washington, DC.
The two-day event, titled “Serving America’s Future, recognized our Association’s 100th anniversary. It also featured updates from Representatives and Senators on key industry policies, conversations with political...
April 1, 2019
Acclaimed Restaurateur to be honored at the RAMMYS Capital Achievement Reception
Washington, DC (April 1, 2019) — Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) today announced restaurateur Virginia Ali will be honored with the 2019 Duke Zeibert Capital Achievement Award at a reception on Monday, April 29 at 5pm. This is one of the twenty-one awards presented during the RAMMY Awards season and is named in honor of legendary Washington restaurateur Duke Zeibert. The honoree is selected by RAMW’s Executive Committee and recognizes an individual whose hard work and...
March 28, 2019
DC Brewery Reshapes Sales Team with New Members and Shift in Responsibilities
Washington, DC — March 2019 — DC Brau is pleased to introduce its new sales team including Stephen Carnes as Head of Sales and Stephen Taylor, Sales Manager for the Maryland and Virginia region. Kayleigh Tanthorey remains as the brewery’s Business Development Manager.
“We are thrilled to welcome both Stephens to the DC Brau family,” says CEO & Co-Founder Brandon Skall. “With Steve Carnes’ extensive experience on both the distributor and sales side of the beer business...
March 28, 2019
Today, the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) Announced Its National Winners for the 2019 Restaurant Industry Awards, Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion, Community Service and Leadership in the Restaurant Industry
WASHINGTON, DC – March 28th, 2019 – Today, the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) announced its national winners for the 2019 Restaurant Industry Awards, celebrating diversity and inclusion, community service and leadership in the restaurant industry.
The NRAEF honored the winners...
March 27, 2019
2019 James Beard Foundation Award Restaurant and Chef Finalists Announced
At a ceremony at Hugo's by JBF Award winner Hugo Ortega in Houston, James Beard Foundation announced the 2019 finalists in their Restaurant and Chef, Media, and Restaurant Design categories. See the full list!
The 2019 James Beard Awards Gala will take place on Monday, May 6, at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The 2019 Leadership Awards will be held on Sunday, May 5 in Chicago, and the 2019 Media Awards will take place on Friday, April 26, at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in New York City. Tickets are on...
March 26, 2019
By Sara Gilgore – Staff Reporter, Washington Business Journal
A young D.C. startup on the heels of a win at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, wants to capitalize on that traction.
District-based TwentyTables Inc., whose mobile and web platform gives people access to low-cost meals from local restaurants, is now looking to move beyond Greater Washington. That starts with a mid-six-figures friends and family extender round, “because of all the attention we’re getting out of South by Southwest, we don’t want to just jump at the...
March 21, 2019
By Rebecca Cooper – Senior Staff Reporter, Washington Business Journal
Mar 21, 2019, 1:24pm EDT
Arlington restaurant software platform MarginEdge Inc. has raised $2.5 million for its next round of growth, including from a venture firm and some familiar names in the D.C. restaurant industry.
The second seed round includes investments from Greg Casten of Nick’s, Tony & Joe’s and Ivy City Smokehouse; Geoff Tracy of the Chef Geoff’s Deluxe Hospitality Group; and Tim McLaughlin, founder of Caboose Brewery and GoTab...
March 21, 2019
James Beard Award–winning restaurateur Caroline Styne on collaboration and reinvention
James Beard Foundation // by Rachel Tepper Paley
The James Beard Foundation is committed to supporting women in the food and beverage industry, from chefs and restaurateurs to entrepreneurs dreaming up new ways to make our food system more diverse, delicious, and sustainable. Our Women’s Leadership Programs (WLP), with founding support by Audi, provide training at multiple stages of an individual’s career, from pitching your brand to developing a...
March 21, 2019
James Beard Award–winning restaurateur Caroline Styne on collaboration and reinvention
James Beard Foundation // by Rachel Tepper Paley
The James Beard Foundation is committed to supporting women in the food and beverage industry, from chefs and restaurateurs to entrepreneurs dreaming up new ways to make our food system more diverse, delicious, and sustainable. Our Women’s Leadership Programs (WLP), with founding support by Audi, provide training at multiple stages of an individual’s career, from pitching your brand to developing a...
March 21, 2019
Forbes // by Lizzy Saxe
There was a time not so long ago when glorifying the horrific, systemic abuse culinary professionals suffer on a daily basis was not just cool, it was de rigueur for food writers.
The first nonfiction book that truly captured my imagination was Heat by Bill Buford, a piece that worships Mario Batali and describes his worst behavior as so charming as to be harmless. Simultaneously exposing and celebrating the backward culture of the kitchen made Anthony Bourdain a household name, and Gabrielle Hamilton nostalgically ...
March 19, 2019
Supra will continue their Georgian Wine Wednesday series for the month of April. The theme is April Fool’s Day, and they will feature three of their most unexpected wines:
Archil Guniava Tsolikouri-Tsitska-Krakhuna, 2015 – From Georgia’s less-developed western wine country, Archil makes light and drinkable whites and (barely) ambers.
Archil’s wines are hand-bottled, hand-labelled, and handmade, the simple label belying a family tradition going back generations and hiding a not-so-simple wine.
Pheasant’s Tears Mtsvane Pét-Nat (...
March 19, 2019
Recognizing five visionaries for their work in creating a better food world
JBF Editors // March 19, 2019
The James Beard Foundation is thrilled to announce the five leaders whose tireless and meaningful work will be honored at the ninth annual Leadership Awards ceremony and dinner in Chicago on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at The Dalcy. Culinary expert, food writer, author, and dynamic television personality Gail Simmons, of Bravo’s Emmy-winning series Top Chef, will serve as the master of ceremonies for this year’s Leadership Awards.
This year’s...
March 18, 2019
Consumers say they’d like to eat more fish and shellfish
Nation's Restaurant News // by Bret Thorn
Seafood’s presence on American menus is on the decline, but as more consumers try to consume less meat, opportunities abound for fish and shellfish to fill the gap, a menu trend expert told attendees of Seafood Expo North America in Boston on Sunday.
Mark DiDomenico, director for client solutions at menu research firm Datassential, said total mentions of seafood on menus, as measured by his company’s MenuTrends menu monitoring service, had fallen...
March 15, 2019
Brightest Young Things // BYT at Large
We like brunch. You like brunch. Everyone likes brunch. So why not put your brunching to good use and win RAMMYS tickets in the process? We’re teaming up with our friends at RAMW to host a brunch passport challenge and it’s far easier than any Instagram competition you’ve ever entered. Basically, all you have to do is keep eating brunch (let’s face it, you were going to do that anyway) and you could win a pair of this year’s RAMMY tickets (happening June 30th).
Perfect. Here are the deetz:
The RAMMYS honors...
March 14, 2019
Patrick O'Connell and the Giving Kitchen will be honored at this year's Beard Awards
JBF Editors // March 14, 2019
We're excited to announced that Patrick O’Connell, a multiple James Beard Award winner, three-star Michelin chef, author, and owner of The Inn at Little Washington in Washington, VA, has been named as the recipient of the 2019 James Beard Lifetime Achievement award; and Giving Kitchen, the non-profit organization providing stability for some of the most hard-working and vulnerable members of the food service community, has been named...
March 13, 2019
Supra continues their popular monthly ticketed dinners that allows guests to experience a traditional Georgian supra (feast in Georgian) with upcoming dates on March 21st, April 18th and May 23rd.
Hosted by co-owners Jonathan and Laura Nelms, along with a tamada i.e., “toastmaster,” from Georgian Wine House, the evening starts at 8pm and will include a bountiful “supra” experience with a family style feast of traditional Georgian dishes prepared by chefs Malkhaz Maisashvili and Lonnie Zoeller including Georgian spreads and appetizers, family style...
March 11, 2019
Winners in 20 regional award categories to be announced June 30
Washington, DC (March 11, 2019) — Top industry professionals gathered tonight at The Hamilton Live at The Hamilton as Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) announced finalists for the 2019 RAMMY Awards, the winners of which will be announced at a black-tie gala on Sunday, June 30.
Any RAMW member who met all category requirements was eligible for nomination. The selection process for the finalists, and ultimately the winners, involves two esteemed groups, the voting public and an anonymous panel of...
March 11, 2019
Best Chefs in America weigh in on the trends reshaping their regions' dining scenes
JBF // Maggie Borden
America’s food culture is often described as a melting pot, but we think of it more as a smorgasbord—a spread of distinct dishes coming together on the table as one truly epic meal. This evolution of this ever-changing buffet spurs endless commenting and prognosticating from critics, market researchers, and journalists on what will be the “next big thing.” We decided to skip the middlemen and asked last year’s Best Chefs in America...
March 10, 2019 to March 14, 2019
Washington, DC (March 10, 2019) – Events DC and Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) along with its members are excited to welcome Credit Union National Association 2019 Governmental Affairs Conference attendees to dine out at some of the DMV’s best restaurants from March 10 – 14, 2019 while visiting Washington, DC. For a complete schedule of conference happenings, please visit www.cuna.org/gac.
Official Dining Partners:
WASHINGTON DC
Fig & Olive
934 Palmer Alley NW, WDC 20001 // (202)559-5004
Instagram: @figandolive |...
March 5, 2019
Mountain Valley Spring Water Wins Again With Two Gold Medals at the 29th Annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting
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The Mountain Valley Spring Water
Mar 05, 2019, 14:47 ET
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va., March 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mountain Valley Spring Water, a Cott Corporation subsidiary (NYSE: COT; TSX:BCB), continues it's winning streak with three new medals at the 29th annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting. Mountain Valley Spring Sparkling Water won its first gold medal, honored in a field of competitors from...
March 4, 2019
In honor of International Women’s Day, Supra, the Georgian restaurant in DC’s Shaw neighborhood, will highlight Georgian wine produced by female winemakers, as well as host a fundraising initiative benefitting N Street Village. Marked as a public holiday in the country of Georgia, International Women’s Day recognizes and remembers women and the accomplishments they have made to society, so Supra found it fitting to honor a number of women in the Supra family, the Georgian wine world, and the larger community of women in Washington, DC.
To mark the day, Supra will...
March 4, 2019
The annual Sustainability Awards recognize outstanding businesses and organizations for their environmental stewardship, innovative best practices, pollution prevention, and resource conservation. If you are considering applying for an award, we recommend that you track the energy consumption, water usage, recycling, and "green projects" for your facility.
If you live or work in the District of Columbia, you may nominate your favorite environmental champion, green business, or non-profit partner for a District Sustainability Award. You may choose to nominate an individual, business...
