Programs & Promotions

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 outstanding...Read more

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 the exceptional...Read more

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 (unfiltered), 2015 –...Read more

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 volunteer...Read more

Delivery orders will donate to James Beard Foundation's Women's Leadership Programs for all of March We're excited to share that Grubhub, the nation's leading online and mobile food-ordering and delivery marketplace, has partnered with the James Beard Foundation for the second year of its RestaurantHER initiative. For the month of March, Grubhub diners can take part in RestaurantHer by choosing to “Donate the Change”—rounding up their order to the nearest dollar and donating the difference to the Beard Foundation's Women's Leadership programs. “...Read more