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September 21, 2010
Press Release | James Beard House Hosts 2010 RAMMY Winners and FinalistsHighlights DC Dining Scene in National Spotlight Twelve of DC’s top chefs and mixologists  took center stage on August 10th  preparing an exquisite “Best of DC” dinner at the James Beard House in New York City. The “Best of DC” dinner featured RAMMY nominees from the categories of Neighborhood...
August 30, 2010
Members in the News | Chef Geoff Tracy and Norah O'Donnell's Baby Love hits bookstores  Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington board member Chef Geoff Tracy's book Baby Love hits bookstores August 31, 2010. Written as the must-have cookbook for the millions of busy parents who have taken on a healthier approach to eating - less processed, more organic - and who want to feed their little ones easy-to-...
August 30, 2010
Legislation | Credit/Debit Card Reform  On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173) into law. A section of the bill authorizes the Federal Reserve to issue regulations that ensure interchange fees imposed on debit card transactions are "reasonable and proportional." It will allow merchants to set minimum amounts (not to exceed $10 per...
August 2, 2010
Legislation | The Internal Revenue Service has announced a new compliance initiative to increase IRS Form 8027 filings in the restaurant industry.The IRS believes many tableservice restaurants don’t file IRS Form 8027 as required. The Employer’s Annual Information Return of Tip Income and Allocated Tips must be filed with the IRS every February by employers who operate large food and beverage...
July 29, 2010
Press Release | * * * MEDIA ADVISORY * * *  Contacts: Clarke Manley, WCSAJuly 29, 2010 cmanley@wcsa.com 202-345-2613                                                  ...
July 29, 2010
Tidbits | August 3, 2010By: Kytja WeirExaminer Staff WriterFrom Aug. 16 through 22, more than 200 local restaurants will be offering three-course fixed-price menus of $20.10 for lunch and $35.10 for dinner during the biannual Restaurant Week. Patterson, member services director of the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, explains the deal.Cities around the country have had such weeks for years....
July 15, 2010
Tidbits | The Washington Lobbyist, Monday, July 12, 2010A epic tournament between juggernauts was fought on Sunday (July 11, 2010). No, it wasn't the World Cup, but a battle of the city's best mixologists at Quill Bar in theJefferson Hotel. Competitors were Sal Aldana, bartender at CityZen, Clinton Terry, head bartender at PX, Adam Bernbach, bar manager at Proof and Estadio, Carlton McCoy, assistant...
July 15, 2010
Press Release | PRESS RELEASEMaria Puletti, (703) 979-8200 or pulettim@comcast.net                          The Portofino Restaurant celebrates 40 years in ArlingtonThe Portofino Restaurant will celebrate 40 years in Arlington in August, 2010. The  Portofino Restaurant is a family owned...
July 12, 2010
Tidbits | LA Times, Juy 6 ,2010By Kathleen Hennessey, Tribune Washington BureauTheirs was a love affair that began in the glow of a candlelit table. It was a white tablecloth and red wine evening. The food was refined, the service impeccable. The private room with the glass door was discreet, but the couple behind it could not go unnoticed.It's been a year and a half since that meal at Equinox, a chic and...
June 29, 2010
Hot Topics | Restaurants and Parking Garages Offer Hot Summer SpecialsThe Golden Triangle Business Improvement District (BID) is pleased to announce an innovative summer program with more than 25 restaurants and XX parking garages in the Golden Triangle of the central business district participating in this creative combination offer for evening diners. From  Thursday, July 1 through Saturday,...
June 24, 2010
Press Release | RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON SELECTS HEARTLAND PAYMENT SYSTEMS® AS EXCLUSIVE ENDORSED PROVIDER OF PAYMENT SOLUTIONSWashington DC-area restaurateurs to benefit from industry-leading payment technologiesPRINCETON, NJ — June 23, 2010 — Heartland Payment Systems (NYSE: HPY), one of the nation’s largest payments processors, has been named the Restaurant...
June 11, 2010
Hot Topics | The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington feted its own on Sunday night at the 2010 RAMMY Awards, the annual gala to celebrate and recognize excellence in the regional restaurant and food service community.  The theme “we’ll always have … restaurants” (a take-off on the Casablanca line “we’ll always have Paris”) suggested dress of...
June 11, 2010
Press Release | MEDIA CONTACTS:Dusty Lockhart, Three Lockharts Communications, 202- 664-9881, dusty@threelockhartspr.comBetsy Allman, Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington, 202.331.5990, betsy@ramw.org WINNERSANNOUNCED AT THE 2010 RAMMY AWARD GALA HOSTED BY THE RESTAURANTASSOCIATION METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON Scott Drewno wins coveted Chef of the Year award, 2941honored as Fine Dining Restaurant...
June 10, 2010
Hot Topics |  Posted by: Sasha Issenberg on Jun. 10, 2010 at 03:35 amIf hearing that a Chilean Gastronomic Week will begin in Washington next Monday doesn’t evoke any particular tastes, smells, or images for you, you are not alone.“Nothing comes to mind at the expression ‘Chilean cuisine,’” says James Farrer, a sociologist at Tokyo’s Sophia University and expert in...
May 26, 2010
Hot Topics | LocalWritten by: Courtesy of the Washington Convention and Sports Authority   Wednesday, 26 May 2010 08:38Over 30 Venues To Host 80 Performances throughout D.C. June 1-13The DC Jazz Festival (formerly the Duke Ellington Jazz Festival) and the Washington Convention and Sports Authority (WCSA) today announced a continuation of their partnership in hosting the annual, highly popular Jazz...

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