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September 18, 2009
Tidbits | By: PHOEBE DAMROSCHPublished: September 17, 2009WHISK-WIELDING rock-star chefs are everywhere these days. Same goes for sincere farmers — posing, elbow on hoe, in glossy food-magazine spreads. We applaud former Wall Street executives who open cupcake shops and lawyers who ditch the briefcase and buy a vineyard. Go to some friends’ house for breakfast and they usher you into their chef...
September 14, 2009
Press Release | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September14, 2009 CONTACT: Annika Stensson (202) 973-3677 astensson@restaurant.org MaureenRyan (202)331-5939 ...
September 9, 2009
Legislation | Below are some of the recent legislative issues in Virginia that RAMW has worked on, all of which have important implications for Northern Virginia restaurants. As always, we strive to recognize all RAMW members' concerns regarding public policy, and strongly advocate for our members' interests to public employees and elected officials. VA Smoking Ban In February 2009, the Virginia...
September 9, 2009
Legislation | RAMW works hard to represent the interests of the metropolitan DC area restaurant community to local governments and representatives. We do this through direct lobbying of elected officials, information campaigns, and analyses of the large tax and regulatory burdens restaurants face. Another vital way we voice the concerns of our members is testimony in front of government committees...
September 9, 2009
Legislation | RAMW works hard to represent the interests of the metropolitan DC area restaurant community to local governments and representatives. We do this through direct lobbying of elected officials, information campaigns, and analyses of the large tax and regulatory burdens restaurants face. Another vital way we voice the concerns of our members is testimony in front of government committees...
September 4, 2009
Tidbits | Entrepreneur Magazine wanted to know how kmG Hauling impacted the community and how they impact its employees. kmG Hauling has been actively pursuing how to reduce their customers trash rather than just removing it. Through food composting or performing waste audits for their customers, kmG Hauling believes that they can make a huge difference to their client needs and at the same time impact the...
August 25, 2009
Press Release | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDC’s Willard InterContinental Wins Condé Nast Traveler 2009 World Saver Award Contact: Barbara BahnyTel. 202-637-7309, barbara.bahny@ihg.com Washington DC, August 25, 2009 -- Condé Nast Traveler announced the winners of the magazine‘s third annual World Savers Awards, naming Washington DC’s Willard InterContinental overall winner in the...
August 18, 2009
Tidbits | Congratulations Hank's DC: 2009 State Winner of the NRA Restauant Neighbor Award The National Restaurant Association has selected Hank's Oyster Bar (DC) as one of this year's Restaurant Neighbor Award state winners for their tremendous dedication to...
August 18, 2009
Legislation | There are two exciting new changes that can be found on the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration’s (ABRA’s) website. These two changes are designed to improvecommunications between the Agency and the public, including licensees. The first change is ABRA’s new E-Feedback Form . This form is intended to allow licensees and members of the publicto...
August 5, 2009
Members in the News | Chef Robert Weland has an impressive culinary background hailing from the New York scene and includes a year in France at Pierre Orsi, a two-star Michelin restaurant in Lyon, where he learned farmer sourcing skills that he utilizes today to bring D.C. the freshest organic ingredients.Chef Weland doesn’t rely solely on USDA organic certification. He sees that organic and bio-dynamic farmers...
July 29, 2009
Tidbits | RAMMY Finalists Prepare a James Beard House Dinner It’sa new day in the nation’s capital: there’s a new President, a newmajority in the Senate, and a new way of doing things. Change is good,but we’re happy to report that Washington, D.C.’s dynamic food sceneremains as deliciously compelling as ever. The 2009 RAMMY finalists forthe Hottest Bar Scene and...
July 23, 2009
Legislation | New ABRA Information Available Online There are two exciting new changes that can be found on the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration’s (ABRA’s) website. These two changes are designed to improvecommunications between the Agency and the public, including licensees. The first change is ABRA’s new E-Feedback Form. This form is intended to allow...
July 23, 2009
Press Release | Willard InterContinental Hotel Releases 2008 Sustainability ReportFurther Advancing GSTC Reporting Washington DC, July 22, 2009 -- Washington DC's Willard InterContinental Hotel, a leader in Sustainable Hospitality, has this week released its second Sustainability Report for 2008. The new report follows the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria (GSTC) the new internationally recognized...
July 23, 2009
Legislation | By:Jim O'Brien , O'Brien & van Stiphout LLCAs Friday, July 24, 2009 the federal minimum wage will rise to $7.25 per hour. That means that DC’s minimum wage will also rise on that day to $8.25 per hour, because the DC minimum wage law requires the payment of $7 per hour, or the federal minimum wage plus $1, whichever is higher. The minimum wage in both Virginia and Maryland will...
July 17, 2009
Press Release | The DC Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration has released the "2009 Extended Hour Calendar" (Calendar), for the remaining dates in 2009 that on-premises licensees may remain open one extra hour and sell and serve alcoholic beverages. Specifically, pursuant to D.C. Law 17-361, the "Alcoholic Beverage Enforcement Amendment Act of 2008," effective March 25, 2009, on-...
