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March 21, 2012
Members in the News | Italian Pizza Authority Officially Presents il Canale with Certification at Vegas’ Pizza Convention Top brass of the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletena presented Joe Farruggio, owner of il Canale in Georgetown, with its official Neapolitan pizza certificate at the International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas. The award was presented on March 14 by VPN General Director Massimo Di Porzio...
March 21, 2012
Lynne's Lounge | “SoberRideEfforts Sets St. Patrick’s Day Record”- The SunGazette Newspapers headline, 3-19-12 March 20, 2012- A total of 606 Washington-arearesidents took advantage of WRAP’s 2012 St. Patrick’s Day SoberRideprogram. For SoberRide’s hours of operation, this past weekend, thislevel of ridership translates into SoberRideremoving a would-be drunk driver from...
March 20, 2012
Hot Topics | USA Today Daily coupon deals may not work for buyers, sellers By Jayne O'Donnell and Hadley Malcolm WASHINGTON – On a typical Friday night, the bar at Brasserie Beck here is packed with people waiting for a drink — perhaps one of the 90 Belgian beers it sells — and often a table in the bustling dining room.It's been this way almost since renowned chef and owner Robert...
March 19, 2012
Members in the News | Eater DC Barack Obama Celebrated St Patrick's Day at The Dubliner Monday, March 19, 2012, by Amy McKeever The Dubliner is now the latest local establishment to get the Obama bump after President Barack Obama stopped into the Irish pubfor a pint of Guinness on St. Patrick's Day. He brought along his Irishcousin and the owner of the pub that Obama visited last year on a trip to...
March 19, 2012
Lynne's Lounge | The Washington PostPOST OPINIONS No one benefits from a food truck free-for-all By Lynne Breaux, Published: March 16 The sudden popularity of food trucksin the nation’s capital is a tribute to the hard work and ingenuity of anew breed of mobile vending operators who have added a dynamic dimension to urban life. The public perception that there is a battle underway...
March 19, 2012
Hot Topics | The New York Times In Sit-Down Restaurants, an Economic Indicator By Floyd Norris March 16, 2012 Have you been eating more at restaurants with waiters rather than fast-food joints? If so, you are not alone, and that in fact is an indication that the American economy is improving. Over the 12 months through January, sales at what the...
March 19, 2012
Members in the News | Chef Brian Duffy, the reigning TODAY Irish cook-off champion, battles Chef Cathal Armstrong for this year’s challenge, in which they demonstrate their own take on the conventional corned beef and cabbage recipe. Watch it here.
March 18, 2012
Tidbits | Over 100 Restaurants Celebrate 100 Years of Cherry Trees withCherry Picks Cuisine and CocktailsTuesday March 20 - Friday April 27, 2012 Regional restaurants once againcelebrate the Festival by serving cherry-blossom and spring-inspired CherryPicks cuisine and cocktails throughout the nation’s greatest springtimecelebration.During the five-weekspecial Centennial Festival, diners will...
March 12, 2012
Members in the News | The New York Times In Transit: A Guide to Intelligent Travel March 10, 2012 Worth the Cost of the Trip for the Ropa Vieja Alone By Elaine GlusacCuba LibreIn the year since restrictions on travel to Cuba were eased for those on cultural exchange itineraries,new trips to the island have focused on art, history and music. Now there’s one for foodies.Guillermo Pernot, the...
March 9, 2012
Members in the News | The Washington PostAfter 5 eateries, restaurateurs go retail with ‘Society Fair’By Olga Khazan, March 2, 2012 Meshelle Armstrong and her husband Cathal operate five restaurants in Alexandria — ranging from the boisterous gastro-tavern Virtue to the four-star Restaurant Eve. So it surprises some loyal patrons that the team’s newest addition, Society Fair, isn’t a...
March 7, 2012
| Check out the photos from the "Tip Your Hat to RAMMY Volunteers" social held at Fuel Pizza.February 2012 Social photos
March 7, 2012
Hot Topics | New York Times Bloomberg Defends Grading System Derided by Restaurateurs By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and KATE TAYLOR Published: March 07, 2012 A cheer went up the other night at James, a popular Brooklyn bistro, as a triumphant waiter marched into the retro-tinged dining room bearing the new gold star of the New York City restaurant trade: a framed, blue letter "A."...
March 6, 2012
Press Release | 2100 Prime Participates in Virginia's Love by the Glass Promotion Only Washington, DC Restaurant Participating 2100 Prime, home of the Capital Wine Festival...
March 1, 2012
Hot Topics | The Washington Post D.C.’s taxi squad By Editorial Board, Published: February 18 ANY ECONOMIST would say that the free market should determine the price and quality of goods and services. But, as any economist will alsotell you, there are exceptions. Cases of “market failure” — natural monopolies such as electric power utilities — call for government regulation....
February 29, 2012
Comment period on vending regulations ends: Businesses, including restaurants, raise serious and sub
Legislation | Comment period onvending regulations ends: Businesses, including restaurants, raise serious andsubstantive concerns about proposed regulations WASHINGTON, DC (March 1,2012) – Today marked the end of a nearly 6 week period during which theDepartment of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) accepted commentsconcerning proposed regulations to govern vending, including food trucks, inthe...
