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December 17, 2013
News | Today the Council of the District of Columbia passed bills increasing the minimum wage and broadening the coverage of the District’s mandatory paid sick leave law to include tipped workers.
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The minimum wage will increase to $9.50 on July 1, 2014, $10.50 on July 1, 2015 and 11.50, July 1, 2016. On the paid sick leave revision, tipped workers who take...
December 4, 2013
Press Release | In 2014, dining around the nation’s capital will make a return to the past with an innovative, contemporary spin. Key food trends surfacing as 2013 comes to a close, include regionally-inspired meals from the city’s top toques, innovative vegetarian and gluten-free offerings, and new protein-focused compositions. Linda Roth Associates, Inc. predicts these and other dining...
November 18, 2013
News | On Tuesday, November 19, Ris Lacoste, Chef/Owner of RIS will launch a holiday pop-up at Union Market (1309 5th Street, NE) before the highly anticipated opening of RIS at Union Market in mid-December. The limited time stall will feature variations from the restaurant’s popular “Sides & Pies” menu, a seasonal RIStoGO program that offers holiday dishes available for pick...
November 18, 2013
News | The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board issued on August 28, 2013 a new alcoholic beverage warning sign. The new warning sign must be posted by licensees at their establishments in a conspicuous place no later than Wednesday, November 27, 2013. The new sign provides several benefits to the public and licensees. Specifically, it allows the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) to...
October 29, 2013
Press Release | Bethesda, MD (PRWEB) October 29, 2013
Streetsense, a multidisciplinary firm specializing in retail, restaurant, hospitality, and real estate solutions, announced today that it has acquired two firms – Food Culture of Miami, Florida and Financial Foods of Bethesda, Maryland – to create a new line of concept development and operational consultancy services for restaurant...
October 21, 2013
News | BinWise, Inc., the leading cloud-based software company for managing restaurant beverage programs, is pleased to announce that the top award winning restaurants and sommeliers across the U.S. use its solution to manage their wine, beer and liquor.
Each year the editors of Wine Enthusiast Magazine honor the individuals and companies that have made outstanding achievements in the wine...
September 27, 2013
Members in the News | By Ethan Rothstein, ARLnow
Alex Robertson was working as an IT manager when, for a charity event, he visited some local retailers to have them donate gift certificates to raise money.
One by one, he would walk in and see every restaurant, every coffee shop, every boutique had a different method for gift certificates; Some took as long as 15 minutes to provide one.
“I saw it as...
September 19, 2013
Hot Topics | By Rebecca Cooper , Washington Business Journal
Alexandria tourism officials want people to know the city is more than its history, that there's more going on than period costumes and ghost tours.
The new branding campaign, "Extraordinary Alexandria," was released Wednesday at the Old Town Theatre by the Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association. It's the first...
September 19, 2013
Members in the News | Washington, DC (September 19, 2013)—Oyster lovers: mark your calendars for Saturday, October 26, 2013, as Tony & Joe’s Seafood Place will host the first annual Georgetown Shuck It! Oyster Festival at Washington Harbour on the Georgetown Waterfront, from 2 to 6pm.
The highlight of Shuck It! is the variety of oysters from Maryland, New England and Canada. Oysters confirmed from...
September 16, 2013
Hot Topics | Michael Neibauer , Washington Business Journal
September 17, 2013
Among the bevy of minimum wage hike bills introduced by D.C. Council members Tuesday is one that may destroy Chef Geoff.
So wrote Geoffrey Tracy, aka Chef Geoff, in a letter to Councilman Vincent Orange, D-At large, whose proposed legislation would raise the minimum wage for tipped restaurant employees from $2.77 to $8.75...
August 28, 2013
Members in the News | August 28, 2013 (Washington, DC) - Events DC and the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washingtonalong with its members are proud to celebrate the tradition of the college football experience and honor the heritage and excellence of Historically Black Colleges and Universities during the 3rd annual AT&T Nation’s Football Classic®weekend from September 5-8, 2013. The football game...
August 28, 2013
Members in the News | August 28, 2013 (Washington, DC) - Events DC and the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington along with its members are proud to celebrate the tradition of the college football experience and honor the heritage and excellence of Historically Black Colleges and Universities during the 3rd annual AT&T Nation’s Football Classic® weekend from September 5-8, 2013. The football...
August 28, 2013
Hot Topics | August 28, 2013 (Washington, DC) - In a press release distributed this morning, the District's Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) unveiled a new alcoholic beverage warning sign that will be posted in approximately 1,800 ABC licensed establishments in the District. Licensees are required to post the new sign in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises by Wednesday, Nov. 27...
August 12, 2013
Members in the News | Washington, DC (August 1, 2013)—Cafe Deluxe is excited to announce its fifth location, slated to debut Spring of 2014. The American bistro serving fresh and innovative classics will be bringing its bustling neighborhood restaurant to the West End situated at the corner of 22nd and M Streets, NW on the ground floor of the currently under construction Hilton Garden Inn. From...
August 12, 2013
Members in the News | SAN FRANCISCO, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BinWise, Inc., the leading cloud-based software company managing restaurant beverage programs, is pleased to announce a partnership with Wine Enthusiast Companies, Inc., the prominent New York City-based multi-channel marketer. This strategic partnership is aimed to increase awareness of technology available to the restaurant industry."We are...
