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April 22, 2012
Members in the News | by David Hagedorn for Capitol File It’s the Thursday afternoon before Christmas, and even though the rest of downtown Washington is deserted from the annual holiday exodus, The Bombay Club is packed and brimming with activity. Even at 1:45 PM, congresspeople, media honchos, lobbyists, and lawyers continue to arrive at the host stand, where restaurant manager Irfan Ozarslan has...
April 16, 2012
Legislation | RAMW Backs Mayor’s Budget Proposal to Extend Alcohol Service Hours in Testimony Provided DC Council Committee Three years ago, between January 17 and 21, 2009, the nation’s capital hosted an unprecedented number of visitors for the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Also unprecedented was the emergency legislationapproved by the D.C. Council allowing for extended alcoholic...
April 4, 2012
Hot Topics | WashingtonDC – April 4, 2012 – The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW)is pleased to announce its partnership with Kitchens with Confidence , a servicecompany that assists the hospitality industry with the special needs of dinerswith food allergies or intolerances and gluten challenges. Through thepartnership, RAMW will offer a new training and certificationcourse...
April 3, 2012
Members in the News | Food & Wine came out with their annual list of “Best New Chefs 2012” this week and chose Equinox’s Executive Chef Karen Nicolas as one of 12 rising stars in America. Nicolas was the only chef chosen from Washington, DC and from the Mid-Atlantic region. RAMW member Equinox is no stranger to recognition; the restaurant won three RAMMY Awards and was a finalists...
April 3, 2012
Members in the News | Food and Wine came out with their annual list of “Best New Chefs 2012” this week and chose Equinox’s Executive Chef Karen Nicolas as one of 12 rising stars in America. Nicolas was the only chef chosen from Washington, DC and from the Mid-Atlantic region. RAMW member Equinox is no stranger to recognition; the restaurant won three RAMMY Awards and was a finalists in six...
March 30, 2012
RAMW Annual Meeting Highlights Achievements, Adds New Board Members, Hosts Speaker Dr. Steven Fuller
Hot Topics | RAMW Annual MeetingHighlights Achievements, Adds New BoardMembers, Hosts Speaker Dr. Steven Fuller Washington DC -March 30, 2012 – The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) held their annual meeting this week whichhighlighted the association’s achievements of the past year (April 1, 2011 –March 31, 2012), and included the announcement of new board...
March 30, 2012
| Click to view the photo gallery of the RAMW March Social & 2012 RAMMYS Nominees Announcement Party hosted by The Ritz-Carlton, Washington DC.
March 30, 2012
Tidbits | Journal Sentinel- Milwaukee Most restaurants aren't hanging up cellphones By Jan Uebelherr of the Journal SentinelMarch 30, 2012 Whenit comes to policing use of cellphones and similar devices at his restaurants, Joe Bartolotta applies what he calls the "screaming child" principle. "If a guy's on the phone screaming at somebody and it becomes disruptive, we...
March 28, 2012
Members in the News | Summer Fancy Food Show Returns to Washington, D.C.Local Food Makers, International Producers to Present 180,000 ProductsNew York, N.Y. (March 26, 2012) – The Summer Fancy Food Show returns to Washington, D.C., with the latest in chocolate, cheese, olive oil, spices, snacks and natural and organic products from 2,400 food artisans and entrepreneurs from across the U.S. and around the world....
March 28, 2012
Members in the News | DC Magazine Food Drink Dish George W. Stone A Moveable Feast Todd Gray’s on fire—and this time, it didn’t happen overnight.As you’ve been supping on Todd Gray’s Virginia Piedmont cuisine at Equinox, his 13-year-old dining destination near the White House, he’s been quietly burning the midnight oil. Or, maybe not so quietly, if...
March 27, 2012
Members in the News | The Washington Post First Person Singular: Bob Materazzi, 63, owner, Shelly’s Back Room, Washington By Amanda Long, Published: March 22I had been in the hotel industry since I got out of the Marines in 1970. I was 50 when I left Marriott and wasn’t ready to retire. I did what every middle-age man wants to do: bought a bar. I knew nothing about cigars. I was a smoker...
March 22, 2012
Hot Topics | Forbes How To Eat And Drink Through D.C.'s Cherry Blossom Festival 3/22/12 Caroline Patek, Contributor The pink blooms (and crowds) appearing in Washington, D.C.this week mean that the capital’s highlight of spring has arrived: cherry blossom season. The perennially popular festival is even bigger this year—it marks the 100th anniversary of Japan’s gift of...
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...
