Please join us for this evening with Nathalie Dupree!  Tickets must be purchased in advance.  Click here to buy your tickets. 

We hope you can join us for this special occasion.  Click here for registration information and to buy your tickets!  Tickets must be purchased in advance.

Join us on Saturday, March 28, for an all day symposium Celebrating Food!  Registration is now open.  More than 50 Speakers in 16 sessions.  Demos and Breakout Panels.  Hands-on Cooking Classes, Continental Breakfast and Lunch included, Fabulous Culinary EXPO with New Products, Restaurant Samples, Cookbooks, Festival of Desserts and Finale Reception. Keynote Panel with Amy Brandwein, Ruth Gresser and Christianne Ricchi with Moderator Amy Riolo on "Interpreting Italian Cuisine in Washington."
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We hope you can join us for this information and delicious luncheon.  Tickets are available for the public and Dames.  Tickets must be purchased in advance.  Click here for ticketing information.  

In Washington D.C., where the nation’s business is often conducted at restaurant tables, politics have always been on the plate. This town’s restaurants are run by specialists who know how to handle the elected officials, Cabinet secretaries, White House staff, lobbyists and TV pundits who are regular clientele. But lately, spurred by social media, the country’s politics have entered their dining rooms. And, even the most experienced have had publicized politically-charged incidents.
 
This forum will explore this distinctive element of DC dining.  Longtime area restaurateurs will share their experiences and give insight into how they handle the heightened political mood in DC’s dining rooms. 
 
Hosted by the DC chapter of Les Dames d’ Escoffier www.LesDamesDC.org, an international organization of women in food, beverage and hospitality industries, and moderated by veteran journalist Carol Joynt, herself a former restaurant owner, the event promises to pull back the curtain on serving DC’s who’s who.
 
Moderated by: Carol Joynt, award-winning author, journalist, former restaurant owner and host of The Q&A Cafe
Panelists:
Ashok Bajaj, CEO, Knightsbridge Restaurant Group which includes Bombay Club, Rasika, Oval Room
Amy Brandwein – owner, Centrolina & 3-time James Beard Foundation nominee
Ruth Gresser – founder & owner, Pizzeria Paradiso restaurants
Laurent Menoud - general manager, Café Milano
Maria Trabocchi –co-owner, Fabio Trabocchi Restaurants, which include Fiola, Fiola Mare, Del Mar, three locations of  Sfoglina, Fiola Miami, and Fiola at Dopolavoro Venezia
William Washington - director of operations, Schlow Restaurant Group and former general manager BLT Prime in the Trump Hotel
Stephanie Wilkinson - owner, The Red Hen, Lexington, VA
 
Monday October 14, 2019
3-5 pm
National Press Club – 529 14th Street NW, Washington DC
Tickets: $35 (includes light desserts + cash bar)
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TICKET INFO: www.LesDamesDC.org
MEDIA:  Media may request credentials by emailing name, media affiliation, phone number to jill@JillCollinsPR.com

Please join us at this fun, educational and delicious event!  Tickets must be purchased in advance as spaces are limited.  More information is below.  To purchase your tickets on Eventbrite, please click here. 

We hope you can join us for this event on Sunday, March 24th! Seating is limited and tickets must be purchased in advance.  Click here to purchase your tickets on Eventbrite.  The program is below.  

​Join our Global Culinary Initiative for a global pizza-themed workshop that combines traditional inspiration with gourmet innovations.  Amy Riolo will discuss Neapolitan pizza making, Summer Whitford will showcase Tarte Flambe,  Janet Yu will create a Chinese-inspired pizza creation and Janet Cam will share her wine expertise by suggesting wine pairings for each of the pizzas.  
DATE:  Wednesday,  December 12
TIME:  6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
PLACE:  Pizza University & Culinary Arts Center, 10310 Southard Dr, Beltsville, MD 20705
PRICE:   $65 Dames, $75 non- members.
RSVP:  Click here to purchase your tickets on Eventbrite!  The program is below.

Please join us for an evening of food and wine at Barbara Black's new restaurant Black Coffee while learning about wine pairings from Vickie Reh.  New ticket prices have been added, so you can attend with or without purchasing Vickie's new cookbook The Wine Table, Recipes and Pairings from Winemakers's Kitchens.  Ticket cost is $65 (public) or $55 (Dames members only) without the book.  Ticket price including the cookbook is $115 (public) or $105 (Dames members only).  Seating is limited and tickets must be purchased in advance.  For more information, please see the flyer below.  To purchase your tickets on Evenbrite, please click here.