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Cecilia Glembocki and Mary Rapoport of the Virginia Egg Council contributed egg salad lunches over the past 2 months to more than 700 frontline workers at local Virginia healthcare institutions as a part of their Weggsdays! Thanks A Dozen Lunch program.
Carla Hall on NBC’s “Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes” December 2, 2020. Kristen Hartke's article, “Believe It or Not, You Can Make Great Pizza Without Cheese, Here's How" was published in the Washington Post January 5 online edition. Kathy Hollinger was named “COVID-19 Response Leader of the Year” by the Washington Business Journal. Katherine Miller has left the James Beard Foundation and moved back to Washington DC. She's reopened her consulting firm, Table 81 LLC. She focuses on policy, advocacy and strategic program design. She's on Instagram & Twitter @table81 and her website is www.table81.com. Katherine Newell Smith's husband, Alan Miller, was named one of Washingtonian’s “2020 Washingtonians of the Year.” Marie Ostrosky styled food for the accompanying photography on David Hagedorn's article “Give In To Pandemic Cravings, Starting With Homemade Cheesesteak Sandwich” published December 10, 2020 in The Washington Post. Jessica Van Dop Dejesus’s December 21 article “Puerto Rican Food Options Grow Alongside the Puerto Rican Diaspora” was published Washington City Paper. Additionally, the third edition of her Facebook series “The Dining Traveler” received over 150,000 online views. Polly Wiedmaier and Robert Wiedmaier's restaurant, Marcel's, was named in Esquire's “100 Restaurants America Can't Afford to Lose”
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Olga Boikess’s article “New Chef-Partner at Lutèce: Matt Conroy” was featured November 12 in The Georgetowner. Additionally, her "Pay It Forward" 2020 Conference panel discussion will be featured in the upcoming LDEI Quarterly.
Amy Brandwein’s restaurant, Piccolina was named #11 of Esquire’s “Best New Restaurants in America 2020.” Polly Wiedmaier and husband, Robert Wiedmaier’s restaurant Marcel’s was reviewed by Tom Sietsema on November 22 in The Washington Post. Kristen Hartke’s article “Torn Between Safety and Environmental Concerns, Restaurants Stick with Disposable Serveware” was featured October 21 in the Food Section of The Washington Post. Pati Jinich’s perspective “A Cooking Instructor Now Takes Tips from the Sons She Taught” was featured October 6 in The Washington Post's Food Section. Lani Furbank’s story“Serenata’s Andra “AJ” Johnson Fights for Equality” covered the September Drink Issue of District Fray Magazine.
Kristen Hartke’s article“We Dig Beets” can be found in the October issue of Better Homes and Gardens. Additionally, both “Embracing Quinoa’s Nutty Flavor Is the Key to Unlocking Its Potential” and “Tofu Sales Skyrocket During the Pandemic, as Consumers Search for Affordable Meat Alternatives” were featured in the September 14 and September 21 editions of The Washington Post respectively. Sophia Maroon’s Dress It Up Dressing won its second Specialty Food Association's SOFI Award for Best Salad Dressing. The line of all-natural salad dressings began at Whole Foods in Friendship Heights and is available nationwide. Find the full list of 2020 SOFI winners here. Since 1972 the Specialty Food Association has presented SOFI Awards to recognize innovation and remarkable taste, and to highlight the flavors and the creativity found across our industry. Mary Beth Albright's perspective "As an Adult, I never thought I'd acquire what used to be called "juvenile diabetes' " was published in the Washington Post Health Section on August 23, 2020.
“Cooking in Quarantine with Susan Barocas” was featured in Washington Jewish Week on August 26, 2020. Carla Hall has signed an exclusive deal with The Food Network to develop original content as well as host network specials for the outlet.Pati Jinich’s article “Finding the Soul of Sonora in Carne Asada” was featured in The New York Times on August 11, 2020. Laura Kumin’s book All Stirred Up: Suffrage Cookbooks, Food, and the Battle for Women’s Right to Vote was published April 20, 2020 by Pegasus Books. Amy Riolo will present the Premio Eccellenza Italiana awards in Washington, DC on October 17, and was featured in Mediterranean Lifestyle Magazine in the "The 11 Best Mediterranean Diet Ambassadors, Registered Dietitians & Nutritionists
She was also featured in an Edible Western NY magazine article, "The Power of Food.” Toni Tipton-Martin was featured in a cover story of the Baltimore Sun’s food section, online, June 8. The print edition runs this week. Pati Jinich and Pati's Mexican Table (American Public Television) segment A Local's Tour of Culiacán received the James Beard Foundation Award for best Television Program, in Studio or Fixed Location.
Ris LaCoste’s Ris restaurant’s Care Package menu was featured The Washington Post Weekend section’s Lifestyle article “This Takeout is Tailor Made for a Picnic Even if that Means Your Living Room Floor.” Toni Tipton-Martin won the James Beard Foundation Award for her book, Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking (2019, Clarkson Potter) in the American category. Nancy Hart Trice and husband, Jerry Trice, celebrated the fourth anniversary of their Gunther & Co. restaurant opening on May 20. CiCi Williamson’s article "The big chill: A guide to using your freezer" appeared in The Washington Post Food section on May 27. Susan Barocas wrote A Passover like no other: Embrace a more intimate celebration of the Jewish holiday for The Washington Post.
Erinn Tucker was interviewed by @CGTVNetwork @CGTNAmerica about the Economic Impact of Coronavirus on the Live Events Industry, tourism, and hospitality industry. Nancy Hart Trice and her husband, Chef Jerry Trice, prepare to celebrate the four-year anniversary of their restaurant, Gunther & Co., in May. In the meantime, they are reveling in the fact that the restaurant, once again, is included in Baltimore Magazines top 50 restaurants and reader poll for Best Alfresco Dinning. To read more, click here.
Amy Brandwein, Chef-owner of Centrolina, is a James Beard Foundation Award semifinalist for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic. Ruth Gresser, chef-owner of Pizzeria Paradiso, is a semifinalist for the Outstanding Restaurateur award from the James Beard Foundation. Polly Weidmaier's and husband Chef Robert Weidmaier's Marcel's restaurant is a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation's Outstanding Hospitality award. |
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