Hurrah! Gladys Abi-Najm, Amy Brandwein, Pati Jinich, Ruth Gresser, Paula Shoyer and Janet Yu

Gladys Abi-Najm and her four siblings were honored by the National Restaurant Association at its March 27 gala in DC with its 2019 Faces of Diversity Award. For nearly forty years Gladys and her family have been actively giving back to the community as well as providing their Lebanese Taverna employees with opportunities to achieve their American Dreams.
https://chooserestaurants.org/Industry-Involvement/Awards/Faces-of-Diversity-Awards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39HPRGWNU1g&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0JpgvK5iG3iUhaIMwcsqKmKGlnWtt-eYWvGVK4SHXEphlW_F1__ABm5sE
 
Amy Brandwein's Centrolina has been nominated for the 2019 RAMMY award for best Upscale Casual Restaurant of the Year AND Ruth Gresser's Pizza Paradiso, DuPont Circle, was nominated for the 2019 RAMMY award for best Beer Program of the Year.
Votes for your favorites in these categories can be cast at www.nbcwashington.com/RAMMYS through Tuesday, April 30 at 5:00 p.m. The winners will be announced at the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington's Sunday, June 30 black-tie gala.
 
Pati Jinich's "Pati's Mexican Table" has been nominated for the International Association of Culinary Professionals' 2019 Digital Media Award: Independent Video or TV series. The winner will be announced at IACP's annual conference in Santa Fe, May 16 to 19, 2019.@IACPculinary

Paula Shoyer's article "This Passover Enjoy a Lightened Up Menu That Doesn't Blow Your Diet" appeared in the April 8 edition of The Washington Post's Food section.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/this-passover-enjoy-a-lightened-up-menu-that-doesnt-blow-your-diet/2019/04/08/fa864bfc-5640-11e9-8ef3-fbd41a2ce4d5_story.html    
 
Janet Yu's Hollywood East Cafe dim sum was singled out, with an accompanying photo, in the Weekend section of The Washington Post as Nightlife reporter Fritz Hahn's top brunch choice in the DMV.