When cooking at home, you don’t need to set yourself up as rigorously as someone might in a restaurant kitchen, but there are still plenty of helpful tips to take from professional chefs. These tricks are especially useful if you’re planning a dinner party for friends or spending the weekend pretending to be on Chopped (everyone does that, right?). If you understand the main goals for any station, then you can create one that works best for you in your kitchen.
Washingtonian has winners of Washington’s 2018 RAMMY Awards.
Source: Here Are the Winners of Washington’s 2018 RAMMY Awards
Problems just keep piling up for DC Chef Mike Isabella’s company. Isabella’s landlord at Mosaic District is suing the restaurateur for $715,000 in unpaid rent and penalties going back three years. His Mosaic District restaurant Requin closed earlier this year.
Source: Landlord Sues Mike Isabella for $715,000 in Back Rent and Fees
“It is with extraordinary sadness we can confirm the death of our friend and colleague,” his employer, CNN, said in a statement. The network reported that the cause of death was suicide. (Image credit: Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
After settlement restaurateur Mike Isabella says he’ll work toward a workplace free of sexual harassment.
Source: Mike Isabella and Former Employee Settle in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Restaurant Eve, Eat Good Food Group’s flagship restaurant in Old Town Alexandria is shutting down after 14 years. Eater DC has the story.
Source: Critically Acclaimed Restaurant Eve Is Closing June 2
The 2018 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards were announced on May 7th at a ceremony in Chicago.
Best New Restaurant
JuneBaby
Seattle
Outstanding Baker (Presented by Taylor Precision Products)
Belinda Leong and Michel Suas
B. Patisserie
San Francisco
Outstanding Bar Program (Presented by Woodford Reserve Bourbon)
Cure
New Orleans
Outstanding Chef (Presented by All-Clad Metalcrafters)
Gabrielle Hamilton
Prune
NYC
Outstanding Pastry Chef (Presented by Lavazza)
Dolester Miles
Highlands Bar & Grill
Birmingham, AL
Outstanding Restaurant (Presented by S.Pellegrino® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water)
Highlands Bar & Grill
Birmingham, AL
Outstanding Restaurateur
Caroline Styne
The Lucques Group (Lucques, a.o.c., Tavern, and others)
Los Angeles
Outstanding Service
Zuni Café
San Francisco
Outstanding Wine Program (Presented by Robert Mondavi Winery)
FIG
Charleston, SC
Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Professional
Miljenko Grgich
Grgich Hills Estate
Rutherford, CA
Rising Star Chef of the Year (Presented by S.Pellegrino® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water)
Camille Cogswell
Zahav
Philadelphia
Best Chef: Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH)
Abraham Conlon
Fat Rice
Chicago
Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic (D.C., DE, MD, NJ, PA, VA)
Jeremiah Langhorne
The Dabney
Washington, D.C.
Best Chef: Midwest (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI)
Gavin Kaysen
Spoon and Stable
Minneapolis
Best Chef: New York City (Five Boroughs)
Missy Robbins
Lilia
Brooklyn, NY
Best Chef: Northeast (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY STATE, RI, VT)
Karen Akunowicz
Myers + Chang
Boston
Best Chef: Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)
Edouardo Jordan
Salare
Seattle
Best Chef: South (AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, PR)
Nina Compton
Compère Lapin
New Orleans
Best Chef: Southeast (GA, KY, NC, SC, TN, WV)
Rodney Scott
Rodney Scott’s BBQ
Charleston, SC
Best Chef: Southwest (AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX, UT)
Alex Seidel
Mercantile Dining & Provision
Denver
Best Chef: West (CA, HI, NV)
Dominique Crenn
Atelier Crenn
San Francisco
The Business Insider lists the 25 best restaurants in the world, according to millionaire private jet owners.
Source: The 25 best restaurants in the world, according to millionaire private jet owners
Local producer Little Wild Things hopes to fill those needs by moving into bigger digs in Ivy City Edible flowers and microgreens are appearing in more dishes and drinks throughout the area these days, cropping up everywhere from Michelin-starred restaurants such as Barmini to food incubators like Union Kitchen.
Source: Demand for Edible Flowers Across D.C. Just Keeps Growing
GQ’s Magazine is out with their Best New Restaurants in America, 2018. The magazine offers full coverage of each pick not just a list of names.
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