RAMW - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com The website that Washington lives by. Thu, 13 Jul 2023 14:04:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-washingtonian-favicon-gigantic-138x138.png RAMW - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com 32 32 PHOTOS: The 2023 RAMMY Awards https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/07/12/photos-the-2023-rammy-awards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photos-the-2023-rammy-awards Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:03:45 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1644241 The 2023 RAMMY Awards winners were announced on Sunday night at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, with thousands of the DC area’s restaurant industry professionals turning out to cheer on their colleagues.  Now in its 41st year, the annual gala celebrates “excellence in long-standing categories that range from individual professional honors to accolades celebrating […]

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DC’s Former “Night Mayor” Will Lead the Local Restaurant Association https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/12/15/dcs-former-night-mayor-will-lead-the-local-restaurant-association/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dcs-former-night-mayor-will-lead-the-local-restaurant-association Thu, 15 Dec 2022 18:57:33 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1612858 Shawn Townsend, DC’s first-ever director of the Mayor’s Office of Nightlife and Culture (aka the “Night Mayor”), has been tapped as next president and CEO of the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington. He starts mid-January. Mayor Muriel Bowser appointed Townsend to her newly created Office of Nightlife and Culture in 2018, where he acted as a liaison between […]

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Departing DC Restaurant Association CEO: Industry Is Still Fragile https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/09/30/departing-dc-restaurant-association-ceo-industry-is-still-fragile/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=departing-dc-restaurant-association-ceo-industry-is-still-fragile Fri, 30 Sep 2022 13:35:20 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1598955 After a decade on the job, Kathy Hollinger is stepping away from her role as President and CEO of the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington. During her tenure, Washington saw an explosion of new restaurants and dining neighborhoods, industry-shaping new laws and regulations, and—oh yeah—an entire pandemic.  Hollinger starts a new gig leading Greater Washington Partnership, […]

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DC’s Big Restaurant Industry Awards Take on a Pandemic Twist With No Best New Restaurant or Chef of the Year https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/07/26/rammy-award-nominees-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rammy-award-nominees-2021 Mon, 26 Jul 2021 20:41:24 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1542334 For the first time this year, DC’s big restaurant industry awards are open to all—not just members of the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington. The change, just for 2021, will help make the annual RAMMY Awards more representative of the dining scene as a whole while bringing a spotlight to local favorites and talent that are […]

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DC’s Restaurant Association Is Launching Culinary Training at Public High Schools https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/10/30/dcs-restaurant-association-is-launching-culinary-training-at-public-high-schools/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dcs-restaurant-association-is-launching-culinary-training-at-public-high-schools Tue, 30 Oct 2018 16:53:53 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=493270 Careers in the culinary world will become more accessible for students at three DC public schools this fall. ProStart, a national program that’s run locally by the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW), will launch a two-year comprehensive curriculum that includes hospitality business training, an internship/mentorship program with local restaurants, and scholarships for seniors. It comes at a time […]

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Here Are the Winners of Washington’s 2018 RAMMY Awards https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/06/10/here-are-the-winners-of-washingtons-2018-rammy-awards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=here-are-the-winners-of-washingtons-2018-rammy-awards Mon, 11 Jun 2018 01:41:28 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=391802 It’s been a rough couple weeks for the restaurant world with the loss of food sage Anthony Bourdain and local restaurateur Tad Curtz. But the Washington dining community came together in solidarity Sunday night at the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington’s annual RAMMY Awards gala—AKA DC Food Prom—to honor the best in the local food and drink […]

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Here’s Everyone Who’s Cut Ties with Mike Isabella Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/03/29/everyone-who-cut-ties-with-mike-isabella-amid-sexual-harassment-allegations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=everyone-who-cut-ties-with-mike-isabella-amid-sexual-harassment-allegations Thu, 29 Mar 2018 19:29:57 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=336438 It’s been ten days since a lawsuit emerged alleging rampant sexual harassment and a degrading “bro culture” within Mike Isabella’s restaurant empire, and the fallout has been swift. The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington is the most recent entity to cut ties with the celebrity chef and his businesses. The Washington Post reports that the organization, […]

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