From Nando’s:
“Nando’s PERi-PERi will honor its South African roots on Tuesday July 18th by celebrating Mandela Day and remembering South African leader and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela. To commemorate Mandela’s fight for social justice, Nando’s will give away free meals to customers who bring back-to-school supplies for under-served area youth. (more…)
Next up for the magnificent Habibi Pita Club from YELLOW (1524 Wisconsin Avenue, NW):
“WELCOME TO THE HABIBI PITA CLUB
Let’s run it back, Habibi Pita Club, Volume 2.
Join us this FRIDAY 7.14.23 (more…)
1901 C Street, SE
A few folks have been asking for updates on the Sala Thai coming to Hill East. Thanks to Stephen for sending:
“Hoping to open next week. outdoor seating expected later this year.” (more…)
new location will be at 1629 Connecticut Ave, NW
Back in April we learned that Alero would be moving down the Ave into the old Chipotle space. (more…)
732 Maryland Ave, NE
“Dear PoPville,
We saw some work being done at the old Kenny’s BBQ location. The worker I talked to didn’t know exactly what it was going to be, but he was installing a cornmeal grinder, so maybe texmex?” (more…)
1015 7th Street, NW
Thanks to Y. for sending from outside of Kinship.
From a press release:
“Restaurant industry professionals and their allies gathered tonight at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center for the 41st Annual RAMMY Awards as Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) announced winners and a range of special distinctions in a number of categories celebrating excellence in long-standing categories that range from individual professional honors to accolades celebrating culinary concepts and service.
This year’s category changes included a move from Pastry Chef of the Year to Pastry Chef or Baker of the Year, ensuring the area’s many outstanding bakers and pastry chefs were recognized, and introduced Best Bar as a publicly voted category, recognizing the magnitude of nightlife establishments in the region. Similar to past years, publicly voted categories were open to any eligible restaurant or foodservice operation in the region, regardless of RAMW membership. For the very first time, both the finalists and winners for the five publicly voted categories were chosen by the public.
The 2023 RAMMY Awards Winners are (*denotes publicly voted category*): (more…)
From an email:
“To our loyal, valued guests and members of the DC dining community:
KNEAD Hospitality + Design owns and operates eight full-service restaurants in Washington, DC. At KNEAD, taking care of our teammates and guests is, and always has been, the top priority.
Recently, DC voters passed Initiative 82, which abolishes the tipped minimum wage over the next four years. If you’re not familiar with the tipped minimum wage, it allows restaurants to pay tipped staff below the regular minimum wage as long as they ensure (inclusive of tips) that their employees receive at least the minimum wage. That being said, directly tipped staff in KNEAD restaurants average $30-$60 per hour (depending on location), well above minimum wage. (more…)
