2018 RAMMY Awards

Zena Polin is the co-owner of Maryland restaurants The Daily Dish, a RAMMYS Favorite Gathering Placw

QA: Zena Polin, The Daily Dish, Silver Spring, Md.

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The Daily Dish serves up fresh, seasonal delights in Silver Spring, Md.

The DMV area is known for its vast variety of restaurants, from lavish brunch getups to cafes and fast casual eateries. With business partner Jerry Hollinger, Zena Polin is the co-owner of Maryland restaurants The Daily Dish, in Silver Spring, and Kensington’s Dish & Dram. She’s also a renowned name among restaurateurs and food experts in the area.

Polin’s eateries are known for bringing farm fresh food, straight from Lancaster County’s produce auctions, to the table. The meals that they make are based off what produce is available and in season, making their dishes all the most vibrant and flavorful! This combination of comfort food and fresh ingredients is what truly sets them apart.

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Swizzle Chill TV releases backstage interviews for RAMMYS 2018

Swizzle Chill TV: RAMMYS 2018 Episode

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RAMMYS backstage interviews feature some of the best in industry

Swizzle Chill TV is honored to be part of the RAMMYS coverage this year thanks to the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) and Events DC. Swizzle Chill TV Anchor Bryce Shemer is at the RAMMYS, interviewing top, local restaurateurs with RAMMY Awards still in hand. The Washington, D.C. area is producing culinary stars, and acclaimed restaurants and restaurateurs, nearly by the week. Our team was there to capture the excitement.

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MetroCooking DC 2018: Swizzle Chill Magazine

MetroCooking DC 2018 features wave of award-winning chefs

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Emeril Lagasse headlines 2018 MetroCooking DC

The Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show is returning to Washington, D.C. December 1-2 in full form. Emeril Lagasse will headline the show, flanked by TV Host Carla Hall in encore appearances. MetroCooking DC welcomes Emmy-winning Chef Lidia Bastianich. Hall co-hosted “The Chew” on the ABC TV network, which saw its seventh season this year, and Bastianich is a celebrated chef.

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RAMMYS 2018 Winners Announced: Swizzle Chill Magazine

Winners announced: 2018 RAMMYS, Washington, D.C.

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And the 2018 RAMMY Award winners are…

The restaurant industry in the Greater Washington, D.C. region has shown exceptional wisdom, courage, perseverance and raw talent in achieving its status as a food destination. This is years in the making and the best and brightest in foodservice leadership, business acumen and creativity were gathered the evening of June 10, 2018 to celebrate this achievement and usher in new kings and queens in the D.C. culinary landscape. The 2018 RAMMYS produced exceptional winners plucked from an impressive list of the local industry’s elite.

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RAMMYS 2018 finalists offer May specials for guests to experience top beer, cocktail programs

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May specials give preview to talent offered at RAMMYS 2018

Washington, D.C. (May 16, 2018)—Finalists for the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) 2018 RAMMY Award for Beer Program of the Year and Cocktail Program of the Year have exciting special events and promotions planned from Monday, May 21, through Friday, June 1. During the week of May 21, all five Beer Program of the Year finalists will showcase their outstanding offerings through in-house promotions, while some Cocktail Program of the Year finalists will offer specialty cocktails the week of May 28, reaffirming why they deserve to win one of the region’s premier industry accolades – a RAMMY Award.

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