DAMES WHO READ - DAMES ONLY BOOK CLUB
DATE: Monday, April 20 TIME: 7:00 p.m. PLACE: ZOOM call, organized by Drew Faulkner RSVP: [email protected] BOOK SELECTION: The Story of Sushi: An Unlikely Saga of Raw Fish and Rice by Trevor Corson. Available both as a book and an ebook. Some members have downloaded on Audible. First VP Lori Gardner is working to set up a Zoom "Getting to Know You" next week. Stay tuned! No in-person programs will be organized until further notice due to the threat of COVD-19. We are looking at doing more public and Dames-only webinars; so, if you have subject and speaker ideas, please reach out to Second VP Edee Hogan, [email protected]. We will resume planning events as soon as is deemed safe for our community and members.
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Here is a list of Dames and their restaurants and shops that are continuing to serve our communities and keep our industry alive. Please avail yourself of their services and encourage your friends to do the same. Stacey Adams' Tastings Gourmet Market in Annapolis has added many more staples and much-needed items to her product line so her customers do not have to go to crowded grocery stores. Her staff's sanitizing procedures and graciousness in handling business was noticed by a MD government tourism division employee. She told the staff that during the pandemic, she is promoting and noting local businesses on her bulletin board. She took a pix of the store and staff and said she would be back to shop. For more info, click here. Amy Brandwein's Centrolina and Piccolina are closed for dining but both restaurants are offering takeout and delivery. Amy's Centrolina market remains open offering her full line of fresh produce, meats and fish as well as staples and wine. All grocery items can be delivered as well. For more information, click here. Ruth Gresser's Pizza Paradiso restaurants' dine-in services have closed but all her locations, save Old Town Alexandria, remain open for online orders and delivery. Click here for more information. Ris Lacoste's eponymous restaurant RIS is closed until further notice but began takeout and delivery service today. For more information, click here. Michelene Mendelsohn and her family's Sunnyside Restaurant Group, which includes We The Pizza, Santa Rosa Taqueria and Good Stuff Eatery, are open for delivery and takeout. As a special service, it is generously offering Kids Eat Free during the COVID-19 pandemic at all of its restaurants. For more information, click here Suzanne Simon's and Bettina Stern's Chaia Tacos are closed but continue to offer takeout. Innovatively, they have created a Chaia Enchilada Supper Club with a changing lineup of tacos offerings each day to order on Mondays and Wednesdays for pickup on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. at their Georgetown and Chinatown locations. Janet Yu's Hollywood East restaurant is closed but continues to offer takeout and delivery services. www.HollywoodEast.com These Dames are using their talents and connections to help during this crisis. Mary Beth Albright's Secret Table video series for The Washington Post featured "Top food items to stock up on in case you are quarantined" on March 6. Click here to watch the video. Jill Collins represents Hook Hall, the event space in ParkView on Georgia Avenue NW that has announced the launch of Hook Hall Helps, a program to assist hospitality industry workers. In partnership with The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, FoodPro and Sysco, Hook Hall employees and volunteers are assembling care kits for pick up at Hook Hall. The kits include shelf-stable foods and paper goods and are distributed from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. daily through the duration of the COVID19 pandemic, as long as supplies last. Also, Industry Family Meals are provided from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. daily as well. The meals are being donated by area restaurants as well as being prepared by volunteer chefs who are creating hot meals from donated produce and perishables. Dozens of restaurants and suppliers have donated food and product. Occasions Caterers has donated trucks to handle delivery and pick up. For details click here. PROSPECTIVE NEW MEMBER RECEPTION MARCH 12
Come and meet this year's prospective new members. It is a good opportunity to share your experiences as a Dame and learn about how our guests might bring their skills, energies and enthusiasm to our chapter and help with our mission. TIME: 7:00 p.m. PLACE: The home of Lori Gardner, 13521 Coachlamp Lane, Silver Spring, MD RSVP: Email [email protected] DAMES WHO READ: DAMES ONLY BOOK CLUB
DATE: Monday, March 9 TIME: 7:00 p.m. PLACE: The home of Eileen Dykes, 14636 Pommel Dr., Rockville, MD 20850 RSVP: [email protected] BOOK SELECTION: Milk! by Mark Kurlansky PRICE: Free. The host provides refreshments Come and meet this year's prospective new members. It is a good opportunity to share your experiences as a Dame and learn about how our guests might bring their skills, energies and enthusiasm to our chapter and help with our mission.
DATE: March 12 TIME: 7:00 p.m. PLACE: The home of Lori Gardner, 13521 Coachlamp Lane, Silver Spring, MD RSVP: Email [email protected] Professional Development Webinar: The Ins and Outs of Influencer Marketing, February 27 at 3 p.m.2/10/2020 Les Dames DC Professional Development Webinar: The Ins and Outs of Influencer Marketing
February 27, 2020 from 3-4 p.m. Join us for an informative webinar with influencer marketing expert Casey Benedict of Kitchen PLAY. DATE: Thursday, February 27, 2020 TIME: 3 to 4 p.m. RSVP: Register in advance using this link https://zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Mtc-6ppjku_2RJx8bTWdpCWPPpuc5Qgg COST: This event is free for Les Dames members and $10 for the general public. This webinar has been organized by DC Dame Aviva Goldfarb. NOTE: The capacity for the webinar is 100. We will open it to the general public on February 17, so please register now before it fills up. This one-hour webinar will cover:
Casey will also leave time to answer your specific questions. About our speaker: As founder and CEO of Kitchen PLAY, Casey Benedict has been at the leading edge of influencer marketing since 2010. She has guided many of the world's top brands, agencies and agricultural boards in successfully navigating the ever-changing world of influencer marketing while developing effective strategies to drive their growth. Casey has built a community of more than 2,000 culinary influencers across the globe and her groundbreaking conferences have brought together major brands including KitchenAid, Calphalon, OXO, Sun-Maid, California Avocados, Sugar in the Raw, US Potatoes (and many more), to move the industry forward through education and connection. GUIDED TOUR OF PARK VIEW FARMERS MARKET AT HOOK HALL - DAMES AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS - BRING A FRIEND
Join us for a special tour of this year-round Sunday market which opened January 12 and is a first for this neighborhood. It connects local farmers, growers and producers to local consumers in the Park View, Petworth, Columbia Heights and surrounding communities. Park View Farmers Market features the largest meat and seafood counter in Northwest DC and will grow to more than 30 vendors who represent some of the best farmers, growers and producers in the region. Vendors have been carefully curated for the dedication they demonstrate in connecting people to healthier food. Market products will include fresh fruits and vegetables, seafood, meat, eggs, honey, bread, pastries, and plant and meat-based prepared foods. The venue at Hook Hall is one of the finest in the city and the perfect backdrop for a farmers market. With beautiful covered outdoor space, grand indoor space and a full-service bar, it truly is a community gathering spot. DATE: Sunday, February 9 TIME: 11:00 a.m. PLACE: Park View Farmers Market, at Hook Hall, 3400 Georgia Avenue NW, D.C. Meet at the information booth for a private tour with owners Chuck Brodsky and Michelle Harburg. Each will receive a Park View Farmers Market goodie bag. There will be reserved seating in a Hook Hall private cabana for Dames who wish to gather after they have shopped. There are vendors selling prepared food along with Hook Hall's menu; so, lunch is an option. RSVP: Click here to let us know you can come. PARKING: There is street parking in the neighborhood but ride sharing, Uber or Lyft, might be a better option. (The very popular Call Your Mother Deli is across the street and it is busy on Sunday!) Professional Development Webinar - The Ins and Outs of Influencer Marketing - February 27 at 3pm2/6/2020 LES DAMES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEBINAR: The Ins and Outs of Influencer Marketing This one-hour webinar will cover: why work with influencers, and some success stories; how to determine which influencers are a good fit for your company and goals; how to vet influencers you find (or who find you); how to work with influencers; negotiating dos and don'ts with influencers to get the most ROI and avoid costly mistakes. Speaker Casey Benedict will also leave time to answer your questions. As founder and CEO of Kitchen PLAY, Benedict has been at the leading edge of influencer marketing since 2010. She has guided many of the world's top brands, agencies and agricultural boards in successfully navigating the ever-changing world of influencer marketing while developing effective strategies to drive their growth. Benedict has built a community of over 2,000 culinary influencers across the globe and her groundbreaking conferences have brought together major brands including KitchenAid, Calphalon, OXO, Sun-Maid, California Avocados, Sugar in the Raw, US Potatoes to move the industry forward through education and connection. DATE: Thursday, February 27 TIME: 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. PLACE: ZOOM online platform. More information on how to connect through ZOOM under RSVP. PRICE: Free for Les Dames Members, $10 for the general public RSVP: Click here to register. Note, the maximum capacity for the webinar is 100. We will open it to the general public next week, so please register now if you are interested before it fills up. GUIDED TOUR OF PARK VIEW FARMERS MARKET AT HOOK HALL - DAMES AND PROSPECTIVE NEW DAMES
Join us for a special tour of this year-round Sunday market which opened January 12 and is a first for this neighborhood. It connects local farmers, growers and producers to local consumers in the Park View, Petworth, Columbia Heights and surrounding communities. Park View Farmers Market features the largest meat and seafood counter in Northwest DC and will grow to more than 30 vendors who represent some of the best farmers, growers and producers in the region. Vendors have been carefully curated for the dedication they demonstrate in connecting people to healthier food. Market products will include fresh fruits and vegetables, seafood, meat, eggs, honey, bread, pastries, and plant and meat-based prepared foods. The venue at Hook Hall is one of the finest in the city and the perfect backdrop for a farmers market. With beautiful covered outdoor space, grand indoor space and a full-service bar, it truly is a community gathering spot. DATE: Sunday, February 9 TIME: Between 9:00 a.m.and 2:00 p.m. More detailed info to come regarding meeting time and spot. PLACE: Park View Farmers Market at Hook Hall, 3400 Georgia Avenue NW. RSVP: More information to come soon. DAMES WHO DINE
Join us for dinner and a tour of Savor at Studio 3807, Prince George's County's first artisanal food hall. It is the brainchild of business attorney and food entrepreneur April N. Richardson, Esq. and Peter Siegel, a socially conscious developer, who partnered to bring this exciting opportunity to PG County. Before we eat, we will tour the artist studios next door which houses about 25 pieces of amazing art from local artists. Savor boasts over 8,000 square feet of space designed for the community to eat and meet. It will feature local culinary artists who will create mini-restaurants, an indoor farmers market, an artisans market and a commercial kitchen for emerging food talent to rent. In addition, you will find pop ups where new food concepts can be tested and a stage for live music performances. As a committed supporter of the arts and community, Savor offers an exciting culinary space so residents and neighbors can explore a variety of exciting local culinary options. DATE: January 11, 2020 TIME: 12:00 p.m. PLACE: Savor Food Hall 3809 Rhode island Ave, in Brentwood, MD. RSVP: Click here to sign up. PARKING: Neighborhood parking is limited. More transportation information to come. |
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