“Soups, in these freezing temperatures, are highly needed for everybody, especially for people who have been walking for hours, if not days,” says
@chefjoseandres
.
A disaster without a set location, or a finite period: The FEED Act would expand the people eligible for emergency food assistance from FEMA. Yep,
@chefjoseandres
had a hand in it.
The workers injured in a missile attack near a
@WCKitchen
relief operation should be released from the hospital any day. "The sad part is the hospital needs the beds because so many people now are getting injured,” says
@natemook
.
“But between doing nothing and having them closed and doing something and being part of the community, what side of the history do you want to be?” says
@chefjoseandres
on his new program for restaurants.
The couple at the bar just paid their tab, with cash. “This is for the bill, plus 20 percent,” says the man. Then he hands the bartender a $20 bill and says, “And this is for the diapers.” The couple had overheard the barkeep say that he and his wife are expecting on Friday. ❤️❤️
“He’s running a con,” said Paul S. Ryan, a campaign-finance expert at the watchdog group Common Cause. “Talking about political expenses — but, in reality, raising money for self-enrichment.”
NEW: In Trump Tower, key tenants have fallen behind on rent and moved out. But Trump’s PAC is helping, using political donations to rent space it barely uses.
Our Chef Relief Team is prepping 110 turkeys tonight for tomorrow’s Christmas dinner for 2,000 at the El Barretal refugee shelter in Tijuana!
#ChefsForThePeople
🎄
After four years of a president who could never be bothered to seek out food in Washington,
@JoeBiden
orders bagels from
@CYM_DC
in his first week. Clearly, the new administration has a staff with good taste.
President Biden just left
@CYM_DC
in Georgetown after leaving mass at Holy Trinity. A Secret Service agent placed and picked up the order. Biden never exited his motorcade but did wave to a crowd of cheering onlookers.
@nbcwashington
Probably unnecessary to say the World's 50 Best Restaurants list is absurd on its face: The idea of spending $1000s to fly somewhere for a meal that may or may not suit your tastes. The best restaurant in the world is the trusted neighborhood spot that treats you like family.
I know Time ain’t what it used to be, but, damn, this is a great portrait of
@chefjoseandres
. Issue includes a story about Andres’s efforts to feed us during the pandemic.
More on the
@CompassCoffeeDC
pivot: Crews were up till midnight producing the first run of 2,000 bottles of hand sanitizer. They’re back at it this morning at Union Kitchen. They’ll be making sanitizer, says co-founder Michael Haft, “until there isn’t a need.”
My heart breaks to report that Great Wall Szechuan House will close this December. But I’m glad May Kuang and Yuan Chen, the partners in life and blisteringly good mala dishes, will finally get the retirement they deserve. Thank you both for feeding us so well for so long!
I hate starting the week like this. I have sad news to pass along:
@amsterdamdc
, the shop that redefined late-night eating in AdMo, is closing on May 27th. The owner of the building wants to sell it.
This means that Arianne Bennett loses not just her business but her home.
We are complex. The face we present to others is not complete, but just a fraction, often spit-shined. Maybe you've read this already (if so, I'm grateful). But if not, it's my attempt to deal with the legacy of a guy I greatly admired.
#bourdainday
Grateful to
@Sardischicken
for extending a plate of food to the migrants who were dropped at
@VP
’s home on one of the coldest days of the year.
Merry Christmas.
“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”
.
@PadmaLakshmi
may be the most fascinating person on television, bar none. I spent nearly three hours talking with her via Zoom. I read her memoir, watched her shows and talked to lots of people about her. Here's the result:
This is the latest language from the CDC: “The virus spreads easily between people.” Please remember this fact as cities/retail stores/restaurants reopen.
.
@chefjoseandres
has been using the term “Food Fighters” lately, and it is, sadly, becoming a true battle to feed hungry Ukrainians. Feeding another person is, on some level, an act of love. We see you,
@WCKitchen
.
An update I hoped I’d never have to make. I’m at a
@WCKitchen
restaurant in Kharkiv, where less than 24 hours ago I was meeting with their amazing team. Today, a missile stuck. 4 staff were wounded. This is the reality here—cooking is a heroic act of bravery.
#ChefsForUkraine
🇺🇦
Restaurateurs are angry about Trump's decision to cut off stimulus talks. "People are getting screwed over because you have a group of people who are running our country who care more about power than they care about people," said
@tomcolicchio
.
More:
Dear journalists,
Can we call for a moratorium on bitching about dumb press releases on social media? Yes, we’re deluged with emails daily, but sitting at a desk and reading a ham-handed story pitch is not, in the grand scheme of things, a heavy burden.
Thank you.
A week ago, I asked whether we should continue to review restaurants. This week, nothing seems more trivial than passing judgment on food. Any food is good right now.
In the past two days, dozens of
@washingtonpost
reporters, photographers, videographers, editors, designers and others have shown why they are world-class journalists, all working under extreme pressure, impossible deadlines and sometimes personal threats. Thank you, thank you.
@piescarcega
@latimes
So sorry to hear Patricia. Clearly, management thought you both were qualified for the positions, which you have proven week after week. You shared a byline on the best 101 restaurants list, and yet you don’t share equal pay. This after-the-fact “junior” explanation rings hollow.
On the anniversary of Anthony Bourdain’s birth, it’s time we talk about depression -
@washingtonpost
thanks for this well written insightful piece
@timcarman
and for opening your life to all of us.I’m here for you! I wish I was there for Him
1/ Dear friends, colleagues, strangers,
I have been overwhelmed by the response to my essay on the beloved Anthony Bourdain and my depression. I have received countless emails, texts and other correspondence. Many have been supportive, and to them, I am deeply grateful.
“Comet patrons began dancing around the protesters and singing, and eventually outnumbered them to the point that they piled into a white van with Ohio plates and left.”
#dancestate
Protesters came back to Comet Ping Pong... so owner James Alefantis blasted music and poured them Champagne! More from
@michaelschaffer
and
@abeaujon
here:
I’m sitting at the bar tonight, enjoying a late bite in peace, and suddenly I see my younger self on TV. Eating raw meat with Bourdain at Abay. I imagine what I might say to Tony if I knew then what I know now. The only thing I can think of this: You are so loved, by so many.
Dear federal employees, if you’re taking advantage of
#shutdownspecials
, please remember to tip on the full price of the meal. Otherwise, your server becomes a shutdown victim too.
This is a loss to
@wcp
, food journalism and DC that's impossible to measure. You will be the yardstick by which every other food editor at the paper will be measured.
Today is my last day
@wcp
after 5.5 years. Thx to my colleagues, readers, and those who trusted me to tell their stories. I'm headed to a new career adventure I hope to announce soon. My farewell column on how we can work together to help DC dining thrive:
I spent many hours with Janet Yu and her sons at
@HWoodEastCafe
over the past year. This is their pandemic story. I’m honored beyond words that they trusted me to tell it.
.
@chefjoseandres
just announced that he and his wife, Patricia, donated $500,000 to
@dcck
to help the nonprofit alleviate poverty and hunger by transforming lives.
Hold those Post Pub eulogies for now. I just spoke with owner Bob Beaulieu, who said closure is not "100 percent for sure, but it's not looking good." He still has meetings planned with the landlord and others. More as I know it.
“It may seem silly to plan a trip centered on a grocery store, but I hope to take my mom to Naperville this year. There are so few spaces in the world where we can uncompromisingly be ourselves.” A lovely immigrant tale by
@KhushbuOShea
.
I’m proud to work at the
@washingtonpost
, next to the finest journalists on Earth. It’s time to reward the folks who do the hard work. Management doesn’t want to give cost of living increases to everyone, only merit raises to a few.
@PostGuild
needs support in our negotiations.
This is my kind of kitchen project: geeking out on pizza dough. Tip o' the hat to Peter Reinhart,
@Harold_McGee
and my mentor in all culinary experiments,
@kenjilopezalt
.
According to
@realDonaldTrump
’s schedule today, we was talking with representatives of the restaurant industry to discuss covid-19 response. I’ve learned that
@tomcolicchio
,
@davidchang
and
@dhmeyer
weren’t invited on the call. So anyone know who WAS on the call?
We had a very special guest at Fight Club last night 🙌🙌 Was an honor to have
@PeteButtigieg
in the house!
Thank you for all your work and a big thank you for supporting local DC restaurants 🙏
"Authenticity is for tourists. When invoked, it assures the tourist that whatever they’re experiencing, be it a meal or a poem or a human being, is rarefied and exotic, something they can’t get anywhere else."
Good read from
@jpbrammer
.
Last night I was told by the owner of Red Hen in Lexington, VA to leave because I work for
@POTUS
and I politely left. Her actions say far more about her than about me. I always do my best to treat people, including those I disagree with, respectfully and will continue to do so
I’m grateful for the people who fed me this year, which will certainly be the most trying one of our lives. Here are my favorite restaurants of 2020, but the list is misleading. Any restaurant that braved this mess deserves recognition, mine and yours.
Great news: I just heard from Debby Portillo, one of the owners of
@2fiftybbq
, that the Texas-inspired smokehouse will open a location on K St. NW early next year. It will feature meats smoked in Riverdale Park to start, but they hope eventually to build a smokehouse in back.
This is how you shift public perception on restaurant workers so that they’re treated with more respect: Employers respect their work first by treating it as a real profession, with real bennies.
Los Angeles Michelin: Not a single three-star restaurant, in this dining capital of America, no Korean spots with stars, no Filipino with stars, no Thai, and just a single starred-Mexican spot. No food hall stalls or trucks with stars. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
The
@washingtonpost
’s food coverage has taken another giant leap forward:
@lreiley
is joining the Business desk to cover food. Congratulations all around: for Laura, for the paper and for readers, who will soon find out how talented she is.
Chef, restaurateur, relief worker, free thinker in all things, including disaster relief.
@chefjoseandres
has written a book that you, FEMA and the Red Cross may want to read:
NEWS:
The campaign for DC statehood just got a big boost. Three dozen top legal experts just endorsed the idea that this is constitutional, knocking down one of opponents' biggest objections.
Details here:
Well, the winners were announced with all the fanfare of a Friday evening presidential order. But I won't let this stand! I must shout to the world that
@Carrie_the_Red
just won HER FIRST JAMES BEARD AWARD!
Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 James Beard Media Awards, presented by
@CapitalOne
! Check out the full list to see who took home the medallion for our Book, Broadcast Media, and Journalism categories.
#jbfa
1. Spices and Meat
Surprisingly, flawed opinions persist about the use of spices in Early Modern Europe. Apparently it was to cover the smell of rotting flesh or to compensate for poor quality meat.
I read two instances recently.
For the past several weeks, I have been reading court documents, trying to get people to talk to me who didn’t want to, learning about Mennonite culture and wrapping my mind around one of the most bizarre stories of the year.
6/ If there's a takeaway from this thread, I hope it's this: People who suffer from depression can look like you, me, anybody. They may be high-functioning professionals. But trust me, they are suffering, perhaps worse than you realize. Let's talk about it in the open.
As a writer for my entire career, I’ve long struggled with two separate parts of me: the inspirational one who has these sometimes brilliant thoughts rattling around my brain and the fumbling bumpkin who cannot, for the life of him, translate those thoughts to the page.
I suspect that, in this liberal town, young Trump staffers did no one any favors by naming these places as their frequent watering holes and restaurants.
Grateful
@CraigLaBan
wrote this. Restaurant dining is not a right. It’s a privilege. You have the freedom to not wear a mask or get a jab. But business owners have the freedom to restrict your access, too. It’s not about discrimination. It’s public health.
Talk about a pivot:
@CompassCoffeeDC
is making hand sanitizer for two local governments, including DC. In the vid, those are barrels of isopropyl alcohol for production. The sanitizer will later be available at the six Compass cafes still in operation.
#dearjeffbezos
I love working at the
@washingtonpost
. It’s been the highlight of my career.
I also think you should invest in the careers of the reporters, designers, photographers and others who work around the clock to make this a great paper.
Pls see:
Guy has always been an easy target, with his bro schtick and silly catchphrases. Few took the time to look under the facade and understand what he was really doing. I’m a Guy defender too, which I mentioned here recently:
Yesterday, for a small gathering of influential Washingtonians, I was asked to give a two-minute tribute to Anthony
@Bourdain
and
@thejgold
. This is what I wrote:
No,
@chefjoseandres
is not worried about the politics of expanding his humanitarian work to Tijuana, where thousands of Central American refugees are seeking asylum in America.
Heads up, folks:
@wcp
is hiring a part-time carryout food critic. If your idea of glamour includes clamshell containers and packet sauces, this is your dream gig. (It’s basically my dream gig.)