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Virtue Feed & Grain (from the creators of Restaurant Eve) will be hosting an employment open house. For those who are interested in joining our team, the event will take place this Fri. from 2-5 pm at PX (728 King St.- entrance at side door)

PREMIER CHEFS GATHER IN APRIL TO FIGHT CHILDHOOD HUNGER IN WASHINGTON DC Washington, D.C. – April 9th, 2007, marks Share Our Strength’s 19th annual Taste of the Nation, presented by American Express, the nation’s finest and largest culinary benefit supporting the fight to end childhood hunger in America, where Washington, DC’s top restaurants will gather once again to fight childhood hunger with flavorful food and a passion for the cause. This year’s gala event will be held at the Hilton Washington (1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC) with a VIP preview from 6:00 - 7:00p.m. and general admission from 7:00p.m. - 10:00p.m. Along with this year’s 2007 Honorary Event Chair Chef Barton Seaver and Beverage Chair Nadine Brown of Charlie Palmer Steak, more than 50 of Washington D.C.’s top restaurants, wineries and beverage purveyors will participate in Taste of the Nation, providing an amazing evening, highlighting the best Washington, DC has to offer in food and wine. Restaurant participants include resident favorites Equinox, Restaurant Eve and Oceanaire, as well as new additions such as PS 7’s, Eamonn’s A Dublin Chipper and Buzz Bakery. Exciting live and silent auctions will be held throughout the event with vacation and spa packages, shopping sprees, entertainment packages, rare wines and more. This year, the VIP section will feature dedicated seating, a full bar, as well as the decadent cuisine of some of DC’s top chefs. All VIP guests will also be treated with a gift bag to take away from the event. Due to the generous support of presenting sponsor American Express, national sponsors SYSCO and Food Network, national product sponsors Jack Daniels, San Pellegrino and WineStyles, as well as local premiere sponsors L’Academie de Cuisine and Balducci’s, 100% of ticket sale proceeds will go directly to the fight to end childhood hunger in Washington, DC and across America. In 2007 Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation, presented by American Express, will mobilize thousands of the best chefs and restaurants to donate their time, talent and cuisine to create more than 70 events throughout the United States and Canada, helping to raise millions of dollars for hungry children in their own communities and around the country. Each unique event takes on the personality, culture and cuisine of its host city with formats ranging from food and wine tastings to seated dinners and outdoor barbeques. "Taste of the Nation gives you the opportunity to try all of the best area restaurants in one place for one incredible night while supporting the fight against childhood hunger in DC and around the nation,” said Share Our Strength’s Associate Director Debbie Shore. “The event is led entirely by volunteers from organizers to chefs, helping to ensure that 100% of ticket sales will go to those who need it." Washington, DC’s 2007 grant recipients are The Capital Area Food Bank, Food and Friends and FRAC/DC Hunger Solutions. The poverty rate for school children ages 5 – 17 in the District of Columbia is 51.3 percent compared with 34.5 percent nationally, the highest in the nation. This translates to 200,000 children at risk of hunger in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area – 56,000 in the District alone, or 1 in 2 children. Tickets are $75 for General Admission, $110 for General Admission and the VIP Lounge, $200 for VIP Ticket Area Admission (including admission into the entire event), and VIP tables are $2,500 per table. All tickets can be purchased by calling 1-877-26Taste or visiting www.tasteofthenation.org. About Share Our Strength Since 1984, Share Our Strength has led the fight against global hunger and poverty by inspiring individuals and businesses to share their strengths. Today we are focusing on ending childhood hunger in America. By raising funds to support the most effective community-based programs that feed hungry children, partnering with organizations pursuing long-term solutions, and helping families help themselves through education programs, Share Our Strength will ensure that the nearly 12 million children facing hunger have access to the nutritious food they need to learn, grow and thrive. For more information please visit www.strength.org # # # For more information, please visit www.strength.org or email info@2911productions.com.

Washington, DC — StarChefs.com, the magazine for culinary insiders, has named its 2006 Washington DC Rising Stars award recipients. These up-and-coming chefs will serve their signature dishes at the Rising Stars Revue, a walk-around tasting event at The National Housing Center Atrium, Wednesday, December 13, 2006 from 7:00 -9:30 pm. StarChefs 2006 Washington DC Rising Stars include: Cathal Armstrong | Restaurant Eve Tony Chittum | Dish and Notti Bianche Tony Conte | The Oval Room RJ Cooper | Vidalia Katsuya Fukushima | Café Atlantico Barton Seaver | Café Saint Ex and Bar Pilar Bart Vandaele | Belga Café Noriaki Yasutake | Perry’s Eric Ziebold | CityZen Pastry Chef Heather Chittum | Dish and Notti Bianche Pastry Chef Hichem Lahreche | Kinkead’s Pastry Chef Tom Wellings | Maestro Sommelier Nadine Brown | Charlie Palmer Steakhouse Bar Chef Todd Thrasher | Restaurant Eve and The PX Host Chef Arnel Esposa | Palette As part of StarChefs’ commitment to encouraging future rising stars, the proceeds from the Jade Products Range Raffle at the Revue will be donated to local educational programs in the pursuit of culinary excellence. December 13th proceeds will benefit DC Central Kitchen. The StarChefs.com Rising Stars Revue is a traveling series of tasting events showcasing chefs from around the country who are coming into their own as young leaders in the culinary field. Each Revue features a walk-around tasting including signature dishes created by the Rising Star Chefs and Pastry Chefs, carefully paired with premium wines by the Rising Star Sommelier. Tickets to the Revue cost $95 per person and are available online now at www.starchefs.com/risingstars. A VIP Champagne and caviar reception will take place before the gala at 6:00 pm featuring 1996 Palmes d’Or Champagne from Nicolas Feuillatte and caviar. VIP tickets are available for $150. The Rising Stars were recommended for consideration by the StarChefs.com Advisory Board, which is made up of over 20 of the country's most influential chefs including Daniel Boulud, Norman Van Aken, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Todd English, Todd Gray, Ken Oringer, Marcus Samuelsson and Bobby Flay. Final choices were made by StarChefs.com’s editorial team based on in-person tastings and interviews. This year marks StarChefs.com’s first return to Washington DC since 2003, when it honored the following chefs: Morou of Signatures, Jamie Leeds of 15 ria, Koji Terano of Sushi-Ko, Fabio Trabocchi of Maestro, John Wabeck of Firefly, Cliff Wharton of TenPenh, and Pastry Chef Steve Klc of Jaleo, Café Atlantico and Zaytinya. “Washington DC’s culinary landscape has grown and matured since we were there three years ago,” said Antoinette Bruno, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of StarChefs.com. “These chefs are making the most of the area’s rich seasonal bounties, using their strong individual culinary philosophies to enhance these ingredients.” In addition to Washington DC, Rising Stars Revues will also be held in Chicago, San Francisco, New York and Atlanta in 2007. Lead sponsors of the 2006 StarChefs.com Rising Stars Revue include Nespresso, Hudson Valley Foie Gras, Jade Range, Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte, Vineyard 7 & 8, Vita-Mix, and S. Pellegrino. Additional sponsors of the Washington DC Rising Stars Revue include The Madison Hotel, DC magazine, The Georgetowner Magazine, L’Academie de Cuisine, and Cervena Venison. StarChefs.com™ is an award-winning online culinary magazine, serving the foodservice industry and food aficionados since 1995. It is both a backstage pass to the celebrity chef world for food and wine-savvy consumers and an essential information resource for professional chefs. StarChefs.com™ features 25,000 published pages of original, chef-focused culinary content and generates monthly traffic of over 20 million hits a month. It has won Best of the Web awards from, among others, Forbes, U.S. News & World Report, USA Today, Brill's Content, and Lycos. Its Board of Advisors is made up of 20 of the country’s most influential chefs, including Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Daniel Boulud, Norman Van Aken, Todd English, Marcus Samuelsson, Todd Gray, Ken Oringer, and Bobby Flay. StarChefs JobFinder is the leading niche job board for the hospitality industry, featuring cutting edge, interactive classifieds technology. For more details on the Rising Stars Revue, go to www.starchefs.com/risingstars. Contact: Will Blunt StarChefs.com 212-966-5905 will@starchefsinc.com

For those interested in volunteering, please email: dctaste@gmail.com We would love to have more volunteers!!! As soon as I know the date for the next meeting, I will post it

DINERS ACROSS AMERICA EAT DELICIOUS FARE ON AUGUST 29th TO HELP ONGOING HURRICANE KATRINA RECOVERY EFFORTS Share Our Strength holds 2nd Annual National Dine-out Program, Restaurants for Relief 2, presented by American Express in partnership with Food Network and the National Restaurant Association (Washington, DC) August 22, 2006 – On Tuesday, August 29th, the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Americans can eat, drink and make a difference in the lives of those still affected in the Gulf Coast region by participating in Share Our Strength’s Restaurants for Relief 2, presented by American Express. This second annual nationwide dine-out program helps Share Our Strength, one of the nation’s leading organizations working to end childhood hunger, with its ongoing hurricane recovery efforts. Diners can support this good cause by going out on Tuesday, August 29th, to one of their favorite participating restaurants and enjoy delicious food and drink. A list of participating restaurants can be seen at www.strength.org. Diners can conveniently make reservations online through www.OpenTable.com. Other ways to participate include making a donation through www.strength.org or purchasing a Restaurant.com dining certificate through www.strength.org. Through the website, a $25 certificate is only $10 and fifty percent or $5 of each gift certificate will go to Share Our Strength’s ongoing Gulf Coast recovery efforts. As part of Share Our Strength’s mission to end childhood hunger in America, funds raised from a percentage of restaurants’ proceeds on August 29th will help rebuild school cafeterias, open summer meal programs, provide assistance for affected restaurant workers, and more. One year ago, Share Our Strength’s first Restaurants for Relief dine-out program, combined with other efforts, raised more than $1.2 million in critical funding that supported schools, community kitchens, feeding programs, farmers’ markets, FEMA trailer parks and efforts to aid restaurant and hospitality workers. “With hundreds of thousands of people still displaced from their homes and so much still to be done, Share Our Strength is committed to being engaged in the Gulf for as long as it takes,” said Bill Shore, founder and executive director of Share Our Strength. “Everyone in America has a strength to share during this ongoing crisis. Dining out on August 29th for Restaurants for Relief 2 is an easy way to help our neighbors in the wake of Katrina.” “American Express is committed to the communities where our employees and customers live and work. Our long-standing partnership with Share Our Strength is an important example of this commitment,” said Curtis Wilson, vice president and general manager for restaurant industries for American Express Establishment Services. “We believe strongly that Restaurants for Relief 2 will be a powerful vehicle for helping the people of the Gulf Coast recover.” Through promotional partnerships with Food Network and the National Restaurant Association, Share Our Strength will bring Restaurants for Relief 2 to restaurants and diners across America. Food Network favorites, Emeril Lagasse and Rachael Ray, are featured in public service announcements now airing on Food Network, HGTV, Fine Living Channel and DIY urging restaurants and diners to support this worthy cause. The National Restaurant Association has tapped its member restaurants to support Share Our Strength’s efforts as a portion of funds raised will help restaurant and hospitality industry workers’ families. “Food Network is proud to support Share Our Strength's Restaurants for Relief 2 and their inspiring, ongoing efforts to support the Gulf. Through our online and on-air promotions, we hope to raise much needed attention for this important effort,” said Mark O’Connor, vice president, public relations for Food Network. “Restaurants are the cornerstone of our communities, and I know of no other industry that is as giving of its time and talents for those in need as the restaurant industry. On behalf of the restaurant industry, we are so pleased to join Share Our Strength, American Express and Food Network to support the hospitality workers and those affected by Hurricane Katrina,” said Steven C. Anderson, president and chief executive officer of the National Restaurant Association. For more information about Restaurants for Relief 2 or to find a participating restaurant near you visit www.strength.org. About Share Our Strength Since 1984, Share Our Strength has led the fight against hunger and poverty by inspiring individuals and businesses to share their strengths. Today, their priority is to end childhood hunger in America. By raising funds to support the most effective community-based programs that feed hungry children, partnering with organizations pursuing long-term solutions, and helping families help themselves through nutrition education programs, Share Our Strength will ensure that the nearly 14 million children facing hunger have access to the nutritious food they need to learn, grow and thrive. For more information, please visit www.strength.org. About American Express Establishment Services is the merchant network of American Express, which acquires and maintains relationships with millions of merchants around the globe, which welcome American Express-branded Cards. American Express Company is a leading global payments, network, travel and banking company founded in 1850. For more information, please visit www.americanexpress.com. About Food Network FOOD NETWORK (www.foodnetwork.com) is a unique lifestyle network and website that strive to be way more than cooking. The network is committed to exploring new and different ways to approach food - through pop culture, competition, adventure, and travel - while also expanding its repertoire of technique-based information. Food Network is distributed to more than 89 million U.S. households and nine million website users. With headquarters in New York City and offices in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit and Knoxville, Food Network can be seen internationally in Canada, Australia, Korea, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Monaco, Andorra, Africa, France, and the French-speaking territories in the Caribbean and Polynesia. The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE:SSP), which also owns and operates Home & Garden Television Network (hgtv.com), Do It Yourself (diynetwork.com), and Fine Living (fineliving.com), is the manager and general partner. About the National Restaurant Association (NRA) The National Restaurant Association, founded in 1919, is the leading business association for the restaurant industry, which is comprised of 925,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets and a work force of 12.5 million employees - making it the cornerstone of the economy, career opportunities and community involvement. Along with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, the Association works to represent, educate and promote the rapidly growing industry. For more information, visit our Web site at www.restaurant.org. ###

This evening, Tuesday, May 16th, Chef/Owner Cathal Armstrong of Restaurant Eve (110 S. Pitt Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 703.706.0450, www.restauranteve.com) will welcome acclaimed cookbook author and food writer Joan Nathan for a five-course dinner in Restaurant Eve's tasting room, complete with wine pairings and a signed copy of the James Beard award winning "The New American Cooking." The dinner will feature Chef Armstrong’s culinary interpretations using recipes from Nathan’s most recent cookbook, “The New American Cooking.” Joan Nathan will join guests for dinner and speak throughout the meal about her book, highlighting Chef’s parallel dishes. The evening promises to be a culmination of exquisite taste, flavors and passion by both of these devoted culinary individuals. The dinner will begin at 6:30 pm and is priced at $145 (exclusive of tax and gratuity) per person. The cost includes wine pairings and a signed copy of “The New American Cooking.” For reservations, please call (703) 706-0450. Only 5 seats left....

On Tuesday, May 16th, Chef/Owner Cathal Armstrong of Restaurant Eve (110 S. Pitt Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 703.706.0450, www.restauranteve.com) will welcome acclaimed cookbook author and food writer Joan Nathan for a five-course dinner, complete with wine pairings. The dinner will feature Chef Armstrong’s culinary interpretations using recipes from Nathan’s most recent cookbook, “The New American Cooking.” Joan Nathan will join guests for dinner and speak throughout the meal about her book, highlighting Chef’s parallel dishes. The evening promises to be a culmination of exquisite taste, flavors and passion by both of these devoted culinary individuals. The dinner will begin at 6:30 pm and is priced at $145 (exclusive of tax and gratuity) per person. The cost includes wine pairings and a signed copy of “The New American Cooking.” For reservations, please call (703) 706-0450. Seating is limited.