Crowning Cuisine

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Went to a nice event at Willow Restaurant last night, click, put on by Women Chefs & Restaurateurs. The event provided the opportunity to meet the area's top "women of food" and sample hors d'oeuvres that they provided. All in all a fun way to spend the night with some friends and chat with the various chefs about their work.

The "Women of Food" that were at the event.

Beverly Bates -- ici Urban Bistro at Sofitel

Barbara Black -- The various Black's restaurants

Laurie Bell -- Great Falls Tea Garden

Amy Brandwein -- Fyve

Jacqueline Castaldo -- Black Market Bistro

Heather Chittum -- Hook

Alison Christ -- Willow Restaurant

Mary Watson-DeLauder -- Lansdowne Resort

Ruth Gresser -- Pizzeria Paradiso

Kate Jansen -- Willow Restaurant

Ris Lacoste -- ris, Rock Creek

Jamie Leeds -- CommonWealth Gastropub, Hank's Oyster Bar

Janis McLean -- 15 ria

Bonnie Moore -- L'Academie de Cuisine

Tracy O'Grady -- Willow Restaurant

Melanie Parker -- Equinox

Odessa Piper

Nora Pouillon -- Restaurant Nora

Quanta Robinson -- BlackSalt Fish Market and Restaurant

Susuan Soorenko -- Moorenko's Ice Cream Cafe

Aimee Suyehiro -- Agria's

Laurie Alleman Weber -- The Swiss Bakery and Pastry Shop

Ann Harvey Yonkers -- FRESHFARM Markets

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It looks like WCR will be holding their national conference in DC the first week of November, and nominations are still open (until May 27th) for the 10th annual Women Who Inspire awards. There's a list of past winners if you scroll down the second link.