May 2009 - Whisk + Quill

Finding a Sugary Nirvana of Butter Cakes and Snickerdoodle Cookies at Farmer’s Market – National Harbor, MD

JORDAN WRIGHT – Food Editor Published -LocalKicks.COM – NIBBLES AND SIPS MAY 2009

Southern-style baker Anita Benton of Desserts, Etc. Photo by Jordan Wright

Anita Benton, of Desserts, Etc., exudes a certain unmistakable Southern style. She’s Hattiesburg, Mississippi, born and bred, and although the drawl is nearly gone you’ll know you’re down-home with her […]

FOOD, INC. REVIEW OF FILM BY ROBERT KENNER

Food Inc. Clips

By Jordan Wright

In his new documentary “Food, Inc.,” scheduled to premiere here on June 19, producer Robert Kenner lifts the veil on the shameful underbelly of food production in this country. Kenner is the director of the Academy Award-winning documentary “An Inconvenient Truth,” narrated by Al Gore. It’s now […]

Chef Todd Gray’s 10TH Anniversary Party

Chef Todd Grey and Jordan Wright Photo by Roy Wright

Valerie Plame has nothing over undercover agent Ellen Kassoff-Gray. Ellen is the power behind the magic of Todd Gray, executive chef of Equinox, Market Salamander and the forthcoming Salamander Resort and Spa. Working on the down-low, she pulled off a super-secret surprise party […]

Good Thinking!

By Jordan Wright

Ripe strawberries at the Farmer’s Market.

Crystal Farms, the new Farmers’ Market on Crystal Drive has a novel idea to re-use bags. You know the flimsy ones we try to recycle that sometimes blow away and get caught up in trees and make that fizzy flapping noise in the […]

Alexandria Restaurants Rule the Rammys

By Jordan Wright

Photo by John Arundel/WHG

Three Alexandria chefs walked away with the top awards at the Rammys Sunday night, with Cathal Armstrong’s Restaurant Eve, BRABO by Robert Weidmaier and Tony Chittum of Vermilion picking up Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year, Chef of the Year and Rising Culinary Star of the […]

THE SPRING GARDEN PARTY

Photo by Roy Wright

By Jordan Wright

Ahhh … the distinctive allure of a Washington spring. Splashes of nature’s saturated color everywhere; azalea’s pinks and hydrangea’s blues. Down dappled Georgetown sidewalks, we peer into backyard gardens to see bold striped canvas awnings unfurled against the sun’s sudden angle shift. Deep purple clematis weaves […]