A foodie is defined as "a person who has an ardent or refined interest in food." Recently, we believe that the term "foodie" has taken on a definition of "food snob" or a certain assumed level of elitism, which is easy to understand because people can be just as emotional and opinionated about food as they are about politics or religion. We're looking to change that stereotype with this web site and open the foodie world up to everyone who loves food, regardless of ingredient or cost.
D.C. Foodies is a place where people can read about our adventures in dining in the D.C. metro region. This web site provides information about anything and everything food related in the Washington, DC metro area and beyond. Here you'll find information about restaurants, food or wine events, wine reviews, cheese, cooking and recipes, farmers' markets, and the list grows every day.
D.C. Foodies is...
Jason Storch
Founder and Editor
Jason started D.C. Foodies, D.C.'s first food blog, back in 2004 because he needed a hobby outside of his real job to keep him from going out of his mind. It's original purpose of D.C. Foodies was to detail Jason's dining experiences at restaurants and describe them from a value conscious, foodie perspective, but since then it's grown into much more.
To quote Jason from the original about page, "I'm not always right and I'll never claim to be. But everyone's opinion is valid, no matter how little experience they have in the culinary world." Jason has never attended any cooking school or taken a class on food or animal sciences. His full-time job has NOTHING to do with food (except that he eats out most of the time for lunch). When he goes to a place of fine dining like Citronelle or Komi, he has to look up half the terms on the menu which explains why the most-used book in his library is The New Food Lover's Companion, a book of definitions of food, drink and culinary terms.
But, every time he visits a restaurant, he strives to learn something and try something new. He obsessively tries to educate himself about new food and drink terms and trends and with all the eating out he does, he's gained volumes of insight on restaurants and how to compare them.
Amy Storch
Editor
When Amy isn't writing for her own blog (perhaps you've heard of it), she manages to find time to to edit here at D.C. Foodies. Amy's favorite foods include, Kraft Mac 'n' Cheese, Trader Joe's Frozen Meatballs, Frito Lay Nacho Cheese dip, and cauliflower panna cotta at Komi. Yeah, that's not quite what most people expect from a foodie web site, but sometimes guilty pleasures are the things that you hate to eat the most.
Mike Bober
Writer - Cheese
A native of New Jersey, Mike Bober has lived in Washington, DC for a little more than a decade. He graduated from Georgetown with a degree in International Politics, that he hasn't quite gotten around to using, and he currently serves as the Executive Director of a Political Action Committee. Mike is a Certified Barbecue Judge on the Kansas City Barbecue Society circuit and has hosted an event on Capitol Hill bringing together smoked pork and brisket from nine of the best barbecue restaurants across the country. A former demo chef at Trader Joe's, Mike's tenure at Trader Joe's allowed him to indulge his creative foodie side on someone else's dime, creating a series of "Mike's Minute Meals" recipes that proved quite popular with customers. He loves to cook at home with his wife, Elizabeth, and is a fan of fresh produce from the various farmers' markets throughout the District. Mike is an avid reader of foodie books, loves red wines (especially old vine Zinfandels) and sharp cheese, and is always eager to try a new restaurant.
Ramona Padovano
Writer - Cooking and Shopping - Virginia
Ramona lives in VA with her husband, Frank and their three dogs. She's always been passionate about food and cooking, beginning when her mother taught her how to make classic Polish dishes during her childhood in Philadelphia. While she still does cook Polish dishes, she finds herself frequenting many of the area farmers markets and delving into cooking food from different countries and cultures. Constantly searching for the best of seasonal and perennial produce, she enjoys building relationships with the market vendors. She and her husband also enjoy the vibrant ethnic food scene here in DC and Northern Virginia. She hopes to inspire with recipes, stories, and reviews here at D.C. Foodies and on her own blog, The Houndstooth Gourmet.
Robert Rutledge
Writer - Wine and Beer
Rob grew up near Poughkeepsie, NY but moved to Washington, DC about 7
years ago to attend The George Washington University. While studying
there, he began his career at The Wine Specialist just north of Foggy
Bottom. Starting as a beer stock boy the day before his 21st birthday,
he now works as a store manager buying wines from all around the world.
Rob enjoys the interplay of wine and food, and thus tries to pair the
two in interesting ways at home and on the town. Of course, he's always
on the look-out for wines that stand on their own as well; he also has
a deep and abiding love of sake, whisky and beer.
Are you interested in writing for DCFoodies.com? We're always looking for writers on all sorts of topics related to food including cooking, baking, shopping, wine, dining/restaurant reviews, desserts, buzz, etc. If so, please email a writing sample to jason@dcfoodies.com or send us examples of writing you've done on other web sites in the past -- even a list of posts on Chowhound, DR.com, or E-Gullet.
