From District Fray Magazine by Lani Furbank: “I don’t mean to sound like a hipster, but I had a sourdough starter *before* it was cool. I was vaguely familiar with the concept of ‘starter,’ and obviously loved to eat sourdough bread, so…
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From District Fray Magazine’s April issue by Lani Furbank: “2020 marks the 10th anniversary for the Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture. The year has already been an unprecedented one – not just because of their goals to expand their…
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From Thrillist by Lani Furbank: “In just the first three weeks of March, the National Restaurant Association estimates that the industry lost $25 billion in sales and more than 3 million jobs. Amidst the barrage of layoffs and closures, some businesses are still…
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From Thrillist by Lani Furbank: “This week, restaurants in DC were ordered to shut down to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. While they can still offer takeout or delivery, dining rooms will be idle and many have chosen to close…
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From District Fray Magazine’s March issue by Lani Furbank: “Over the last decade, shopping at the farmers market infiltrated the mainstream, people rallied around a sea turtle with a plastic straw stuck in his nose, and Burger King sold tens of thousands of…
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From District Fray Magazine’s March issue by Lani Furbank: “In the first two months of the year, we’ve already seen dozens of delicious restaurants open. But 2020 is far from over. Our mouths are already watering at the thought of…
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From Plate Magazine by Lani Furbank: “It used to be that cart service was something you’d only expect at a steakhouse, a French fine dining spot, or a dim sum restaurant. But today, trolleys are rolling around all kinds of…
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One of my favorite passion projects is the Grasses for the Masses program run by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. I joined ABC7’s Kristen Powers on the Alexandria Waterfront to talk about it on Good Morning Washington. If you missed the…
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From Thrillist by Lani Furbank: “For those of us eating $12 salads overtop our keyboards, the idea of the “power lunch” seems pretty foreign. Is it Mad Men executives sipping one too many martinis with clients? Or, perhaps, the thought of…
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From BuzzFeed Reviews by Lani Furbank: “The fridge is arguably the hardest-working appliance in your entire kitchen, but do you remember the last time you cleaned it? Probably not. Counters and stovetops get all the attention, while your poor ol’…
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