If you enjoyed the trout at Founding Farmers last Friday, you also helped support a local farmer’s market.
Chef Nappo participated in Chef’s Day at Capital Harvest on the Plaza, the farmer’s market outside the Ronald Reagan Building. In addition to the wasabi peas and spiced nuts used to make a crust for the trout special, Chef Nappo also purchased dried sausage and currant tomatoes. It was a delicious way to bring seasonal ingredients from farm to market to table.
On August 26, Jason Kwon Director of Couteaux Review, presented Executive Chef Al Nappo and Founding Farmers with a Certification of Sustainability. Couteaux Review recognizes outstanding restaurants and chefs across the country for excellence in environmental sustainable practices within the industry. Founding Farmers, DC’s Greenest Restaurant, is one of only nine eateries in the metropolitan area to receive this honor to date.
Jason Kwon Presents Chef Nappo with the Award
On August 10, Jon Arroyo, the cocktail mastermind behind Alembic Cocktail Catering and the Founding Farmers and Farmers & Fishers mixology programs, served a signature cocktail at the James Beard House in New York City.
A handful of Washington, DC’s most talented chefs and mixologists, all RAMMY nominees, presented their dishes at this prestigious event. Jon served his RAMMY cocktail, “Play It Again, Jim.” The unique twist on a traditional daiquiri is made with Jim Beam Rye Whiskey, lime juice, Luxardo Maraschino, grenadine and Angostura bitters.
On August 6, Founding Farmers Sous Chef, Lisa Frantz, joined JC Hayward on CBS 9 News Now at Noon for a special cooking demonstration. The two whipped up Chocolate Stout Farmhouse Waffles from our newly released Vegan-friendly menu. This decadent and sweet breakfast is our signature, iron-pressed waffle made with soymilk and Sam Smith Oatmeal Stout and topped with fresh banana slices and our homemade vegan caramel sauce. The recipe is now available on the WUSA 9 website to recreate at home!
August 6th, 2010
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Founding Farmers, the Greenest Restaurant in Washington, DC, is one of only two restaurants in The District to receive the Mayor’s Environmental Excellence Award in 2010. The annual awards recognize outstanding businesses and organizations for their environmental stewardship, innovative best practices, pollution prevention and resource conservation.
General Manager, Paul Chin-Fong, accepted the award at a presentation today at the K St. location of Busboys & Poets. Read the Founding Farmers award-winning case study for more detail on the restaurant’s environmental practices.
The full list of award recipients and photos from today’s event are available on the District Department of the Environment Web site.
Mayor Fenty and General Manager, Paul Chin-Fong
