A 2019 RAMMY nominee for “Rising Culinary Star of the Year”, 2018 James Beard Rising Star Semifinalist and 2017 Eater Young Guns award-winner, Daniela Moreira is the Executive Co-Owner of DC’s award-winning Timber Pizza Co. and buzzed about new sister restaurant, Call Your Mother, (recently named one of “America’s Best Jewish Delis” by Food & Wine)….
Justin Severino is the owner of Salty Pork Bits, an online retail company offering subscriptions to monthly packages of artisanal salumi hand-made in Pittsburgh and shipped nation-wide. He is also the chef and co-owner of Morcilla, a neighborhood Spanish restaurant spot serving pintxos and family-style dishes in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood. Larder, a collaboration with Scott…
Vikram Sunderam joined Washington restaurateur Ashok Bajaj in December 2005 to open the 140-seat Indian hot spot Rasika at 633 D Street, NW. The name Rasika is derived from Sanskrit meaning “flavors” and Chef Vikram Sunderam continues to please critics, celebrities and patrons with his authentic Indian fare with modern flair. Sunderam’s culinary artistry earned…
For over a decade Todd Thrasher has been at the forefront of DC and Virginia’s artisanal cocktail movement, partnering with celebrated chefs to open numerous acclaimed restaurants and bars as owner and beverage director. But in December 2018, the lauded bartender and sommelier launched his most ambitious project yet, Potomac Distilling Company, an urban distillery…
Nancy Baker is an award-winning National Board-Certified high school sculpture teacher in Edgewater Maryland. But, when not in the classroom, Nancy is a stand-out in the Food Art Industry with her ground breaking techniques involving a wide range of edible mediums. She creates one of a kind artworks using a variety of food favorite at…
From leveraging ten years in the Navy into TV appearances on shows like Chopped and Cutthroat Kitchen to building a personal private chef business and holding cooking classes for couples, Chef Jacoby Ponder has a nose for entrepreneurial opportunities. Determined to start his own business after leaving the Navy, Ponder sought out information, education, and…
A native of Southern New Jersey, surrounded by the pinelands, the bay and the shore, Chef Rob Rubba always found himself tangled in nature. While majoring in fine arts in college, Rubba soon found a new passion one summer when he immersed himself in the culinary world working as a pastry cook. This new exposure…
