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Michael Landrum gobbles up more kitchen talent
It didn’t take Frank Morales long to land on his feet. Just weeks after parting ways with Jackie Greenbaum and her industrial go-go/modern American eatery, Jackie’s in Silver Spring, Morales found a new gig. It’s our lead item in this edition of Food News You Can Use:
- Michael Landrum hires Morales to be director of culinary operations over all his Ray’s themed restaurants. (GoG)
- The Columbia Heights farmers market — excuse me, Columbia Heights Community Marketplace — will launch on June 5. (PoP)
- Egads! More cupcake competitions. (Washingtonian)
- A two-floor restaurant (with lofts above) is planned for Dupont Circle. (DCmud)
- Spike Mendelsohn will square off against Michael Symon on Iron Chef America on March 7. (Top Shelf)
- FOOD magazine editor is in hot water with her contributors. (All We Can Eat)
- Calvin Trillin’s New Yorker piece on the mysterious Peter Chang has Team Rockwell scrambling to find copies of the magazine — or a photocopy of the story or, hell, even a cut-and-paste job. (Self-promotion alert: Y&H is mentioned in the story, too.) (DonRockwell)
- Kushi is set to mix it up (sushi with grilled meats, that is) next week in Mount Vernon Square. (Zagat)
- Mount Vernon Square will also see the soft opening of Bar 7,which wants to cover all your nightlife needs. (Urban Daddy)
- Jump on the pisco party bus. (Thrillist)
- Posh and Polly’s push up daisies. (GoG)
- Create a new Dunkin’ Donut, win $12,000. (Endless Simmer)
- Restaurant Vero absorbs the last juices at Tap & Vine (Gut Check)
- Sushi Rock to launch your stage career next month in former Yaku space. (Y&H)