Scene & Heard: RAMMYS Nominations Party
[Mary Kong] 03 25 2010The RAMMY Awards are like the Oscars of D.C. area restaurants, and Tuesday’s nominations party saw restaurateurs, celebrity chefs, industry professionals and yours truly, rubbing elbows at The Ritz-Carlton.

Birch & Barley's hostess cupcakes
Nycci and David Nellis of Dishing it Out hosted an evening of excitement, creative cocktails and delicious nibbles.
Complex with layers, Bourbon Steak‘s oxtail shooters were warm and creamy with aromatic truffles.
Birch & Barley‘s super-fresh Spanish mackerel sat atop thick, spiced yogurt. I helped myself to five.
What? They were there.
Eventide‘s seafood salad is a balanced treasure trove of tigerfish, calamari, shrimp, and octopus, tossed in lime and orange.
Birch & Barley‘s dessert table beckoned seductively with lemony cream puffs—creamy, light and balanced between tart and sweet. Freshly-made oatmeal creme pies and faux hostess cupcakes drew crowds back for seconds. more after the jump »





