You know that Founding Farmers is committed to sustainability on every front. Which is why we are super proud to say that as of May 10, 2012, our Montgomery County location is a3 Star Certified Green Restaurant®. What exactly does that mean? You can learn about the Green Restaurant Association’s standards here, but some of the basic aspects of a green restaurant include the following:
• Accumulation of 100 points in the certification process. Our MoCo restaurant scored 235.59, well above the 175 needed for a three-star certification.
Join Washington, D.C., notable radio hosts Nycci and David Nellis of “Foodie & The Beast” for a special live show broadcast from Founding Farmers in Montgomery County. The duo is known to cook up a lively — sometimes edgy — food and wine variety show on Federal News Radio 1500AM that caters to a broad audience, from in-the-know foodies to those who prefer Ruffles to truffles. Each week features special guests, cooking ideas, where to eat/where to drink insights, and a lot of fun.
This special on-site show and brunch will feature chats with Founding Farmers’ own Corporate Executive Chef Joe Goetze and Founding Farmers’ Urban Apiary Coordinator Valerie Zweig, as they discuss the restaurant’s farm-fresh philosophy and community engagement projects.
Other live appearances include Food & Wine Top 12 Best New Pastry Chef Chris Ford of Michael Mina’s new Wit & Wisdom restaurant at the Four Seasons in Baltimore. Founding Farmers’ award-winning Chief Mixologist Jon Arroyo will be on hand to shake up samples of his signature cocktails for guests — and for the audience members — throughout the show.
Reservations for brunch and the show are by ticket purchase only, for tables of up to 8 guests on the mezzanine level. Seating starts at 10:15 a.m., and brunch arrives soon thereafter. The show begins promptly at 11:00 a.m. when Nycci and David take to the microphones. Tickets are $40 each, all inclusive of brunch, the show, and tax and gratuity. Every guest will also receive a “swag bag” of special gifts from Founding Farmers and the other guests appearing on the show that day.
Happy 6-month-birthday to Founding Farmers Montgomery County! Has it really been half a year since we opened our second location? Time flies. The North Dakota Farmers Union, the collective of farmers that owns the restaurants, wrote a great article about our six-month anniversary in their May newsletter. Check it out.
If you know Founding Farmers, then you know that we pride ourselves on our community atmosphere and our use of fresh, quality ingredients. Take a behind-the-scenes look with our concept developer and managing partner, Dan Simons, to see what True Food & Drink means to us.
Print copies, send e-mails, and nosh on Fried Green Tomatoes all in one place … sounds too good to be true? It’s not! Potomac’s Founding Farmers offers guests free WiFi and full access to our on-site business center, complete with a printer and complimentary mailing supplies. Check out the Express Night Out article “Restaurants With Benefits” to get the full scoop and learn about some other eateries that do more than serve food. As always, we look forward to helping you take care of business!
Hunting for @FFBees with little dots on their back to photograph for our Spot The FFBees contest can be thirst-inducing work. Revive yourself at either Founding Farmers location through May 18 — the contest’s final day — with this honey-inspired libation by Chief Mixologist Jon Arroyo.
The lovely folks at the RAMMYS have named our D.C. location as one of five finalists for the 2012 Power Spot of the Year Award. We agree that we should be on this list — but not because we’re fortunate enough to host the well-known or the celebrated or the A-listers on a regular basis. It’s because all day, every day, we serve the most powerful people we know: you, our hungry, thirsty guests.
Now, it’s time for you to wield some of that power: The winner of this award is chosen through a public vote at this Washington City Paper webpage. You can vote from your computer (and we certainly hope you do), but you can also vote through your smartphone while visiting us 1924 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Why do that? When you order your first Millionaire ($12), Ward 8 ($12), Constitution ($12), or El Presidente ($9) cocktail, show your bartender or server that you’ve voted and we’ll provide you with a complimentary order of our Popcorn of the Day. Order The IMF ($24) and we’ll give you two baskets of popcorn! (Small print: Offer good for first cocktail order only.)
Today, Founding Farmers and George Washington University marked the start of the second year for @FFBees — literally. Professor Hartmut Doebel, who oversees the apiary we share with GW, and his assistants have marked a new batch of honeybees with small, colorful dots so that the bees can be tracked. You can read the full press release about the apiary, and the Founding Farmers/GW partnership, here. And watch for upcoming news about @FFBees.
In the meantime, today’s event marks the start of a new Founding Farmers contest:
Spot The FFBees!
Now through May 18, be on the lookout for bees with colorful dots on their backs. If you find one, get a picture of it and send the photo to @FFBees (and be sure to copy our Twitter account as well: @foundingfarmers) or to the Founding Farmers’ Facebook page. Every person who sends us an image receives a $10 Founding Farmers gift card, good at either location. And everyone who has sent a picture will be entered into a drawing for the grand prize: a $500 gift card!
You know that Founding Farmers is committed to sustainability on every front. Which is why we are super proud to say that as of May 10, 2012, our Montgomery County location is a 3 Star Certified Green Restaurant®. What exactly does that mean? You can learn about the Green Restaurant Association’s standards here, but some of the basic aspects of a green restaurant include the following:
Join Washington, D.C., notable radio hosts Nycci and David Nellis of “Foodie & The Beast” for a special live show broadcast from Founding Farmers in Montgomery County. The duo is known to cook up a lively — sometimes edgy — food and wine variety show on 
