Photo: Muchas GraciasLatin Restaurant Weeks, a national initiative and celebration that highlights Latin restaurants, chefs, cafes, coffee shops, food trucks, and bakeries in cities across the country, kicks off May 3 and runs through May 17 here in DC. Dozens of participants will offer special deals and menus showcasing flavors and culinary techniques from more than 10 Latin countries - Brazil, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Mexico, and more are represented throughout the DMV. Latin Restaurant Weeks will highlight the culinary businesses and the stories behind them, like D.C.’s award-winning Peruvian Brothers and the women-owned tamale pop-up La Patrona Tamales y Comida Mexicana in Maryland, fortifying their connections to the community.   The growing list of participants includes El Secreto de Rosita, The Grill From Ipanema, La Famosa, Qui Qui DC, Serenata cocktail bar, and Cielo Rojo and so many more. Stay up to date on participating restaurants and their offers here. 

Get the scoop on Nycci in this Washington Jewish Week interview. Everything you wanted to know, but were afraid to ask, here.

Mother's Day is here and there are so many ways to celebrate! Listen in to hear all of Nycci's suggestions, part 4:

Hey All, and thanks for joining me again. It was patio season and no…now it isn't. This is spring in DC. One day it’s sunny and 70 and one day it’s sunny and 30. ANYWAY. The ridiculous weather doesn’t take away my excitement from taping this month’s show at Tony & Joe’s. I am down on the sparkling Potomac water, watching the boats go by. This is a so “if you know you know” situation. Tony and Joe’s has one of the best patios in DC with views of the Kennedy Center. As I have said, once the weather hits an acceptable temperature, find me out on that patio with a tray of fresh shucked oysters and a glass of rose. Thanks as always to Greg Casten for being such a tremendous supporter of me, this show, and the work that I do.Later in the show, I’ll be chatting with Mary Taylor of Mary Taylor wines. For the span of her professional life, she has been active in all aspects of the wine industry, whether selling high-end French and Italian wines at the Sotheby’s auction, opening a retail store in lower Manhattan, serving as the president of a Tri-state area wholesale company, or working as a portfolio manager for a major distributor covering the entire United States. Fast forward to now and Mary Taylor Wine is the largest self-funded female wine importer in the United States. If you don’t know Mary Taylor - you are about to…Listen to the podcast interview here, or watch the full episode here.