Chef Sammy Davis Jr. making shrimp and grits.

Last night, we attended Kidsave International’s “Best Main Dish in D.C.” Chef Competition.   Kidsave International is a great charity dedicated to finding families for older children forgotten in foster care and orphanages around the world.  K Street Kate and Lauren DeSantis were in attendance.

My favorite dishes were Chef Sammy Davis Jr‘s shrimp & grits (with sausage), The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm‘s Doro Wot (Ayrshire Farm Chicken Breast in Berbere Spice Gravy with Boiled Farm Egg and Injera), and Evo Bistro‘s Crusted Pork Tenderloin with Butternut Squash Ravioli, Wild Mushrooms and Sage Cream.  I voted for Evo (after having them hold the mushrooms) because the raviolis were amazing.

Dilmah Tea was present and I snagged some samples.  I’m drinking a satchel of their green tea with jasmine flowers right now. I’ve also tried the satchel of sweet almond black tea and the standard teabag of cinnamon green tea.  Dilmah Tea has a social mission, and their tea both tastes great and has twice the antioxidants of other teas.  From their website:

“In the 1950s I set out to offer tea drinkers the finest tea on earth whilst ensuring a genuinely ethical brand. It took me nearly four decades to fulfill my mission, but in 1988 I launched my family tea – Dilmah – the first producer owned tea brand in the world, handpicked, perfected and packed at source and shipped within days to tea drinkers around the world. This ensures that Dilmah tea is the freshest, brimming with antioxidants.”

-JAY

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