Ramen World!
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We headed to Mess Hall in NorthEast for its first-ever ramen exhibition, Ramen World. We snapped Black Water Distillery’s Andrew Keller and Andrew Smith, lawyer Victoria Ortega and Timber Pizza Co’s Andrew Dana.
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P.O.V.’s Sam Sosa and Custom Automotive’s Bobby Syk in line for Thip Khao, a Laotian restaurant now open in Columbia Heights that featured a delish bowl of Laotian-inspired ramen.
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Government contractors Andrew Isett and Jason Carvalho bookend biz dev consultant Shanna Johnson waiting for a bowl of cold ramen from Daikaya. Besides ramen, there were beer tasting stations and Asian desserts.
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Many unique culinary vendors from across DC shared samples of their products. In the Mess Hall marketplace: American Sustainable Business Council’s Greta Twombly and Booz Allen’s Greg Feldman.
Alfredo Flores, Liz Ovits and Travis Holler contributed to this issue.