september charity: my mom's pick!

for this month's donation, i asked my mom if she had any particular charities she wanted me to support. (she doesn't read the blog- which is for the best! - but knows i have one, and about my year of charity project.) as i've mentioned here before, my mom is a restaurant reviewer and a food writer, as well as founding member of the nj chapter of slow food and a judge for the james beard awards. so it's no surprise her charity pick was food related: the farm to school program.

this organization works with schools to improve the quality and nutrition of school lunches by incorporating more locally sourced produce on the menus.

to help support food to farm, you can donate here to the community food security coalition. or you can find your local food to farm program using this map to get involved locally.

speaking of my foodie mom, i need your (local) help! her birthday is in a week and a half, and to celebrate she's coming down to DC and we were going to go out to roberto donna's newest galileo incarnation... but it may not actually open in time. any recommendations for a restaurant reviewer / food writer who's already been to komi, citronelle, and restaurant eve (and who couldn't get into minibar)?