Jackie Greenbaum, the DC restaurateur behind Little Coco’s, El Chucho, Bar Charley and more, has an unconventional background that includes rock and roll as well as the JCC and Hadassah.
Rocking It in the Restaurant World

Jackie Greenbaum, the DC restaurateur behind Little Coco’s, El Chucho, Bar Charley and more, has an unconventional background that includes rock and roll as well as the JCC and Hadassah.
Diagnosed with breast cancer at the young age of 32, Meredith Goldberg turned to what she knew best: food, specifically a gluten-free, anti-inflammatory diet. Then she wrote a book, From Cocktails to Chemotherapy.
Behind the scenes at the Asian-inspired Doi Moi on 14th Street is Executive Chef Sasha Felikson, who grew up in Kiev to Ukrainian Jewish parents and came to the US at age three.
Behind the successful Mindful Restaurant Group is founder and president Ari Gejdenson, the grandson of Holocaust survivors who ran a dairy farm in Connecticut and son of a former congressman.
Did you know that Nycci Nellis, the voice behind TheListAreYouOnIt.com and the radio show Foodie and the Beast, is Jewish? In fact, she credits her Jewish upbringing for her love of food.
Inspired by Michael Solomonov, Gideon Sasson of Moti’s Market brings the concept of Israeli barbecue to the DC area with Al Ha’Esh, full of delicious kosher Israeli-style meats and salatim (salads).