Ed and Jinny Fleischman have been entertaining together for more than 35 years. During these years they have developed their own style of entertaining that focuses on making the meal pleasurable and relaxing for their guests as well as themselves.

Ed is well known for his love of grilling. He is skillful in "engineering" platters that showcase his food. Ed will demonstrate grilling techniques, and focus on carving and selecting beverages for each meal. He has honed his skills by training at the Cordon Bleu and Ritz in Paris.

Jinny loves to entertain friends and family alike. Her cooking education is broad and includes classes with Julia Child, Madeleine Kamman, Jean-Louis Palladin, Mt. Vernon College, the Cordon Bleu and Ritz in Paris as well as a program for cooking teachers at Tante Marie's Cooking School in San Francisco.

Jinny and Ed attended a Tasting Places program in Sicily to increase their knowledge of Southern Italian cooking during the summer of 1999. Other travels have expanded their repertoire of world cuisines and wines to Hong Kong, Mexico, Australia, Chile, and the Italian Piedmont, many parts of France, Morocco, Spain and Portugal. In 2006 they took an intensive Mexican cooking class in Puebla, Mexico.

Company's Coming was the subject of Daily Candy on March 19, 2006. In addition, an article by Jinny, "A Party in the Freezer" was featured in the Washington Post Food section on December 18, 2002. Company's Coming was featured in the October 6, 1999 Washington Post Food Section. The February 2002 issue of Harper's Bazaar cited Company's Coming as one of the best cooking schools in the country. Jinny was interviewed for a Food section feature on August 20, 2000 and September 7, 2005. Company's Coming was featured in the March 20, 2006 issue of the Common Denominator. In 2007 Company's Coming was highlighted in an April, 2007 article in the USAirways Magazine, the March 1 edition of Washington Post Express and the June, 2007 Washingtonian article on wedding planning. In 2008 Company's Coming was featured in the Spring issue of Washington Home & Gardens.

In addition to their cooking classes, the Fleischmans lead group on tours of the food and wine to the south of France. In the fall of 2008 they will be going to the coast of Italy and Turin with two groups.

The Fleischmans are members of Slow Food and the American Institute of Wine and Food. Jinny is also a member of Women Chefs and Restaurateurs.