Congratulations to the nominees for the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington's annual awards:
• New Restaurant: BLT Steak, Blue Duck Tavern, Farrah Olivia, PS 7's and Rasika
• Fine Dining Restaurant: 1789, CityZen, Komi, Restaurant Eve and Vidalia
• Informal Dining Restaurant: Bangkok 54, Corduroy, La Chaumiere, Pesce and Tallula
• Chef: Cathal Armstrong, Restaurant Eve; Yannick Cam, Le Paradou; RJ Cooper, Vidalia; Robert Wiedmaier, Marcel's; and Eric Ziebold, CityZen
• Pastry Chef: Naomi Gallego, PS 7's; Huw Griffiths, Tabard Inn; Kate Jansen, Willow; Steve Klc, ThinkFood Group; and Tom Wellings, Maestro
• Rising Culinary Star: Nathan Beauchamp, 1789; Amy Brandwein, Bebo Trattoria; Tony Conte, The Oval Room; Mark Hellyar, Blue Duck Tavern; and Barton Seaver, Cafe Saint-Ex
• Wine and Beverage Program: 2941, Citronelle, Restaurant Eve, Taberna del Alabardero and Vidalia
• Neighborhood Gathering Place*: Ardeo, Busboys and Poets, Hank's Oyster Bar, Sonoma and Willow
• Hottest Bar Scene*: EatBar, Mate, Oya, Urbana and Zaytinya
• Power Spot*: Bistro Bis, Charlie Palmer Steak, Georgia Brown's, Oceanaire Seafood Room and The Oval Room
• Restaurant Manager: Christine de Clerfay, Oceanaire Seafood Room; Ellen Kassoff Gray, Equinox; Emily Jarmuth, Mie N Yu; Paul Kern, Charlie Palmer Steak; and Paco Pena, Taberna del Alabardero
• Restaurant Employee: Jonathan Crayne, senior captain, Marcel's; Apolonario Flores, cook, Chef Geoff's; Chris Kelley, lead bartender, Mie N Yu; Jennifer Roe, maitre d', DC Coast; and Dave Vorhees, waiter, 2941
* The public votes on these awards.
6 comments:
Congrats to "Huw Griffiths" on his nomination. I hope he wins this year. He's a fine pastry Chef.
I've had some great desserts at Tabard, including a fabulous butterscotch bread pudding.
odd to see Corduroy as "informal". Sad Dino didn't get a nod for its wine and beverages
I think the informal vs. fine dining categories depend on average meal price. So Corduroy must just be under the fine dining cutoff.
And Dino does have a great bev program. I've had some really great cocktails there.
Oh man, the bread at PS 7's was so divine. The food was excellent, but the bread! They could have forgotten my meal completely as long as they kept filling that bread basket!
Love the bacon biscuit at PS 7's.
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