VOTES DECIDED -MARYLAND’S TOP CHEFS AND RESTAURANTS ANNOUNCED--Restaurant Association of Maryland’s Annual Awards Gala Celebrates 2009 Best...plus a peek @ the DC Restaurant Assoc RAM DC Nominees-winners awarded in June!
pictured Restauranteur, Claude Andersen, Clyde's Restaurant Group, Susan Gordon-Lebanese Taverna & CITYPEEK CEO, Patti Neumann
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VICTORIA Gastro Pub-Columbia MD
alizee bistro & wine bar at Inn at the Colonnade with Gayle, Geraud, NPR new buddies, Christine and GM Danial, owners Joe & Iana, Chef Josh and all!
A wonderful event HARBOR BALL catered by KALI'S Court-yum! Thank you to Cindy Plackmeyer for getting us there!
ALDO's Special CF WINE DINNER in Baltimore's Little -topped off with a $1000 Amorone sip, boar ragout w/ homemade ribbon noodles still linger.
NCAA games @ PIERPOINT in FELLS POINT during a thai Baltimore cooking class! Perhaps after watching more of March Madness, we will see you at the AFTER GLOW Party 3/28 @ AVAM?
Did you know that OCTAVIA WOMENS BOUTIQUE has been resurrected in their original stomping grounds, The Village of Cross Keys? We wish them well, but have shopped with GREAT success at VASARRI WOMEN'S BOUTIQUE in PIKESVILLE in their absence. We recently attended, with success the Teri Jon trunk show. Check out http://www.vasarri.com for info. Also hear they carry terrific ladies prom dresses! Next Trunk Show: 3/26-28 10-6PM-SKINZ trunk show - a portion of the proceeds will go to benefit the American Heart Association. Fabulous cocktail and special occasions dresses made to custom measurements.
CLOSED: FIN STEAK & SEAFOOD RESTAURANT in Fells Point Hotel, Admiral Fell Inn, closed suddenly this month. No news on owners Sherry and Avi Cohen's reason for closure.
CITYPEEK was stunned to learn of recent vandalism @ Howard County Maryland's restaurant and bar, IRONBRIDGE WINE COMPANY-if you don't eat fois gras, stay away This is AMERICA-land of the free!
Dining with media guru, Susan Jackson of Jackson Marketing & Advertising (formally John Marks Associates) at a great brunch spot in Hamden, Golden West.
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The votes have been tallied for Maryland’s Best New Restaurant, Favorite Bar and Tavern, Chef of the Year, among other awards and the winners of the Restaurant Association of Maryland’s Annual “Stars of the Industry” Awards Gala at Martin’s West in Baltimore are...
pictured Restauranter, Steve deCastro, Big Steaks Management & ceo, CITYPEEK, Patti Neumann
The Restaurant Association of Maryland bestowed Steve F. deCastro, one of the most prestigious honors by the restaurant and hospitality industry n Maryland. De Castro, founder and CEO of Big Steaks Management in Pikesville, operator of 12 restaurants, clubs and banquet facilities throughout Maryland, North Carolina and New Jersey received the Otto E. Schellhase Award. Today, deCastro’s Big Steaks Management operates eight Ruth’s Chris Steak Houses across Maryland, New Jersey, and North Carolina, with a ninth location opening in North Carolina soon. In Maryland, the company also operates Babalu Grill, Blue Sea Grill, The Crystal Room, and Havana Club – Baltimore City’s only indoor smoking venue.
De Castro was born near Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and immigrated with his parents to the U.S. in the 1960s. At age 14, to help support this family, de Castro secured his first job as a dishwasher in a local restaurant in his adopted hometown, New Orleans, Louisiana. Over the next 10 years, de Castro learned the restaurant business from the bottom up, gaining valuable experience and an intricate knowledge of what it takes to make a restaurant successful. Congratulations, Steve!
2009 “Stars of the Industry” Nominees by Award Category Nominees and winner are in bold):
Allied Member of the Year -(voted on by RAM members only)
Fred Lankford, Lankford Sysco Food Services
Mary Ellen Mason, HCAT, Anne Arundel Community College
Henry Pertman, MICROS
Brian Pfeifer, PAYCE
Mark Winters, US Refrigeration
Restaurateur of the Year -(voted on by RAM members only)
Dorothy and Richard Mollet, Antrim 1844
Jeff and Barbara Black, Black Restaurant Group
Leighton Moore, Seacrets Bar & Grill
Tony Foreman and Cindy Wolf, The Charleston Group
Miguel Sanz, Tio Pepe Restaurante
Pictured:Celeste Corsaro-Baltimore Eats & Chef Gianfranco Fracassetti-Paza Luna
Favorite Restaurant-Marlin Moon Grille, Ocean City
Antrim 1844, Taneytown
Black’s Bar & Kitchen, Bethesda
Charleston, Baltimore
Jordan’s Steakhouse, Ellicott City
Chef of the Year-Michael Gettier, Antrim 1844
Richie Regan, Monocacy Crossing
Michael Rork, Town Dock Restaurant
Bruce Wetterau, Granary Restaurant & Sassafras Grill
Cindy Wolf, The Charleston Group
Maryland Favorite New Restaurant
Catonsville Gourmet Market & Fine Foods, Catonsville
Mitchum’s Steakhouse, Trappe
Old Hickory Steakhouse, National Harbor
Volt, Frederick
Woodberry Kitchen, Baltimore
Favorite Bar & Tavern-Fager’s Island, Ocean City
Anna Bell Lee Tavern, Baltimore
Nacho Mama’s, Baltimore
Red Star, Fells Point
The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille, Statewide
Wine & Beverage Program of the Year-Liquid Assets Wine & Martini Bar, Ocean City
Charleston, Baltimore
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, Baltimore
Grapeseed American Bistro & Wine Bar, Baltimore
SoBo’s Wine Bistro, Salisbury
Favorite Caterer-Putting on the Ritz Catering, Savage
Ceresville Mansion, Frederick
Fork and Knife Catering, Rockville
The Oaks, St. Michael’s
Zeffert & Gold, Baltimore
Pastry Chef of the Year-Arismendy Infantale, Tio Pepe Restaurante--My co-table-diner, Downtown Diane says "the pinenut rolled paired with sangria is a party in your mouth"
Jaime Ayala, Ranazul
Susan Limb and Patrick Musel, Praline Bakery and Bistro Joseph Poupon, Patisserie Poupon-Cheryl Schneider, Penny Chocolates & Gelato
AND NOW: the DC RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION of Metropolitan DC announces their Annual DC RAMMY NOMINEES:
Neighborhood Gathering Place-Belga Café, Washington DC; Cork ,Washington DC; EatBar, Arlington VA; The Liberty Tavern, Arlington VA; Marvin Washington DC
Upscale Casual-Bastille, Alexandria VA; Majestic Café, Alexandria VA; Oyamel, Washington DC; Rasika, Washington DC; Zaytinya, Washington DC
Hottest Restaurant Bar Scene-CoCo. Sala, Washington DC; Marvin, Washington DC; Proof, Washington DC; The Source by Wolfgang Puck, Washington DC; Willow Creek Farm, Broadlands VA
Rising Culinary Star-Cedric Maupillier – Central Michel Richard, Washington DC; Daniel Giusti – 1789, Washington, DC; Mike Isabella – Zaytinya, Washington DC; Shannon Overmiller – Majestic Café, Alexandria VA; Tony Chittum – Vermilion, Alexandria VA
New Restaurant-Adour, Washington DC; Art and Soul, Washington DC; CommonWealth, Washington DC; Cork, Washington DC; PassionFish, Reston VA
Pastry Chef-Josh Short – Neighborhood Restaurant Group; Ka
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