The RAMMY Awards, known as the “Oscars of Washington DC area restaurants”, recognize and award excellence and achievement in the Washington DC Metropolitan restaurant industry. The first RAMMY Awards Gala, sponsored by the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW), was held in 1982 and was attended by several dozen restaurant industry players. Today, the event has grown to over 1600 attendees and serves as a benchmark of success and prestige for nominees and RAMMY award winners.
The 2013 RAMMY Gala: "Restaurants in Bloom" was held on Sunday, June 23, 2013 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hote [1]l. The area's top restaurateurs, culinary talents and industry power players will come together at the annual RAMMY Gala donning their most fabulous hats, to honor everything from "Best New Restaurant," "Chef of the Year," "Hottest Bar Scene" and the new category of "Casual Restaurant of the Year."
Selecting the Nominees and Winners
The Rammy Award winners are selected by two separate panels of judges, the voting public and, for just one award - the Joan Hisaoka Associate Member of the Year - the RAMW Executive Committee. Any RAMW member is eligible for nomination as long as they meet the qualifications of any given category. The nominees are then reviewed by an anonymous panel of judges comprised of food/restaurant writers, educators and HR professionals who ultimately select the five finalists in each of the categories. The public votes for the winners in three categories: Neighborhood Gathering Place, Hottest Restaurant Bar Scene and Power Spot of the Year.
Fine Dining Restaurant Blue Duck Tavern [2]
Upscale Casual Restaurant Estadio [3]
New Restaurant MINTWOOD Place [4]
Casual Restaurant C.F. Folks Restaurant [5]
Chef Fabio Trabocchi, Fiola [6]
Restaurateur Ashok Bajaj, Knightsbridge Restaurant Group [7]
Pastry Chef Beverly Bates, Vidalia [8]
Rising Culinary Star Scot Harlan, Green Pig Bistro [9]
Restaurant Manager
Michael Nevarez, Vidalia/Bistro Bis/Woodword Table
Restaurant Employee
Luis Noriega, Zengo [10]
Wine Program Marcel's by Robert Wiedmaier [11]
Beverage/Mixology Program Room 11 [12]
Joan Hisaoka Associate Member Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Duke Zeibert Capital Achievement Award Linda Lee
Honorary Milestone Clyde's of Georgetown
Neighborhood Gathering Place Nellie's Sports Bar [13]
Hottest Restaurant Bar Scene Bar Pilar [14]
Power Spot P.J. Clarke's [15]
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