Each year, the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington celebrates the accomplishments of the city's best chefs, bakers, mixologists and food industry professionals at the RAMMY Awards. Here are this year's finalists.
Each year, the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington celebrates the accomplishments of the city’s best chefs, bakers, mixologists and food industry professionals at the RAMMY Awards .
The big event is still months away, but the list of nominees is in. Check out this year’s RAMMY finalists.
Winners will be announced at the gala on June 30.
Upscale Brunch of the Year
*Estadio
*Seasons
*The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm
*The Source by Wolfgang Puck
*Unconventional Diner
This is a public voting category.
(WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
Wine Program of the Year
*Cork Wine Bar and Market
*Le Diplomate
*Maxwell Park
*minibar by JoséAndrés
*Trummer’s On Main
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Casual Brunch of the Year
*Brookland’s Finest Bar & Kitchen
*Casolare Ristorante & Bar
*Compass Rose Bar + Kitchen
*Maketto
*The Tavern at Ivy City Smokehouse
This is a public voting category.
(WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
Favorite Fast Bites of the Year
*CHIKO
*Little Red Fox
*Rasa
*Shouk
*Taco Bamba Taqueria
This is a public voting category.
(Courtesy Greg Powers)
Courtesy Greg Powers
Cocktail Program of the Year
*barmini by José Andrés
*Bresca
*Daikaya
*Petworth Citizen and Reading Room
*Royal
(WTOP/Rachel Nania)
WTOP/Rachel Nania
Beer Program of the Year
*B Side
*Caboose Tavern
*Pizzeria Paradiso – Dupont
*Republic
*Roofers Union
(Courtesy Brian Hussein Stanton)
Courtesy Brian Hussein Stanton
Favorite Gathering Place of the Year
*Duke’s Counter
*Open Road
*Perry’s
*Quarry House Tavern
*Vinoteca
This is a public voting category.
(Courtesy Duke’s)
Courtesy Duke’s
Restaurant Employee of the Year
*Oscar Ardon, Doi Moi
*Maria Contreras, Jaleo Crystal City
*Valentine King, Hummingbird Bar and Kitchen
*Eloy Juarez Alvarez, Mintwood Place
*Fred Uku, The Red Hen
(AP/Francois Mori)
AP/Francois Mori
Restaurant Manager of the Year
*Dave Delaplaine, Roofers Union
*Sabrine Marques, PassionFish Bethesda
*Donna Seal, Oceanaire
*Richard Stewart, iRicchi Ristorante
*Paris Twyman, Founding Farmers Tysons
(AP/David Goldman)
AP/David Goldman
Service Program of the Year
*Ambar – Clarendon
*Carlyle Grand Cafe
*Iron Gate
*Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak, & Stone Crab
*The Riggsby
(Courtesy Ambar)
Courtesy Ambar
Pastry Chef of the Year
*Fabrice Bendano, Le Diplomate
*Ana Deshaies, Unconventional Diner
*Pichet Ong, Brothers and Sisters, Spoken English
*Paola Velez, Iron Gate
*Meagan Tighe, Trummer’s On Main
(Courtesy Ambar)
Rising Culinary Star of the Year
*Javier Fernandez, Kuya Ja’s Lechon Belly
*Adam Howard, Blue Duck Tavern
*John MacPherson, Three Blacksmiths
*Daniela Moreira, Call Your Mother Deli, Timber Pizza Company
*Kwame Onwuachi, Kith and Kin
(Courtesy Call Your Mother/Mojalvo)
Courtesy Call Your Mother/Mojalvo
Casual Restaurant of the Year
*All Purpose – Shaw
*Bantam King
*Bindaas – Cleveland Park
*Maketto
*Royal
(SCOTT SUCHMAN)
SCOTT SUCHMAN
Upscale Casual Restaurant of the Year
*Centrolina
*Iron Gate
*Momofuku CCDC
*Sally’s Middle Name
*Sushi Taro
(Courtesy Centrolina)
Courtesy Centrolina
New Restaurant of the Year
*Chloe
*Kaliwa
*Poca Madre
*Spoken English
*St. Anselm
(Courtesy Centrolina)
Formal Fine Dining Program of the Year
*Blue Duck Tavern
*BOURBON STEAK
*Rasika
*The Source by Wolfgang Puck
*Trummer’s On Main
(Courtesy Bourbon Steak/Scott Suchman)
Courtesy Bourbon Steak/Scott Suchman
Chef of the Year
*Kyle Bailey, The Salt Line
*David Deshaies, Unconventional Diner
*Marjorie Meek-Bradley, St. Anselm
*Russell Smith, The Source by Wolfgang Puck
*Nicholas Stefanelli, Masseria, Officina
(Courtesy SCOTT SUCHMAN)
Courtesy SCOTT SUCHMAN
Regional Food and Beverage Producer of the Year
*Arcadia Farm
*Atlas Brew Works
*Ayrshire Farm
*Ivy City Smokehouse
*Logan Sausage Co.
(Courtesy Atlas Brew Works)
Courtesy Atlas Brew Works
Restaurateur of the Year
*Victor Albisu, Poca Madre, Taco Bamba Taqueria
*Jackie Greenbaum & Gordon Banks, Bar Charley, El Chucho, Little Coco’s, Quarry House Tavern, Slash Rum
*Michael Friedman, Mike O’Malley, Colin McDonough, Gareth Croke, All Purpose Restaurants
*Rose Previte, Compass Rose Bar + Kitchen, Maydan
*Daisuke Utagawa, Katsuya Fukushima, and Yama Jewayni, Daikaya Group
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