Santé is pleased to announce that 60 stellar hospitality-industry professionals are winners of 2009 Santé Restaurant Awards. Now in their twelfth year, the Santé Restaurant Awards were created to recognize excellence in restaurant food, wine, spirits, and service hospitality. The Santé Awards program is the only peer-judged restaurant and hospitality competition in North America.

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ENTER NOW to win a 2010 Santé Culinary, Wine, Spirits or Service Professional Hospitality Award. The Santé Awards are the only peer-judged fine-dining restaurant awards program in the country.

TO APPLY for an award or to nominate a restaurant, a chef, or a wine, spirits, or service professional, download the application or call 802-442-6771 to receive application materials by mail. The application deadline is August 9, 2010.

JOIN US in California wine country to get the recognition you deserve and join fellow hospitality professionals to celebrate hospitality excellence. Festivities include exclusive winery tours, luncheons, dinners, and the 2010 Santé Awards Gala Dinner.

Now in its thirteenth year, the Santé Awards program was created to recognize excellence in restaurant food, wine, and spirits service and hospitality. The program includes four distinct categories: Culinary Hospitality, Wine Hospitality, Spirits Hospitality, and Service Professional.

Santé Awards for each category are given to winners in eight regions nationwide (New England, New York City, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Midwest, Mountain/Southwest, California, and West Coast).

Seven Grand Awards also are presented each year:

• Culinary Hospitality Restaurant of the Year
• Culinary Professional of the Year
• Wine Hospitality Restaurant of the Year
• Wine Professional of the Year
• Spirits Hospitality Restaurant of the Year
• Spirits Professional of the Year
• Restaurateur of the Year