FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 1, 2009
Contact: Penny Willette
802-442-6771
pwillette@santemagazine.com
TWELFTH ANNUAL SANTÉ RESTAURANT AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Bennington, Vermont --
Santé, the Magazine for Restaurant Professionals, 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.
Santé's 2009 Grand Award Winners are:
Culinary Hospitality Restaurant of the Year: Fair Hill Inn, Elkton, Maryland
Wine Hospitality Restaurant of the Year: PRIMA, Walnut Creek, California
Spirits Hospitality Restaurant of the Year: Eastern Standard Kitchen & Drinks, Boston,
Massachusetts
The Santé Restaurant Awards are based on a variety of criteria, and winners represent a
broad spectrum of restaurant- and hospitality-industry professionals with a common passion
for their work and a commitment to excellence. Representatives from grand-award-winning
establishments, those from regional-award-winning restaurants (listed below), and four
Santé Professionals of the Year will be honored for their achievements at the 2009 Santé Restaurant Awards Gala Dinner and Presentation Ceremony on October 19, 2009 at The Sagamore in Bolton Landing, New York. The ceremony takes place during the 2009 Santé Restaurant Symposium, a four-day education and networking event for restaurant professionals. Ribera Del Duero is the exclusive wine sponsor for the 2009 Santé Restaurant Awards.
The Santé Restaurant Awards are produced by On-Premise Communications, Inc. (OPC).
OPC is headquartered in Bennington, Vermont, with offices in Florida and California. In
addition to the awards, OPC also produces
Santé magazine, the Santé Food & Beverage Bulletin e-newsletter, the Santé Restaurant Symposium, and isantemagazine.com.
Now in its thirteenth year of publication,
Santé magazine features award-winning editorial on food, wine, and spirits management for restaurant professionals.
Santé has a qualified circulation of more than 40,000 and a pass-along readership of 195,000 in full-service restaurant and hospitality establishments across the nation. Written primarily by restaurant professionals,
Santé's editorial is uniquely pertinent to its loyal readers.
2009 SANTÉ RESTAURANT AWARDS WINNERS
Culinary Hospitality Awards, honoring restaurants and professionals that exhibit
outstanding achievement in culinary service and hospitality:
Culinary Hospitality Restaurant of the Year: Fair Hill Inn, Elkton, Maryland
Regional Winners:
Traditional
Twenty-Two Bowen's, Newport, Rhode Island
Bricco, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Bastille, Alexandria, Virginia
Kyma, Atlanta, Georgia
Annie Gunn's, Chesterfield, Missouri
Chez Roux at La Torretta Del Lago, Montgomery, Texas
Epic Roasthouse, San Francisco, California
Azure Restaurant, Honolulu, Hawaii
Il Fornaio, Seattle, Washington
Innovative
Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Swan's Café, Boston, Massachusetts
il Buco, New York, New York
Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth on 37th, Savannah, Georgia
FireLake Grill House and Cocktail Bar, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Restaurant Kelly Liken, Vail, Colorado
RH Restaurant and Bar, West Hollywood, California
Alan Wong's Restaurant, Honolulu, Hawaii
Joel Robuchon Restaurant, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sustainable
Michael's on the Hill, Waterbury Center, Vermont
The Pines Tavern, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania
The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm, Lovettsville, Virginia
The Inn at Dos Brisas, Brennon, Texas
Waterbar, San Francisco, California
Washington Athletic Club, Seattle, Washington
Wine Hospitality Awards, honoring restaurants and professionals that exhibit
outstanding achievement in wine service and hospitality:
Wine Hospitality Restaurant of the Year: PRIMA, Walnut Creek, California
Regional Winners:
Fine Dining
UpStairs on the Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Barbetta, New York, New York
Charley's Steak House, Orlando, Florida
Piccolo Sogno, Chicago, Illinois
Spencer's for Steaks and Chops, Salt Lake City, Utah
A16 Restaurant & Wine Bar, San Francisco, California
Bistro
Angelo's Tavola, Scotia, New York
Capsouto Freres, New York, New York
Backstreet Café, Houston, Texas
California Café, Los Gatos, California
bin on the lake restaurant & wine bar, Kirkland, Washington
Hotel/Resort Fine Dining
Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel, Ocean City, Maryland
Flying Fish Café, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
The State Room, East Lansing, Michigan
Addison at the Grand Del Mar, San Diego, California
Sun Mountain Lodge, Winthrop, Washington
Spirits Hospitality Awards, honoring restaurants and professionals that exhibit
outstanding achievement in spirits service and hospitality:
Spirits Hospitality Restaurant of the Year: Eastern Standard Kitchen & Bar, Boston,
Massachusetts
Regional Awards:
Hotel/Resort Bar
The Grille at Canyon Ranch Miami Beach, Miami Beach, Florida
Petrossian Bar, Las Vegas, Nevada
Restaurant Bar
JoeDoe, New York, New York
Enology, Washington DC
Ocean Prime, Columbus, Ohio
III Forks Steakhouse, Dallas, Texas
Service Professional Awards, honoring individuals who exhibit outstanding professional
achievement in food, wine, and spirits service:
Paul Barry, Grafton Street Pub + Grill, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cheryl Holt, Tosca Restaurant, Hingham, Massachusetts
James Dixon, Artist Point, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Kenneth Pace, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina
Robert Walsch, The Pasta Tree, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jerald Appling, Suite & Tender, San Diego, California
Lygia Bortolotti, Suite & Tender, San Diego, California