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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 1, 2009
Contact: Penny Willette
802-442-6771
[email protected]
TWELFTH ANNUAL SANT RESTAURANT AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Bennington, Vermont -- Sant, the Magazine for Restaurant
Professionals, is pleased to
announce that 60 stellar hospitality-industry professionals are
winners of 2009 Sant
Restaurant Awards. Now in their twelfth year, the Sant
Restaurant Awards were created to
recognize excellence in restaurant food, wine, spirits, and
service hospitality. The Sant
Awards program is the only peer-judged restaurant and
hospitality competition in North
America.
Sant's 2009 Grand Restaurant 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 Sant Restaurant Awards are based on a variety of criteria,
and winners represent a
broad spectrum of restaurant- and hospitality-industry
professionals with a common passionfor their work and a commitment
to excellence. Representatives from grand-award-winning
establishments, those from regional-award-winning restaurants
(listed below), and four Sant
Professionals of the Year will be honored for their achievements
at the 2009 Sant Restaurant
Awards Gala Dinner and Presentation Ceremony on October 19, 2009
at The Sagamore in
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Bolton Landing, New York. The ceremony takes place during the
2009 Sant Restaurant
Symposium, a four-day education and networking event for
restaurant professionals. Ribera
Del Duero is the exclusive wine sponsor for the 2009 Sant
Restaurant Awards.
The Sant 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 Santmagazine, the Sant
Food & Beverage
Bulletin e-newsletter, the Sant Restaurant Symposium, and
isantemagazine.com.
Now in its thirteenth year of publication, Santmagazine features
award-winning editorial on
food, wine, and spirits management for restaurant professionals.
Santhas 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, Sant's editorial is uniquely pertinent to its
loyal readers.
2009 SANT 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 IslandBricco, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania
Bastille, Alexandria, Virginia
Kyma, Atlanta, Georgia
Annie Gunn's, Chesterfield, Missouri
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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 Caf, Boston,
Massachusetts
il Buco, New York, New YorkCuba 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
SustainableMichael'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:
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Fine Dining
UpStairs on the Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Barbetta, New York, New York
Charley's Steak House, Orlando, FloridaPiccolo 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 YorkCapsouto Frres, New York, New
York
Backstreet Caf, Houston, Texas
California Caf, Los Gatos, California
bin on the lake restaurant & wine bar, Kirkland,
Washington
Hotel/Resort Fine DiningClarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel,
Ocean City, Maryland
Flying Fish Caf, 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:
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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 DCOcean 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, FloridaKenneth
Pace, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina
Robert Walsch, The Pasta Tree, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jerald Appling, Suite & Tender, San Diego, CaliforniaLygia
Bortolotti, Suite & Tender, San Diego, California
