Got an appetite for restaurant awards? We can feed that. Last week, the James Beard Awards announced its list of finalists for this year’s awards, which included these local nominees. And just last night, the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington announced the restaurants and dining luminaries that are up for its culinary awards, the Rammys. Winners will be announced on June 24.
Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year
The Ashby Inn & Restaurant
Bourbon Steak
Marcel’s
The Oval Room
Rasika
Upscale Casual Restaurant of the Year
Bibiana
Birch & Barley
BlackSalt
Oyamel
Proof
Casual Restaurant of the Year
Bar Pilar
C.F. Folks
Hank’s Oyster Bar (DC)
Mitsitam Cafe
Room 11
Neighborhood Gathering Place of the Year
Bastille
Bistrot Du Coin
Cafe Saint-Ex
Et Voila!
The Majestic
New Restaurant of the Year
Elisir
Fiola
Graffiato
Hill Country
Pearl Dive Oyster Palace
Chef of the Year
Anthony Chittum, Vermilion
Tony Conte, the Oval Room
Haidar Karoum, Proof
Kaz Okochi, Kaz Sushi Bistro
Vikram Sunderam, Rasika
Rising Culinary Star of the Year
Justin Bittner, Bar Pilar
Logan Cox, Ripple
Claudio Pirollo, Et Voila!
Adam Sobel, Bourbon Steak
Ed Witt, 701 Restaurant
Pastry Chef of the Year
Cicely Austin, the Oval Room
Fabrice Bendano, Adour
Peter Brett, Blue Duck Tavern
Alison Reed, Ripple
Susan Wallace, BlackSalt
Wine Program of the Year
Adour
Cork Wine Bar
Dino
Marcel’s
Plume
Beverage/Mixology Program of the Year
Bourbon Steak
EatGoodFood Group
Estadio
Neighborhood Restaurant Group
Room 11
Power Spot of the Year
701 Restaurant
Founding Farmers (DC)
The Oval Room
The Source by Wolfgang Puck
Tosca
Hottest Restaurant Bar Scene of the Year
Black Jack
The Hamilton
Hill Country
Mad Fox Brewing Company
Marvin
Manager of the Year
Anna-Marie Ashe, Smith Commons
Daniel Bortnick, Firefly
Reagan Corbett, Jackson 20
Alex Munoz, Hill Country
Javier Velazquez, Taberna del Alabardero
Employee of the Year
Julie Albert, Brasserie Beck/Marcel’s
Ting Forester, District Commons
Teo Leiva, Fiola
José Alex Medrano, B. Smith’s
Paris Twyman, Founding Farmers (DC)
Restaurateur of the Year
José Andrés & Rob Wilder, ThinkFoodGroup
Meshelle & Cathal Armstrong, EatGoodFood Group
Michael Babin, Neighborhood Restaurant Group
Ashok Bajaj, Knightsbridge Restaurant Group
Jeff & Barbara Black, Black Restaurant Group
Associate Member of the Year
Adams-Burch
BB&T
EagleBank
SYSCO Food Services of Baltimore
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
