The who’s who of the D.C. dining scene descended on the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel last night for the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington’s annual RAMMY Awards gala recognizing the area’s best chefs and restaurants. Here are the nominees and winners:
Chef of the Year
Anthony Chittum – Vermilion
Tony Conte – The Oval Room
Haidar Karoum – Proof
Kaz Okochi – Kaz Sushi Bistro
WINNER: Vikram Sunderam – Rasika
Rising Culinary Star of the Year
Justin Bittner – Bar Pilar
Logan Cox – Ripple
Claudio Pirollo – Et Voila!
Adam Sobel – Bourbon Steak
WINNER: Ed Witt – 701 Restaurant
Pastry Chef of the Year
Cicely Austin – The Oval Room
Peter Brett – Blue Duck Tavern
Alison Reed – Ripple
Susan Wallace – BlackSalt Fish Market & Restaurant
WINNER: Fabrice Bendano – Adour
Restaurateur of the Year
José Andrés & Rob Wilder – THINKFoodGROUP
Meshelle & Cathal Armstrong – EatGoodFood Group
Michael Babin – Neighborhood Restaurant Group
Ashok Bajaj – Knightsbridge Restaurant Group
WINNER: Jeff & Barbara Black – Black Restaurant Group
New Restaurant of the Year
Elisir Restaurant by Enzo Fargione
Graffiato
Hill Country Barbecue Market
Pearl Dive Oyster Palace
WINNER: Fiola
Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year
The Ashby Inn & Restaurant
Marcel’s
The Oval Room
Rasika
WINNER: Bourbon Steak
Upscale Casual Restaurant of the Year
Bibiana
Birch & Barley
Oyamel
Proof
WINNER: BlackSalt Fish Market & Restaurant
Casual Restaurant of the Year
Bar Pilar
C.F. Folks
Hank’s Oyster Bar and Lounge – DC
Room 11
WINNER: Mitsitam Native Foods Café (at the National Museum of the American Indian)
Wine Program of the Year
Adour
Dino
Marcel’s
Plume
WINNER: Cork Wine Bar
Beverage/Mixology Program of the Year
Bourbon Steak
EatGoodFood Group
Birch & Barley
Room 11
WINNER: Estadio
Neighborhood Gathering Place of the Year (publicly voted)
Bastille
Bistrot Du Coin
Et Voila!
The Majestic
WINNER: Café Saint-Ex
Power Spot of the Year (publicly voted)
701 Restaurant
The Oval Room
The Source by Wolfgang Puck
Tosca Ristorante
WINNER: Founding Farmers – DC
Hottest Restaurant Bar Scene of the Year (publicly voted)
The Hamilton
Hill Country Barbecue Market
Mad Fox Brewing Company
Marvin
WINNER: Black Jack
Manager of the Year
Anna-Marie Ashe – Smith Commons
Daniel Bortnick – Firefly
Alex Munoz – Hill Country Barbecue Market
Javier Velazquez – Taberna del Alabardero
WINNER: Reagan Corbett – Jackson 20
Employee of the Year
Julie Albert – Brasserie Beck/Marcel’s
Ting Forester – District Commons
Teo Leiva – Fiola
Paris Twyman – Founding Farmers – DC
WINNER: José Alex Medrano – B. Smith’s
Associate Member of the Year
BB&T
EagleBank
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Sysco Food Services of Baltimore
WINNER: Adams-Burch, Inc.
Photo of Rasika chef Vikram Sunderam and RAMW president Lynne Breaux by Jessica Sidman