The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington Announces their Finalists for 2023
And the 2023 RAMMY Goes to…
Alexandria, VA 
The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) announced the finalists for the 2023 RAMMY Awards. The Pastry Chef of the Year category is now Pastry Chef or Baker of the Year to provide recognition for all of the marvelous bakers in the area. There are two types of categories, those voted on by the RAMW and those voted by the public.
Local RAMMY finalists include Moby Dick House of Kabob, Ruthie’s All Day, Snjezana Jaksic of Ambar Clarendon, and the Liberty Restaurant Group.
The 2023 RAMMY Awards Finalists are:
| Joan Hisaoka Allied Member of the Year: Ecolab Harmony Group Keany Produce and Gourmet MarginEdge Saval FoodserviceNew Restaurant of the Year: Bar Ivy Causa/Amazonia Nama Ko Opal RaniaCocktail Program of the Year Jane Jane Salt Service Bar Silver Lyan The Green ZoneBeer Program of the Year: Boundary Stone Lost and Found The Midlands Beer Garden Shelter SolaceWine Program of the Year: Era Wine Bar Lulu’s Wine Garden Primrose Reveler’s Hour St. Anselm Rising Culinary Star of the Year: Favorite Gathering Place (voted by the public): Best Brunch (voted by the public): Best Bar (voted by the public): Favorite Fast Bites (voted by the public): Hottest Sandwich Spot (voted by the public): |
Employee of the Year (voted by the public): Kodjo “Olivier” Etenda, The Popal Group Crescencio Martinez, All Purpose Shaw Nabil Moussa, Le Diplomate Guillermo Mendoza, The Red Hen Veronica Rodriguez, Truluck’s Ocean’s Finest Seafood Manager of the Year: Brittany Dye, Circa Foggy Bottom Christine Kim, Service Bar Snjezana Jaksic, Ambar Clarendon Javier Perez, Jaleo Cesare Sanchez, Maiz64Service Program of the Year: Chef Geoff’s Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab Lutèce Reveler’s Hour Unconventional DinerCasual Restaurant of the Year: Bammy’s Destino Maketto Pennyroyal Station Tonari Upscale Casual Restaurant of the Year: Pastry Chef or Baker of the Year: Formal Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year: Chef of the Year: Restaurateur of the Year:
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You can vote for your favorite in the public until May 31 at NBC Washington. The winners will be named on Sunday, July 9, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center during the 41st Annual RAMMYS.
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