Culinary Luminaries

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The finalists for the 2012 RAMMY Awards, showcasing the area’s best chefs and restaurants, include 14 Downtown establishments recognized for proffering savory, delectable delights and expert connoisseurs. Particularly laudable: Four out of five nominees in the New Restaurant of the Year category hail from Downtown, and several restaurants received multiple nominations!

Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) judges selected the DowntownDC BID area standouts in the following categories:

Fine Dining Restaurant Rasika (633 D Street)

Upscale Casual Restaurant Bibiana Osteria-Enoteca (1100 New York Avenue); Oyamel (401 7th Street); Proof (775 G Street)
   
New RestaurantElisir by Enzo Fargione (427 11th Street); Fiola (678 Indiana Avenue); Graffiato (707 6th Street); Hill Country (410 7th Street)
 
Chef – Haidar Karoum, Proof; Vikram Sunderam, Rasika
 
Rising Culinary Star  – Ed Witt, 701 Restaurant (701 Pennsylvania Avenue)

Pastry Chef – Fabrice Bendano, Adour (at the St. Regis, 923 16th Street)

Wine Program Adour
   
Power Spot 701 Restaurant; The Source by Wolfgang Puck (575 Pennsylvania Avenue); Tosca Ristorante (1112 F Street)
 
Hottest Restaurant Bar Scene  The Hamilton (600 14th Street); Hill Country
 
Manager – Alex Munoz, Hill Country
 
Employee  – Julie Albert, Brasserie Beck (1101 K Street); Teo Leiva, Fiola
 
Restaurateur – José Andrés and Rob Wilder, THINKFoodGROUP 

New this year: a best Casual Restaurant category, the first addition to the award lineup since the Mixology category was introduced in 2010.

Public voting begins on Thursday, April 12, to decide the winners in three categories: Neighborhood Gathering Place, Hottest Restaurant Bar Scene and Power Spot of the Year. Soon, you’ll be able to cast votes through April 29 on the following websites: Washington City Paper, those of the finalists, and RAMW.

Winners will be recognized at an awards ceremony on Sunday, June 24. Click here for more information, including about tickets.

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