The city’s best chefs and restaurants will be announced at the 27th annual RAMMY Awards on Sunday, June 7. Guess which Downtown restaurants are finalists?
The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) hosts this much talked about awards gala, which will take place at the Omni Shoreham Hotel this year. Downtown finalists include: Art and Soul and Adour for New Restaurant of the Year; Cedric Maupillier, Central Michel Richard and Mike Isabella, Zaytinya, for Rising Culinary Star of the Year; Oyamel, Rasika and Zaytinya for Upscale Casual Restaurant of the Year; Co Co. Sala, Proof and The Source for Hottest Restaurant Bar Scene of the Year; Oya, The Willard Room and Zola for Wine and Beverage Program of the Year; Jennifer Roe, DC Coast, Juan Francisco Lopez, Brasserie Beck and Marco Guzman, Café Atlantico for Restaurant Employee of the Year; Central Michel Richard, Charlie Palmer Steak and The Source for Power Spot of the Year; Tom Burke, Brasserie Beck, Diego Zeballos, Jaleo, Ryland Johnson, Zola and Brian Zipin, Central Michel Richard, for Restaurant Manager of the Year; and Vikram Sunderam, Rasika and Robert Wiedmaier, Brasserie Beck for Chef of the Year.
The “creative” black-tie affair will go for six hours, from 6:00 pm to midnight, and include a reception, dinner and award ceremony and dancing. Tickets are $175 for RAMW members and $225 for non-RAMW members. In addition to honoring the best of the best, the annual soiree fulfills a social need: a portion of the proceeds benefit the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington Education Foundation scholarship program for high school students.
For more information and a complete list of nominees visit www.ramw.org.