Two restaurants with Alexandria ties have earned RAMMY awards from the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington.
Winners of the 44th Annual RAMMYs Awards were announced yesterday (Monday) at a gala at The Wharf’s Arena Stage in D.C. The 20 categories of the RAMMYS recognize the D.C. region’s chefs, restaurateurs and other industry professionals.
Juan Ramirez of Bastille Brasserie & Bar won the Manager of the Year award. Todd Hunt of Oak Steakhouse Alexandria had also been nominated.
Andy’s Pizza, which has a location in Old Town, won the Fast Casual Restaurant of the Year award. Another nominee in the category — Call Your Mother — can be found in Alexandria as well.
Del Ray’s Matt & Tony’s All Day Kitchen + Bar had also been a finalist for the publicly-voted Best Brunch of the Year.
The full list of RAMMY winners is below.
- Formal Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year: Albi
- New Restaurant of the Year: The Occidental
- Upscale Casual Restaurant of the Year: Perry’s
- Chef of the Year, sponsored by S.Pellegrino: Matt Conroy and Isabel Coss, The Popal Group
- Restaurateur of the Year: Fernando González, 2fifty Texas BBQ
- Wine Program of the Year: Fiola
- Fast Casual Restaurant of the Year: Andy’s Pizza
- Pastry Chef or Baker of the Year: Rose Nguyen, Rose Ave Bakery
- Service Program of the Year, sponsored by Ecolab: Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab
- Manager of the Year: Juan Ramirez, Bastille Brasserie & Bar
- Employee of the Year: Jose Luis Salgado, Zinnia
- Beer Program of the Year: Pizzeria Paradiso
- Rising Culinary Star of the Year, sponsored by OpenTable: Martel Stone, Dōgon by Kwame Onwuachi
- Cocktail Program of the Year: Amazonia
- Casual Restaurant of the Year: Tsehay Ethiopian
- Hottest Sandwich Spot of the Year*: Joia Burger
- Favorite Gathering Place of the Year*: Old Ebbitt Grill
- Best Brunch of the Year*: Unconventional Diner
- Best Bar of the Year*, sponsored by Maison Perrier: Service Bar
- Content Creator of the Year*: DCFoodGod, Tessa Alimahmoodi and Jason Fisher
RAMMYS Honors:
- Mayor Muriel Bowser, Duke Zeibert Capital Achievement Award
- Stratus Firm, Honorary RAMMYS Award
- Events DC, Joan Hisaoka Allied Member of the Year
Honorary Milestone Awards:
Celebrating 25 Years
- The Diner
- Mezè Restaurant
Celebrating 50 Years
- Kramerbooks and All Day Cafe
- L’Auberge Chez François
- La Chaumière
Celebrating 90 Years
- Giant Food
Celebrating 100 Years
- The St. Regis Washington, D.C.
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