Past Banchet Winners
2022 Winners
Restaurant of the Year
Oriole
Chef of the Year
Erick Williams – Virtue
Best New Restaurant
Dear Margaret
Rising Chef of the Year
Ethan Lim – Hermosa
Pastry Program
Kasama
Neighborhood Restaurant
The Duck Inn
Best Heritage Restaurant
Sochi Saigonese Kitchen
Sommelier
Alex Ring – Sepia
Bartender
Stevan Miller – Claudia
Best Bar or Bar Program
The Alderman
Best Hospitality
William Talbott – El Ideas
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2020 Winners
Culinary Excellence of the Year Award
Ina Pinkney
Restaurant of the Year
Smyth
Chef of the Year
Anna And David Posey – Elske
Best New Restaurant
Kyōten
Rising Chef
Jess Galli – Middle Brow Bungalow
Chef de Cuisine
Mariya Russell – Kikko
Pastry Program
Craig Harzewski: Brindille
Rising Pastry Chef
Tatum Sinclair – S.K.Y.
Neighborhood Restaurant
Passerotto
Best Heritage Restaurant
Cafe Istanbul
Bartender
Kevin Beary – Bamboo Room
Counter Service
Publican Quality Meats
Sommelier of the Year
Aaron McManus – Oriole
Best Bar or Bar Program
Kumiko
Best Restaurant Design
Tzuco
Best Hospitality
S.K.Y.
2019 Winners
Culinary Excellence of the Year Award
Michael Foley
Restaurant of the Year
George Trois
Chef of the Year
Jason Hammel – Lula Cafe, Marisol
Best New Restaurant
S.K.Y.
Rising Chef of the Year
Alisha Elenz – Mfk
Chef de Cuisine of the Year
Ryan Pfeiffer – Blackbird
Pastry Program
Nicole Guini – Blackbird, Avec
Rising Pastry Chef
Elaine Townsend – Fat Rice
Neighborhood Restaurant
Pizzeria Bebu
Best Heritage Restaurant
A Place By Damao
Sommelier of the Year
Jill Gubesch – Frontera Group
Bartender
Stephanie Andrews – Billy Sunday
Best Bar or Bar Program
Moody Tongue
Counter Service
Calumet Fisheries
Best Restaurant Design
Pacific Standard Time
Best Hospitality
Temporis
2018 Winners
Culinary Excellence of the Year Award
Katsu & Haruko Imamura
Restaurant of the Year
Monteverde Restaurant & Pastificio
Chef of the Year
Andrew Zimmerman – Sepia, Proxi
Best New Restaurant
Smyth
Rising Chef of the Year
Nick Dostal – Sixteen
Chef de Cuisine of the Year
Bill Montagne – Nico Osteria
Pastry Program of the Year
Anna Posey – Elske
Rising Pastry Chef of the Year
Kyleen Atonson – Honey’s
Neighborhood Restaurant
Daisies
Best Heritage Restaurant
Ras Dashen Ethiopian Restaurant
Bartender
Amit Gilad – Greenriver
Best Bar or Bar Program
Income Tax
Sommelier of the Year
Parag Lalit – Sixteen
Best Restaurant Design
Proxi
Best Hospitality
Oriole
