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Sante Magazine's 2005 Restaurant Awards

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Sante magazine (the well-respected magazine for restaurant professionals) announces its 2005 Restaurant Awards. Now in its eighth year, the awards are the only peer-judged program for restaurants and hospitality in North America. The awards include four distinct programs: Service Professional, Culinary Hospitality, Wine Hospitality, and Spirits Hospitality.

2005 SANTE RESTAURANT AWARDS WINNERS

Culinary Hospitality Awards, Honoring Excellence in Wine and Spirits Cooking:

Grand Awards

Culinary Hospitality Restaurant of the Year

Culinary Professional of the Year
  • Edward G. Leonard, team management/chef, American Culinary Foundation - Culinary Team USA

Regional Winners

Traditional

  • Il Capriccio, Waltham, Massachusetts
  • Andale, Washington, DC
  • New Orleans Grill Room, Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Sparacinos Ristorante, Henderson, North Carolina
  • Andrae's, Boise, Idaho

Innovative

Sustainable

Wine Hospitality Awards, Honoring Excellence in Wine Hospitality:

Grand Awards

Wine Hospitality Restaurant of the Year

  • Canlis, Seattle, Washington

Wine Professional of the Year

  • Debbie Zachareas, Bacar Restaurant and Wine Salon: wine director, partner Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant: partner, Ferry Godmother

Regional Winners

Fine Dining

  • Il Capriccio, Waltham, Massachusetts
  • Barbetta Restaurant, New York City
  • Ristorante Panorama, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Port Land Grille, Wilmington, North Carolina
  • Charlie Trotter's, Chicago, Illinois
  • Swingos on the Lake, Lakewood, Ohio
  • Brennan's of Houston, Houston, Texas
  • Prima, Walnut Creek, California
  • Seablue Restaurant, Las Vegas, Nevada

Bistro

  • Rustic Kitchen, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Maxie's Supper Club & Oyster Bar, Ithaca, New York
  • The Greenbrier Sporting Club, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
  • Harry Caray's Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
  • Backstreet Cafe, Houston, Texas
  • Divino Wine & Cheese Bistro, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • Cetrella Bistro & Cafe, Half Moon, California

Hotel/Resort Fine Dining

  • Wheatleigh, Lenox, Massachusetts
  • The Bernards Inn, Bernardsville, New Jersey
  • Horizon's, Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina
  • Ritz-Carlton Hotel-Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
  • NoMI, Park Hyatt Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
  • The State Room, East Lansing, Michigan
  • The Ventana Room, Tucson, Arizona
  • Studio, Montage Resort & Spa, Laguna Beach, California
  • DW's Restaurant, Genoa, Nevada

Spirits Hospitality Awards, Honoring Excellence in Spirits Hospitality:

Grand Awards

Spirits Hospitality Restaurant of the Year

  • Rosemary's Restaurant, Las Vegas, Nevada

Spirits Professional of the Year

  • Dale DeGroff, master mixologist, author of The Craft of the Cocktail

Regional Awards

Hotel/Resort Bar

  • Wheatleigh, Lenox, Massachusetts
  • The Left Bank, Duck, North Carolina
  • NoMI Lounge, Park Hyatt Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
  • Mission Inn, Riverside, California
  • Petrossian Bar, Las Vegas, Nevada

Restaurant Bar

  • 33 Restaurant & Lounge, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Andale, Washington, DC
  • The Bombay Club, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • The St. Paul Grill, St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Brennan's of Houston, Houston, Texas
  • Cyrus, Healdsburg, California
  • NobHill at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada

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