Sante Magazine's 2005 Restaurant Awards

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

• Cetrella Bistro and Cafe, Half Moon Bay, California

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

• Hemingway's Restaurant, Killington, Vermont
• New River, Providence, Rhode Island
• The Bernards Inn, Bernardsville, New Jersey
• Savoy, Asheville, North Carolina
• Restaurant August, New Orleans, Louisiana
• NoMI, Park Hyatt Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
• Lonesome Dove Western Bistro, Fort Worth, Texas
• The Ventana Room, Tucson, Arizona
• Grand Cafe, San Francisco, California
• Rosemary's Restaurant, Las Vegas, Nevada

Sustainable

• Wheatleigh, Lenox, Massachusetts
• The Tilghman Island Inn, Tilghman Island, Maryland
• Soby's New South Cuisine, Greenville, South Carolina
• The Oceanaire Seafood Room, Indianapolis, Indiana
• The Restaurant at Wente Vineyards, Livermore, California
• Canlis Restaurant, Seattle, Washington

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