The 2024 RAMMY Award Winners
(*denotes publicly voted category*)
New Restaurant of the Year: Ellie Bird
Cocktail Program of the Year: Silver Lyan
Rising Culinary Star of the Year: Masako Morishita, Perry's
Beer Program of the Year: Zinnia
Wine Program of the Year: Apero
*Favorite Gathering Place*: Mi Vida
*Best Brunch*: Duke’s Counter
*Best Bar*: Bar Chinois
*Favorite Fast Bites*: Fava Pot
*Hottest Sandwich Shop*: Colada Shop
Employee of the Year: Michael Wyatt, Annabelle Restaurant
Manager of the Year: Victoria Gradia, KNEAD Hospitality + Design
Service Program of the Year: Reveler’s Hour
Casual Restaurant of the Year: La Famosa
Upscale Casual Restaurant of the Year: Lutèce
Pastry Chef or Baker of the Year: Rochelle Cooper, The Duck & The Peach
Formal Fine Dining Restaurant of the Year: Causa/Amazonia
Chef of the Year: Angel Barreto, Anju
Restaurateur of the Year: Kyle Bailey, Jon Ball, Jeremy Carman, Gavin Coleman, and Paul Holder, Long Shot Hospitality
Joan Hisaoka Allied Member of the Year: Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School
2024 Honorary Milestone Award recipients, commemorating long-standing local restaurants and RAMW members who have been in business for over 25 years. The honorary RAMMY award is bestowed upon restaurants from casual to formal including some of the region’s most celebrated dining institutions. DC honorees include The Dubliner, recognizing 50 years as a true Irish landmark, Equinox on 19th, serving generations of Washingtonians for 25 years, KAZ Sushi Bistro, providing an iconic Japanese getaway for 25 years, and Marcel’s, celebrating 25 years of serving locals and visitors in the West End. Maryland honorees include Black’s Bar & Kitchen, bringing 25 years of innovative seafood fare to Bethesda, and Passage to India, serving authentic Indian fare for 25 years.
Kathy E. Hollinger, President & CEO of the Greater Washington Partnership, was named as the 2024 Duke Zeibert Capital Achievement Award recipient. Hollinger leads the Partnership, a first-of-its-kind alliance, uniting leading employers across Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, to collaborate in building a vibrant, economically competitive, and prosperous place to live, work, and build a business.