Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Date posted: 2/15/12 5:15 PM
The first Elby restaurant awards were given out on Feb. 12 at the Virginia Historical Society. Named for Master Chef Paul Elbling, who ran La Petite France for 30 years before he sold the restaurant in 2006, the awards ceremony was the first of its kind in the region and drew 350 attendees. Each category had four nominees selected by a panel of 25 food reviewers, writers, culinary professionals and culinary-society members. The winners were selected by another set of judges not invovled in the nominating process. (Those judges were not on staff at Richmond magazine.) Check out an event slideshow. The winners were:
Fine Dining Restaurant
Lemaire
Neighborhood Restaurant
The Black Sheep
New Restaurant
The Roosevelt
Wine Program
Secco Wine Bar
Beverage Program
Balliceaux
Restaurant Visionaries
Ren Mefford and Chris Tsui of EAT Restaurant Partners (The Blue Goat, Wild Ginger, Osaka and Sushi-O)
Pastry Chef
Josh Gaulin of Acacia Mid-town
Rising Culinary Star
Caleb Shriver of Aziza’s
Chef of the Year
Dale Reitzer of Acacia Mid-town
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