Gotham Bar & Grill

Outstanding Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Alessandro Stratta

Best Chefs

Mary Elaine's

Scottsdale, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Sam Choy

Best Chefs

Sam Choy's

Honolulu/Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Union Square Cafe

Outstanding Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

George Mahaffey

Best Chefs

Restaurant at Little Nell

Aspen, Colorado

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Union Square Cafe

Outstanding Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Masa's

Outstanding Restaurant

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Bruno Feldeisen

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Fifty Seven Fifty Seven, The Four Seasons Hotel

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Spruce

Best New Restaurant

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Palace Kitchen

Best New Restaurant

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Rose Pistola

Best New Restaurant

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Lespinasse

Best New Restaurant

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Lespinasse

Outstanding Service

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Osteria del Circo

Best New Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Osteria del Circo

Best New Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Osteria del Circo

Best New Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

David Walzog

Rising Star Chef of the Year

Tapika

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Raji Jallepalli

Best Chefs

Raji

Memphis, Tennessee

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Pat Tillinghast

Best Chefs

New Rivers

Providence, Rhode Island

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Ann Amernick

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Cashion's Eat Place

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Zelma Long

Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional

Simi Winery

Healdsburg, California

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Inn at Little Washington

Outstanding Service

Washington, Virginia

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Sarah Stegner

Best Chefs

Dining Room at The Ritz-Carlton

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Yannick Cam

Best Chefs

Coco Loco

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Harlan Peterson

Best Chefs

Tapawingo

Ellsworth, Michigan

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Rose Pistola

Best New Restaurant

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Gray Kunz

Outstanding Chef

Lespinasse

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Gerard Pangaud

Best Chefs

Gerard's Place

Washington, District of Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Gyro World Advertising

Outstanding Restaurant Graphics

Cafe Republic

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Gyro World Advertising

Outstanding Restaurant Graphics

Cafe Republic

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Herrainco Design

Outstanding Restaurant Graphics

Ecco II Pane

Vancouver, British Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Herrainco Design

Outstanding Restaurant Graphics

Ecco II Pane

Vancouver, British Columbia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

FFKR Architects

Outstanding Restaurant Design

Metropolitan

Salt Lake City, Utah

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

FFKR Architects

Outstanding Restaurant Design

Metropolitan

Salt Lake City, Utah

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

FFKR Architects

Outstanding Restaurant Design

Metropolitan

Salt Lake City, Utah

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

FFKR Architects

Outstanding Restaurant Design

Metropolitan

Salt Lake City, Utah

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

James Gauer Architects

Outstanding Restaurant Design

Senza Nome

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

James Gauer Architects

Outstanding Restaurant Design

Senza Nome

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Afuture Company

Outstanding Restaurant Design

Savannah

Miami Beach, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Afuture Company

Outstanding Restaurant Design

Savannah

Miami Beach, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Afuture Company

Outstanding Restaurant Design

Savannah

Miami Beach, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Susanna Foo

Best Chefs

Susanna Foo

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Mary Sue Milliken

Best Chefs

Border Grill

Santa Monica, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Susan Feniger

Best Chefs

Border Grill

Santa Monica, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Louis Osteen

Best Chefs

Louis' Charleston Grill

Charleston, South Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Gabino Sotelino

Best Chefs

Ambria

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Robert M. Parker

Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional

Monkton, Maryland

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Arun Sampanthavivat

Best Chefs

Arun

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Adam D. Tihany

Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America

New York, New York

Winner

1997

Anne Kearney

Rising Star Chef of the Year

Peristyle

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Robert McGrath

Best Chefs

Windows on the Green at The Phoenician

Scottsdale, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Le Bernardin

Outstanding Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Helen M. Turley

Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional

Turley/Marcassin Vineyards

St. Helena, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Thierry Rautureau

Best Chefs

Rover's

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Jody Adams

Best Chefs

Rialto, The Charles Hotel

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

W. Bruce Tillinghast

Best Chefs

New Rivers

Providence, Rhode Island

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Thomas A. Keller

Outstanding Chef

The French Laundry

Yountville, California

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Jean-Louis Gerin

Best Chefs

Restaurant Jean-Louis

Greenwich, Connecticut

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Le Bec-Fin

Outstanding Restaurant

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Frank Brigtsen

Best Chefs

Brigtsen's

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Jerry Traunfeld

Best Chefs

The Herbfarm

Fall City, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Nobu Matsuhisa

Outstanding Chef

Nobu, NY/Matsuhisa, LA

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Richard Leach

Outstanding Pastry Chef

Park Avenue Cafe

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Palace Kitchen

Best New Restaurant

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Emeril's

Outstanding Service

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Emeril Lagasse

Outstanding Chef

Emeril's

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Cindy Pawlcyn

Best Chefs

Mustard's Grill

Yountville, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Charles Palmer

Best Chefs

Aureole

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Barbara Haber

Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America

Winchester, Massachusetts

Winner

1997

Gotham Bar & Grill

Outstanding Restaurant

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Inn at Little Washington

Outstanding Service

Washington, Virginia

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Lidia Bastianich

Best Chefs

Felidia Ristorante

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Alex Von Bidder

Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America

New York, New York

Winner

1997

Judy Rodgers

Best Chefs

Zuni Cafe

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Nancy Oakes

Best Chefs

Boulevard

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Hubert Keller

Best Chefs

Fleur de Lys

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Fleur de Lys

Outstanding Service

San Francisco, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Tom Colicchio

Best Chefs

Gramercy Tavern

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Marcus Samuelsson

Rising Star Chef of the Year

Aquavit

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Michael Smith

Best Chefs

The American Restaurant

Kansas City, Missouri

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1997

Jeem Han Lock

Best Chefs

Wild Ginger

Seattle, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1997

Michel Richard

Outstanding Chef

Citrus

Los Angeles, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Norman's

Best New Restaurant

Coral Gables, Florida

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

The Inn at Little Washington

Outstanding Service

Washington, Virginia

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Roxsand Scocos

Best Chefs

RoxSand

Phoenix, Arizona

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

George Mahaffey

Best Chefs

Restaurant at Little Nell

Aspen, Colorado

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Pacific's Edge at The Highland's Inn

Outstanding Wine Service

Carmel, California

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Charlie Trotter

Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America

Chicago, Illinois

Winner

1996

Charlie Trotter's

Outstanding Service

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Mike Fink

Outstanding Restaurant Graphics

The Double A

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1996

Charlie Trotter

Outstanding Chef

Charlie Trotter's

Chicago, Illinois

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Jean-Georges Vongerichten

Best Chefs

JoJo

New York, New York

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1996

Jerry Traunfeld

Best Chefs

The Herbfarm

Fall City, Washington

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Jamie Davies

Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional

Schramsberg Vineyards

Calistoga, California

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1996

Alan Wong's

Best New Restaurant

Honolulu, Hawaii

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Ben Barker

Best Chefs

Magnolia Grill

Durham, North Carolina

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Raji Jallepalli

Best Chefs

Raji

Memphis, Tennessee

Restaurant & Chef

Nominee

1996

Nicholas Malgieri

Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America

New York, New York

Winner

1996

Commander's Palace

Outstanding Restaurant

New Orleans, Louisiana

Restaurant & Chef

Winner

1996

Jean-Jacques Rachou

Who's Who of Food & Beverage in America

New York, New York

Winner

1996