2024 RAMMY Awards: D.C.'s restaurant and bar winners
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Anju's Angel Barreto, Chef of the Year. Photo: Deb Lindsey/The Washington Post via Getty Images
The 2024 RAMMY Awards, D.C.'s annual hospitality industry honors, just announced winners for New Restaurant of the Year, Chef of the Year, and more.
Why it matters: The RAMMYs are like a local version of the James Beard Awards, highlighting some of the best dining and drinking spots in the city alongside their owners and star employees.
Between the lines: Winners in most categories are selected by an anonymous panel of judges in the food media and hospitality industry, and must be dues-paying members of the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington (which is why you may not see some notable names).
- The exceptions are publicly voted categories like "Best Brunch" or "Hottest Sandwich Spot," marked with an asterisk below.
The intrigue: Perry's chef Masako Morishita continues her winning streak, snagging Rising Star Chef of the Year after clinching the Beard Award for rising talents.
- Peruvian tasting room Causa in Blagden Alley also garnered yet another accolade, winning for fine dining.
- Anju chef Angel Barreto, who was recently up for two James Beard Awards, was honored with Chef of the Year.
The winners! *Denotes a 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: Apéro
*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
Restaurateurs of the Year: Kyle Bailey, Jon Ball, Jeremy Carman, Gavin Coleman, and Paul Holder, Long Shot Hospitality