Gold Medallion Awards 2009 San Diego
Tuesday April 21st, 2009 I had the pleasure of attending the 25th Annual Gold Medallion Awards hosted by the San Diego County Chapter of the California Restaurant Association. It was held at the brand new Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel in downtown San Diego. I spent the first hour trying to cool down from the unseasonal heat, another half hour preoccupied with finding a phone from which I could tweet the results, and the duration of the dinner on twitterberry! My iphone just didn’t do the job – sorry AT&T, but the Sprint Blackberry won out for the night, I still love my phone, but maybe I won’t discredit the others so much in the future!
So, here are unofficial results, if you didn’t follow my @SpecialtyProd tweets!
Associate Member of the Year, Large:
Southern Wine & Spirits
Specialty Produce
U.S. Foodservice, San Diego
Young’s Market Company
Associate Member of the Year, Small:
Bevinco
Cafe Moto
San Diego Magazine
Chef of the Year:
Hanis Cavin, Kensington Grill
Jonathan Hale, Blue Point Coastal Cuisine
Jeff Jackson, A.R. Valentien, The Lodge at Torrey Pines
Paul McCabe, Kitchen 1540, L’Auberge Del Mar
Dean Thomas, Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino
Restaurateur of the Year:
Philippe Beltran, Beltran Restaurant Group
Jean-Michel Diot, Tapenade Restaurant
Phil Pace, Phil’s BBQ
Dan Shea, Donovan’s Steak & Chop House
Jeffrey Strauss, Pamplemousse Grill
American
Brian’s American Eatery
Dakota Grill & Spirits
Market Restaurant & Bar
Asian
Mister Tiki Mai Tai Lounge
Saigon on Fifth
Taste of Thai
Bakery/Cafe/Desert
Bread & Cie
Gelato Vero Cafe
St. Tropez Bakery and Bistro
BBQ
Lightning Jack’s
Phil’s BBQ
West Coast BBQ & Catering
Breakfast
Cafe 222
Crest Cafe
Pacifica Breeze Cafe
Best Burger
Corvette Dinner
The Burger Lounge
The Waterfront Bar & Grill
Casino Restaurant
Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino
SYCUAN Resort & Casino
Viejas Casino
Caterer
French Gourmet
Premier Food Services/Carriage Trade Catering
Urban Kitchen Catering
Continental/French, Casual
Bleu Boheme
Cafe Chloe
French Market Grille
Continental/French, Fine Dining
Laurel Restaurant & Bar
Mille Fleurs Restaurant
Thee Bungalow
Ethnic
Athens Market Cafe
Cafe Athena
Indigo Grill
Zocalo Grill
Family/Casual Style Chain Restaurant
Cheesecake Factory
Outback
Souplantation
Fine Dining Chain Restaurant
Flemings
King’s Fish House
Ruth’s Chris
Fusion
Parallel 33
Red Pearl Kitchen
Roppongi
Hotel Restaurant, Casual
Firefly at the Dana
Soleil @ K at the Marriott Gaslamp
The Grill At the Lodge
Hotel Restaurant, Fine Dining
1500 Ocean at the Hotel Del Coronado
JRDN Restaurant at Tower 23
Jsix & Jbar at Hotel Solamar
Italian, Casual
Lotsa Pasta
The Venetian Restaurant Inc.
Vigilucci’s Cucina
Italian Fine Dining
Acqua Al 2
Piatti La Jolla
Trattoria Acqua
Mexican Quick Service
El Indio Mexican Restaurant
Nati’s Mexican Restaurant
Roberto’s Mexican
Mexican Dinner House
Cafe Coyote
Casa Guadalajara
Old Town Mexican Cafe
Neighborhood
Kensington Grill
Sbicca
Terra Restaurant & Catering
New American
George’s California Modern
Nine-Ten
Prado at Balboa Park
New, Casual
Alchemy
Apollonia
The MerK
New, Fine Dining
333 Pacific
Cowboy Star
Nico’s Steak and Chop House
Roseville Restaurant
Pacific Rim
Bali Hai Restaurant
Kemo Sabe
Nobu
Pizza
Pizza Nova
Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza
Woodstock’s Pizza
Quick Service Chain Restaurant
Daphne’s Greek Cafe
In-N-Out
Rubios
Seafood, Casual
Anthony’s Fish Grotto
The Brigantine
The Fish Market
Seafood, Fine Dining
Blue Point Coastal Cuisine
Oceanaire Seafood Room
Peohe’s
Top of the Market
Steakhouse Casual
Bully’s East
Butcher Shop & Steakhouse
Gaslamp Strip Club
Steakhouse Fine Dining
Azul La Jolla
Donovan’s
Island Prime
Sunday Brunch
94th Aero Squadron
Hawthorn’s
Tom Ham’s Lighthouse
Sushi
Banbu Sushi
Sushi Bar Blue Fin
Brewery
Ballast Point Brewing Company
Karl Strauss Brewing Company
Stone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens
Live Music Venue/Restaurant & Lounge
Anthology
Belly Up Tavern
Humphreys By the Bay
Night Club Restaurant & Lounge
Confidential Restaurant
Stingaree
Pub/Bar
Altitude Skybar
The Bitter End
The Field
Sports Restaurant/Bar
Moondoggie’s Pacific Beach
Seau’s the Restaurant
The Fleetwood
Wine Bar
Firefly Grill & Wine Bar
The Cask Room
Wine Vault & Bistro
2009 UT reader’s choice:
Bali Hai