This year’s RAMMY finalists were announced at the Hamilton last night. Virginia was recognized in three big awards: Trummer’s on Main for Formal Fine Dining Restaurant, Tarver King of The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm for Chef of the Year and Requin, the French-Mediterranean concept by chef Jennifer Carroll and Mike Isabella, for New Restaurant.
“I’m just so floored to be here … we were only supposed to be a three-month pop-up,” says Carroll, who presented attendees with a smoked Caribbean sutchi (white fish farmed in the Dominican Republic) rillettes on a bearnaise-spiced waffle chip.
Other NoVA nods include: Favorite Gathering Place of the Year: The Front Porch at Evening Star Cafe; Upscale Brunch of the Year: The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm; Favorite Fast Bites of the Year: Chase the Submarine, Taco Bamba Taqueria; Beer Program of the Year: B Side; and Regional Food and Beverage Producer of the Year: Logan Sausage.
The full list of the finalists are listed here.
