BEST OF SILVER STATE RESTAURANTS & LOUNGES AWARDS TO HONOR THE FINEST IN THE INDUSTRY ON DECEMBER 13
On Friday, December 13, top restaurants, lounges and chefs will be honored at the Best of Silver State Restaurants & Lounges Awards, which will take place at the Sands Showroom inside The Venetian Las Vegas. The event, sponsored by TMG Entertainment in partnership with the Nevada Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NvRAEF), will recognize industry stars who have elevated Nevada as a premier dining destination. Celebrity Chef Emeril Lagasse will be a special guest presenter at the awards ceremony. The award ceremony hosts will be Dayna Roselli, Nina Radetich, and Robin Leach.
Nominees in seventeen categories were selected by a distinguished nominating committee, comprised of industry professionals and notable figures in the community. The winners will be decided by a public vote. Voting is open online at www.Facebook.com/silverawards and can only be conducted from a computer, not a phone or tablet. Voting is free and any member of the public may cast a vote through December 2, 2013.
Tickets to the awards ceremony are $40 and include admission to the champagne cocktail reception at 5:30 p.m. as well as reserved seating for the ceremony at 6:45 p.m. Tickets will go on sale at www.palazzo.com or at any Palazzo or Venetian box office starting Oct. 16. Proceeds from the event benefit NvRAEF’s educational and scholarship programs, such as ProStart, a national high school culinary and restaurant management program that teaches students the skills and knowledge needed to enter the workforce or to continue to postsecondary after high school graduation.
| 2013 Best of Silver State Restaurants & Lounges Awards Nominees
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| Best New Restaurant- Fine Dining | Best New Restaurant- Casual Dining |
| Hakkasan | Five 50 |
| Heritage Steakhouse | Hops & Harvest |
| Honey Salt | Pub 1842 |
| Nobu | RX Boiler Room |
| Best Restaurant – Fine Dining | Best Restaurant – Casual Dining |
| Joel Robuchon | Eat |
| Guy Savoy | Raku |
| Sage | The Stone House Café |
| CUT | Lotus of Siam |
| Best Neighborhood Restaurant | Rising Star Chef |
| Due Forni | Bank Atcharawan, Chada Thai & Wine |
| Le Thai | Mathieu Chartron, Restaurant Guy Savoy |
| Vintner Grill | Matthew Piekarski, Sugar Factory American Brasserie |
| DW Bistro | Nicole Brisson, Carnevino Italian Steakhouse |
| Paymon’s Mediterranean Café & Lounge | Robert Hesse, The Brew Brothers, Reno |
| Best Chef | Best Restaurant Wine/Spirits Selection |
| Julian Serrano, Picasso & Julian Serrano | Aureole |
| Akira Back, Kumi & Yellowtail | Carnevino Italian Steakhouse |
| David Holman, Charlie Palmer Steak, Reno | Delmonico Steakhouse |
| Jason Neve, B&B Hospitality Group | Sage |
| Best Bar/Tavern | Best Happy Hour |
| Commonwealth | Blue Martini |
| Vesper Bar | Aces & Ales |
| Downtown Cocktail Room | McMullan’s Irish Pub |
| Herbs & Rye | Born and Raised |
| Best Buffet | Best Sunday Brunch |
| Bacchanal | Border Grill |
| Bellagio | Bouchon |
| Wicked Spoon | Verandah |
| Wynn | Wynn Country Club |
| Best Interior Design – Restaurant | Best Interior Design – Bar, Nightclub |
| Andrea’s at Encore | Hakkasan |
| Bar Masa | Hyde |
| Gordon Ramsay Steak | Light |
| Hakkasan | XS |
| Best Nightclub | Best Service – Restaurant |
| Hakkasan | Picasso |
| Hyde | CUT |
| Marquee | Le Cirque |
| XS | Joel Robuchon |
| Best Restaurateur | |
| Elizabeth Blau Andre Rochat | |
| Paolo Gaspari Julian Serrano | |
| Michael Morton | |
ABOUT NEVADA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
Founded in 1982, the Nevada Restaurant Association is the leading business association serving the needs of food service operators in Nevada. As an affiliate of the National Restaurant Association, and together with the NvRA Educational Foundation, the Association’s mission is to promote, protect and educate the restaurant industry, which is comprised of more than 5,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets employing more than 150,000 people.
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