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2018 Stars of the Industry Award Winners

The 2018 Stars of the Industry Award winners were unveiled to a crowd of over 500 restaurant and hospitality leaders at the Restaurant Association of Maryland’s 64th Annual Stars of the Industry Awards Gala - "A Shore Thing" on May 6th at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel.

Congratulations to all of the award winners and honorees!

State-wide Categories

Maryland's Favorite Restaurant: Sunset Grille - Ocean City
Maryland's Favorite New Restaurant: The Elephant - Baltimore
Chef of the Year, sponsored by MICROS Mid-Atlantic: George Batlas - The Manor Tavern
Craft Brew Program of the Year, sponsored by Evolution Craft Brewing Company: The Ale House - Columbia
Maryland's Favorite Bar or Tavern: Looney's Pub - Bel Air
Heart of the Industry: Boris Bobrov (Server) - AIDA Bistro & Wine Bar

Ocean City Categories

Ocean City's Favorite New Restaurant: Rare & Rye
Ocean City's Favorite Crab House: The Crab Bag
Ocean City's Favorite Boardwalk Treat: Thrasher's French Fries

Members Only Categories

Restaurateur of the Year, sponsored by the Maryland Restaurant & Hospitality Self Insurance Fund: Bob Giaimo - Silver Diner
Allied Member of the Year: Acme Paper & Supply Company, Inc. - represented by Andy Attman

Honorary Awards

Brice & Shirley Phillips Lifetime Achievement Award: Susan Jones - Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association

Maryland Hospitality Hall of Honor:
  • Annie's Paramount Steak & Seafood House - Grasonville
  • Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel - Ocean City
  • DaVinci's by the Sea - Ocean City
  • The Harrison Group - Ocean City
  • Macky's Bayside Bar & Grill - Ocean City
  • Market Street Inn - Salisbury
  • Ocean Odyssey - Cambridge
  • Waterman's Seafood Company - Ocean City
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RAM Cornerstone of the Industry Award:     
  • Blackwall Hitch - Annapolis
  • Cafe Mezzanotte - Severna Park
  • Glory Days Grill - Statewide
  • Tino's Italian Bistro - Columbia

​Eddie Dopkin First Course Award Honoring Entrepreneurship in Hospitality: Danielle Johnson - Stratford University

ProStart Awards

ProStart Teacher of the Year:  Domenic Mallardi - Charles Herbert Flowers High School
ProStart Student of the Year: Tyjuan Chapple - Silver Oak Academy
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