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2019 Stars of the Industry Award Winners

The 2019 Stars of the Industry Award winners were unveiled to a crowd of over 500 restaurant and hospitality leaders at RAM’s 65th Annual Stars of the Industry Awards Gala - "Back to the 80's" on May 5th at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel.

Congratulations to all of the award winners and honorees!

Open Categories

Maryland's Favorite Restaurant:
Clyde's  - Columbia, Chevy Chase & Rockville

Maryland's Favorite New Restaurant:
The Charles
 - La Plata

Chef of the Year, 
sponsored by MICROS Mid-Atlantic:
Ashish Alfred
 - Duck Duck Goose

Craft Brew Program of the Year,
 sponsored by Evolution Craft Brewing Company: 
The Judge's Bench
 - Ellicott City

Maryland's Favorite Bar or Tavern:
The Phoenix Emporium - Ellicott City

Heart of the Industry,
sponsored by Coastal Sunbelt Produce:
Kristen Walter 
-  Manager - The Point Crab House & Grill

Favorite Fast Casual Restaurant:
Moby Dick House of Kabob
Baltimore, Pikesville & Montgomery County
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Favorite International Cuisine Restaurant:
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Honey Pig Korean BBQ -  Ellicott City & Rockville

Members Only Categories

Restaurateur of the Year,
sponsored by the Maryland Restaurant & Hospitality Self Insurance Fund:

Steve Wecker - CURED | 18th & 21st / The Iron Bridge Wine Company / Mutiny Pirate Bar & Island Grille
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Allied Member of the Year:
​
Restaurant Reputations - represented by Todd Collins

Honorary Awards

Brice & Shirley Phillips Lifetime Achievement Award:
Bill King - Crab Shanty & Sea King
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Maryland Hospitality Hall of Honor:
The Crackpot Seafood Restaurant
- Towson
Jasper’s Restaurant - Largo
Johanssons Dining House - Westminster
Mountain Gate Family Restaurant - Thurmont
The Olde Philadelphia Inn - Rosedale
Old Stein Inn - Edgewater
Tastee Diner - Bethesda 

RAM Cornerstone of the Industry Award:
Carrol's Creek Cafe
- Annapolis
Glory Days Grill - Statewide
The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille - Statewide
Miss Shirley's Cafe - Baltimore & Annapolis
Salerno's Restaurant & Catering - Eldersburg
Tino's Italian Bistro - Columbia
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​Eddie Dopkin First Course Award
Honoring Entrepreneurship in Hospitality:

David Vaughn Jr. - Stratford University

Eddison Hermond Memorial Scholarship:
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Grace Schuler - Our Lady of Good Counsel High School

ProStart Awards

ProStart Teacher of the Year:
Andre Williams - Bladensburg High School

​ProStart Student of the Year:
​
Jackelyn Alfaro - Sherwood High School
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