R&I Announces Six Ivy Award Winners for 2006

By Staff -- Restaurants & Institutions, 2/1/2006

Restaurants & Institutions has announced winners of the 2006 Ivy Awards, given annually to foodservice operations that demonstrate the highest standards of excellence in food, service and overall hospitality. The six winners will formally be recognized at the Ivy Awards Celebration and Dinner on Sunday, held May 21 at The Field Museum in Chicago. The event, which draws more than 300 attendees, coincides with the National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show.

The R&I Ivy Award Winners for 2006:

• Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
• Commander’s Palace, Las Vegas
• mk the restaurant, Chicago
• The Peabody, Orlando
• Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
• Trattoria dell’Arte, New York City

The Ivy Awards program began in 1971; to date, more than 300 operations have won this prestigious award. Each year, nominations are solicited from previous winners and the entire readership of R&I is given the opportunity to cast votes. This year, 87 operations were nominated for The Ivy.

To learn about sponsoring the 2006 Ivy Awards, contact Craig M. Coale at ccoale@reedbusiness.com or call (630) 288-8207.

To purchase tickets to the 2006 Ivy Awards Dinner, contact Susan Beck at sbeck@reedbusiness.com or call (630) 288-8494.

• Read about the 2005 Ivy Awards Dinner, and view video clips of last year's winners.
• Learn more about 2005's Ivy Awards winners in R&I's special April 22 issue.
• View a list of all past Ivy Award winners since 1971.