Learn more about the winners of the 2005 Restaurants & Institutions Ivy Awards.
Via Christi Medical Center, Wichita, Kan. At Via Christi Regional Medical Center, the line between institutional foodservice and commercial restaurants has all but disappeared under the leadership of Patti Dollarhide, director of nutrition services.
University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. Julaine Kiehn is hooked on ideas. “When I see a good one, I steal it,” says the director of dining services for the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Blackbird, Chicago Blackbird doesn’t just inhabit its neighborhood—an edgy, urban area just west of central Chicago. As a foodservice pioneer in the then-bleak stretch, it helped define the district, creating a crackle of energy that has heated up considerably in the years since.
Babbo, NYC Named for the Italian word for “father” and opened in 1998, Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca is the embodiment of Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich’s trademark philosophy: simply prepared and presented food, crafted in the traditional style of Italy but using the fresh, local ingredients of its American home, paired with the best Italian wines.
Hotel Jerome, Aspen Dramatically set against the backdrop of Aspen Mountain is Hotel Jerome and the Century Room restaurant. Renowned for its historic elegance and distinctively American cuisine, the Century Room offers easy, unpretentious service and a neighborly atmosphere.
Café L’Europe, Palm Beach Elegant, distinguished and as warm as the sun-kissed hamlet it calls home, Cafe L’Europe is as much a living, breathing resident of Palm Beach, Fla., as the locals themselves.