2007 R&I Ivy Award Winners Selected

Restaurants & Institutions magazine has announced winners of the Ivy Award for 2007.

By Staff -- Restaurants & Institutions, 3/15/2007

Restaurants & Institutions magazine has announced winners of the Ivy Award for 2007. The distinguished lineup of operators consists of:

• Blue Ginger, Wellesley, Mass.;
• Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine;
• Jack's Oyster House, Albany, N.Y.;
• The Sea Grill, New York City;
• United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colo.;
• University of California, Berkeley.

Each of the winners embodies excellence and high achievement in food and service standards.

Winning operations will be featured in special editorial coverage in the May 1 issue of R&I and on its Web site, http://www.rimag.com. They also will be the guests of honor at the Ivy Awards ceremony and dinner on May 20 at The Field Museum in Chicago.

Ivy Awards, one of the oldest and most coveted industry accolades, have been presented since 1971. More than 300 distinguished operations have won the award, making them members of the Ivy Society. Each year, members of the Ivy Society nominate those they feel embody Ivy standards of excellence. Then, the entire readership of R&I is given the opportunity to vote, making this an award of peers, a distinction that is unparalleled in the industry. Past winners include some of America’s most famous restaurants, including The French Laundry, Charlie Trotter’s, Emeril’s and “21” Club.