Award-Winning Hotels/Restaurateurs/Chefs/Owners and PR Executives say it best:
"On behalf of Chef Mattioli and THE RESTAURANT, we are delighted to receive THE PRACTICAL GOURMET's Four Star Gold Taste Dining Award. The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta strives to prepare only the freshest, most creative and finest cuisine. To have this effort recognized is richly rewarding. I look forward to working with you to encouragecontinued standards of culinary excellence." Allison Adams/Director PR
The Ritz-Carlton • Atlanta,GA
"This is just what the restaurant business needs--real people giving their honest appraisals of their dining experiences! Keep your restaurant critics coming. Maybe next time we'll be awarded the Gold!"
Peking Gardens • Pensacola, FL
"I can't tell you how much receiving your prestigious Four-Star Gold Taste Dining Award has meant to me personally and to all the staff here at East of Athens. Even though we've always had an excellent reputation, we're fairly small and just not that well-known. But ever since the publicity following your award, business is booming! We're sometimes booked a week in advance--and that's never happened before. Thank you again and please visit us again soon as my guest." Elena Purasic/Owner
East of Athens • Pt. Jefferson, NY
"What the Michelin Guide is to France, The Practical Gourmet's dining awards are to Long Island and New York restaurants. Your evaluation and rating system is the best and most accurate outside of France."
Andre/Jean Claude/Owners
La Mascotte • Commack, NY
"Thank you for honoring Enoteca Iperbole for its cuisine. We were most pleased to receive your Three-Star Dining Award for culinary excellence, and are honored to display it—because your ratings are known for your accuracy and honesty." Armond, Owner/Chef • NYC
"Tre Scalini is honored to have been bestowed the coveted Practical Gourmet Award for its culinary achievements and will display with pride, the citation reflecting that unequalled distinction."
Giovanni Di Saverio/Chef • NYC
"Michael and I are honored having been awarded for the second consecutive year, the Practical Gourmet's Four Star Dining Award. Because of this recognition we received some very good publicity in our local news media last year. Thank you for the encouragement, we will continue to maintain our high standards. The photographs are beautiful, I could almost get used to this!” Jasia & Michael Kaziewicz/Owners
LeSoir Restaurant • Bayport, NY
"A short note to thank you for the wonderful Four Star Gold Taste Dining Award you have granted our gourmet restaurant "La Perla" for being outstanding in International Cuisine. We also appreciate your comments on the taste and quality of our food. Looking forward to see you again when you next travel to Puerto Vallarta." Roland Bernard Food/ Beverage Manager
CAMINO REAL, JALISCO, MEXICO
"Bravo!!! A fabulous award by the most accredited and impartial food critics in the United States. Our Gold Award is proudly displayed in the lobby where our clients can see what is expected of us before they dine. We then strive to surpass their greatest expectations. Thank you 'PG'." Andre F. Steffen/Owner Chef
Andre's Lake House W. Sayville, NY
"Our employees and I were very proud to have you visit our restaurant. Receiving your Three Star Silver Award was even more of a pleasure. Your restaurant awards are very important to the growth of our industry and very well respected in America. Thank you for the time you spent with us. We support all your efforts."
Guy Lombardi/Co-Owner
Mamma Lombardi's • Holbrook, NY
"Thank you for your many kind words and of course the 4 1/2 stars awarded the Aragon Cafe, Miami's next gourmet mecca! You are welcome here anytime. Knowing the impact of your publication, we added more tables and chairs." Mark Sterling, Mgr./Maitre'd
Colonnade Hotel • Coral Gables, FL
"Please accept our thanks and gratitude for awarding Yuca the 1991-92 Silver Taste Dining Award for innovative Cuban cuisine. Yuca staff and management are proud and honored to have won this most prestigious award. It is the highest compliment we can receive. It’s the most rewarding recognition of all the efforts we made to excel in all aspects of this complex and demanding industry—food quality and creativity, service and ambiance. Your reward will be proudly displayed by Yuca in the most visible place for all our patrons to see how highly we have been valued by you. We thank you again for your recognition. It is an incentive for us to continue our hard work, and try to further excel in promoting the art of fine cuisine." Efrain R. Veiga, Jr./Owner
YUCA, Coral Gables, FL
"`I can't tell you how delighted I am to have received your three-star dining award from Practical Gourmet. The handsome certificate you presented me is currently being framed to match the restaurants decor. It will be hung in a conspicuous place of honor. My sincere appreciation to your fine publication."
Tony Pecora/Owner
LETIZIA, Manhatten, NY
“Thank you for your favorable review of The Wildflower and for honoring our restaurant with your 3-Star Silver Taste Dining Award. We are proud of the fine cuisine and superb service at The Wildflower, and we are pleased that you found your dining experience not only enjoyable, but worthy of the above rating. As always, everyone at The Wildflower and at The Lodge at Vail will continue to strive for excellence in product and service.”
John P. Volponi/General Manager
The Lodge at Vail, CO
“I was caught by surprise when we received the Practical Gourmet Award and honestly I didn’t know much about it at the time. But when I was explained how the rating system works, I felt extremely honored and privileged.” Mark Berger/Executive Chef
Sonnenalp Resort of Vail, CO
“We’re very pleased to receive your Four Star Gold Taste Dining Award!. As you know, we and our staff work very hard to provide our customers with a true Tuscan experience--with authentic food, Italian wines and a warm, country setting. Thanks for recognizing our efforts. It’s quite gratifying. We hope to see you in Telluride again and look forward to serving your subscribers.” Joline & Vincent Esposito/Owners
CAMPAGNA, Telluride, CO
“I was delighted to receive our 2-star rating certificate for our seafood cuisine at our restaurant. We aim to serve the freshest, and most flavoursome grilled food in a relaxed, informal atmosphere and your recognition of our efforts is very welcomed by myself and every staff member. We’ll strive to keep on improving our product and look forward to your visit next year!” Charlie Duncan/ManagerBeachcomber Bar & Grill, Pinney’s Beach, NEVIS- WEST INDIES
“Your award has special significance as it is the only one specifically for the quality of our cuisine. English Mediterranean fusion in the Caribbean, ambitious but effective…a particularly healthy style; we shall be going for the gold on your re-rating mission here late in the year with some novel and delicious creations.”
James & Celia Milnes Gaskell, GM/Owners
Montpelier Plantation Inn, NEVIS-W. INDIES
“We work hard to establish a reputation for exquisite food, an inviting and friendly atmosphere with prompt courteous service. We’re extremely proud of our recent accomplishments and are honored to receive such accolades from PG. We are all very inspired to receive your three and a half star rating. It is very gratifying and greatly appreciated to be recognized for our efforts. Looking forward to seeing you on your next visit to Newport.”
Maxime Putier/Manager of La Petite Auberge
Newport, Rhode Island
“Everyone at the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, Mauna Kea Resort would like to extend a sincere “Mahalo Nui Loa” to you for awarding us with your prestigious 4-1/2 Star Award for our Coast Grille Restaurant. We are very proud of what we have accomplished in just one short year. Our restaurant features the freshest shellfish and seafood available. Our produce is grown for us by local farmers. We search far and wide to find the perfect ingredients for each dish we prepare. It would give us great pleasure to have you visit us again if you are on the Big Island. Aloha.”
Corey A. Waite/Executive Chef
Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel—Kamuela, Hawaii