Awards
We would like to congratulate our clients and employees for their outstanding performance and achievements in the foodservice industry.
Some of our achievements include:
- Employer of Distinction Award presented by New York State Rehabilitation Association
- New York State Rehabilitation Association 30th Anniversary: NYC Corporate Business Regional Award
- Black Culinarian’s Alliance 2009 Chairman's Award
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Recognized by the Small Business Administration as a recipient of their Best of Boston Award for 2 years consecutively 2008 and 2009
- Awarded the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for four consecutive years from 2007-2010
- Awarded the Wine Enthusiast Award of Distinction for three consecutive years from 2008-2010
- Inducted as an honorary member to the Distinguished Restaurants of North America DiRoNa in 2009
- Selected by Santé Magazine as a restaurant dining awards recipient with a “Certificate of Achievement”
C5 Restaurant
- C5 at the Royal Ontario Museum was voted one of the Top 10 restaurants in
- Toronto Life magazine and one of the top new restaurants in Conde Nast
- Traveler Toronto Life’s Top 10 Best New Restaurants
- Conde Nast Traveler World’s Top New Restaurants
- Food and Wine’s The Go List
- Top 10 Restaurants in Toronto.com
- Ted Corrado Executive Chef of C5 at the Royal Ontario Museum won Best
- Young Chefs from eyeweekly.com
The Wright, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- Awarded the 2011 AIA Los Angeles Restaurant Design Award
- Awarded the 2010 James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Restaurant Design
- Architect also won the 2010 AIA NY State Design Award for the design of The Wright
Morgan Dining Room at the Morgan Library & Museum
- Awarded 2 Stars from The New York Times
- Awarded 4 Stars from Time Out New York
Credit Suisse
- Awarded the Food Management Magazine Award for Best Menu Concept 2011
United States House of Representatives
- Awarded the Food Management Magazine Award for Best Station Concept 2011
Federal Reserve Bank
- Dedication to Excellence Award, 2011
Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library
- Brides Philadelphia Magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award, 2011
- TheKnot.com’s “Best of” selection in the wedding venue category for the
- Philadelphia/Delaware region, 2011
World Bank Group
- Awarded the Food Management Magazine Award for Best Menu 2010
National Museum of the American Indian
- Awarded 2nd place in the 2010 Gourmand Global Cookbook Awards in the Local category for The Mitsitam Café Cookbook
- Awarded Silver Place in Cookbook Design by Pubwest
Longwood Gardens
- Won Best Mushroom Soup at the 24th annual Mushroom Festival in 2009
Our past awards and recognition includes:
Morgan Stanley
- Awarded a winner in the Whole Grains Challenge sponsored by the Whole Grains Council in the Workplace category
Hearst, McKinsey, Conde Nast
- Awarded honorable mentions Whole Grains Challenge sponsored by the Whole Grains Council in the Workplace category
Harvard Medical School
- Awarded the Food Management Magazine Award for Best Menu
Google Campus- NYC & CA, RA/Bon Appetit
- Awarded the Food Management Magazine Award for Best in Show
Cafe 57 at Hearst Publications
- Awarded the Food Management Magazine Award for Best New Facility
Restaurant Associates' Concept- "Hot out of the Oven"
- Awarded the Food Management Magazine Award for Best Menu
Citigroup
- Awarded the Food Management Magazine Award for Best Renovation
Restaurant Associates Concept- Great American BBQ
- Awarded the Food Management Magazine Award for Best Management Company Concept
The Polytechnic Club
- Awarded 4 Stars from the Hartford Advocate
Museum Roof Garden at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Zagat New York City Nightlife, Top Overall Appeal
Zagat Ratings
- The Morgan Dining Room at The Morgan Library & Museum
- Roof Terrace at the Kennedy Center
- Mitsitam Café at the American Museum of American Indian
- Museum Roof Garden at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Catering by Restaurant Associates


