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La Belle Aurore

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Shady Glen Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlor | Manchester

HOSPITALITY HALL OF FAME

Pellicci's

Pellicci’s Ristorante | Stamford

Mecha

Tony Pham & Rich Reyes – Mecha Noodle Bar

RESTAURATEURS OF THE YEAR

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Stone Row Kitchen & Bar

Willimantic

Elizabeth’s Farmhouse

Putnam

85 Main

Middletown

Grano Arso

Chester

The Essex

Old Saybrook

Trattoria de Lepri

Ellington

Sichuan Pepper

Vernon

Camille's Wood Fired Pizza

Tolland

Tavern on State

New Haven

Strega

Milford

Hindsight BBQ

Waterbury

Union Kitchen

West Hartford

Coracora

The Charles

Taproot

Norwalk

L’Ostal

Darien

Good Old Days

Newtown

Materia Ristorante

Bantam

At the Corner

Litchfield

Arethusa al tavolo

Trigo Wood Fired Pizza

Fire by Forge

Hartford

Fairfield

29 Markle Ct

Bridgeport

Hachiroku Shokudo & Sake Bar

Willimantic Brew Pub

Rein’s Deli

J. Timothy’s Taverne

Plainville

Garden Catering

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Elm Street Diner

Stamford

Colt Taylor

The Essex | Old Saybrook

Jeff Taibe

Taproot | Norwalk

David Standridge

The Shipwright's Daughter | Mystic

Macarena Ludena

Coracora | West Hartford

David DiStasi

Materia Ristorante | Bantam

Kim Hoang Wood

le Banh Patisserie | Simsbury

Whang Suh

Hen & Heifer | Guilford

Jessica Spivey

Oyster Club | Mystic

Melissa Knaeur

The Benjamin | Ridgefield

Franck Iglesias

Foxwoods Resort Casino | Mashantucket

Victoria Tenzyk

The Mariner | Mystic

Sam Reyes

Mariposa | Danbury

Ryan Pelletier

West Street Grill | Litchfield

Frank Dean

1928 Cocktail Club | Branford

Shannon Ciralli

Market Place Kitchen & Bar | Avon

Meghan Zampedri

Fair Haven Oyster | New Haven

Nina Smith

Vinted | West Hartford

Erind Qazimi

Mill on the River | South Windsor

Melanie Pabon

The Cottage | Westport

Erin Harrington

Engine Room | Mystic

The Tasty Yolk

Stratford

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The Eatery

Wallingford

CT Cocktail Car

Café Louise

Seacoast Mushrooms

Litchfield Distillery

Earth’s Palate Farm

Warren

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Shady Glen Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlor

Manchester

Pellicci’s Ristorante

Since little boys, we were taught the traditional ways of cooking and the value of a shared meal from our huge diverse family. Being sons of immigrants, we also learned the importance of sacrifice, hard work and grace. All values that have helped shape Mecha Noodle Bar today.Over the past few years, Mecha has grown to several locations across the Northeast and will continue to expand so that we can tell a story of love through color. That love comes from our food, helping nonprofits in underprivileged communities, and building good humans within our company.

Rich Reyes & Tony Pham

Mecha Noodle Bar

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