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SONOMA
RESTAURANT WINS
DISTINGUISHED RESTAURANT OF NORTH AMERICA AWARD
-Joins
Ranks of Most Celebrated Restaurants in United States, Mexico
and Canada-
Princeton,
Massachusetts-There are only 797 restaurants in North America
that currently hold a Distinguished Restaurant of North America
(DiRoNA) Award-one of the most prestigious awards for fine
dining-and Sonoma has just been added to this elite roster.
The award will be officially presented at a gala
ceremony during DiRoNA's Annual Conference on October 1, 2003,
in Montreal.
"DiRoNA
award recipient restaurants signify only the best in fine
dining throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. "I
am incredibly proud of our 56 new award recipient restaurants
and guarantee that they represent only the best fine dining
has to offer in North America. " Said Rick Powers, Chairman
of DiRoNA and Director of Food and Beverage for the Coeur
d'Alene Resort, including Beverly's restaurant, located in
Coeu d'Alene, Idaho. " I look forward to welcoming new
2004 DiRoNA award recipients as well as current DiRoNA awardees
to our Annual Awards Conference in Montreal on September 28
- October 1, 2003. A great deal of culinary talent resides
in our member restaurants and I look forward to celebrating
another year of fine dining with DiRoNa awardees in Montreal".
Based
in New York, NY, DiRoNA was established in 1990 to promote
the fine dining industry and offers the only fine dining guarantee
in all of North America. The DiRoNA Award is bestowed upon
only the most distinguished restaurants. To become eligible
for the award, Restaurants must first be in operation under
the same ownership for a minimum of three years. An
anonymous, independent 75-point inspection of the property
is conducted to review the quality of food, wine, service,
physical property and décor. The DiRoNA Award is the
only program of it's kind scrutinizing every aspect of the
dining experience from the making of the reservations to the
presentation of the check.
"At
Sonoma we strive to provide our guests with the ultimate dining
experience," said Bill Brady, chef and owner of Sonoma.
Using only the freshest and finest ingredients served in a
relaxed and elegant setting by
true culinary professionals, It certainly is an honor to be
given the DiRoNA Award and to be considered among the best
restaurants in North America.
Sonoma Restaurant,
Intimate, Elegant… and Quite Unforgettable.
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