Vote for Your Favorite Connecticut Restaurants and Chefs in CT Restaurant Association Contest

The Connecticut Restaurant Association has put together a list of some of the best chefs and restaurants from the state and needs your help.  They want you to vote on your favorites for Upscale Restaurant of the Year, Casual Restaurant of the Year, Caterer of the Year, Mixologist of the Year, and Chef of the Year.  While we do focus on Fairfield County, there are definitely some great places up for nomination that we’d love to try when we’re out yonder.  But, that’s not to say that Fairfield County isn’t represented!  Pepe’s Pizza is up for Best Casual (they aren’t just New Haven, ya know), David’s Soundview Catering (yeahhhh!) is up for Best Caterer, and everybody’s favorite badboy chef Bill Taibe of LeFarm is up for Best Chef of the Year.

Just vote by filling out the quick form here and giving your e-mail addy.  You can only vote once per e-mail address, so don’t get out of control. :P  Voting ends on November 6 at 5pm.  The winners will be honored on 11/27 at the CRA Salute to Excellent Awards Dinner at Mohegan Sun.  For details on getting tickets or being a sponsor, click here.  So, show some love to our local restaurants and vote them in!  Here are all the contestants:

Upscale Restaurant of the Year

Max Downtown

The Mill at 2T

Union League Cafe

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Casual Restaurant of the Year

Pepe’s Pizzeria

Willimantic Brewing Company

Wood-n-Tap

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Caterer of the Year

A Thyme to Cook

Connecticut Wedding Group

David’s Soundview Catering

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Belvedere Mixologist of the Year

David Bouchard, Max Fish

Matt Cusson, Wood-n-Tap, Hartford

Dimitrios Zahariadis, Vasi’s Restaurant

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Chef of the Year

Ryan Jones, The Mill at 2T

Hunter Morton, Max Downtown

Bill Taibe, LeFarm