2025 GRACE Award Winners
Lifetime Achievement – Philip J. Hickey Jr.
Chairman's Honor – Governor Brian Kemp
Restaurateur of the Year – Buckhead Life Restaurant Group
Emerging Restaurateur of the Year – Blue Hound Barbecue
Industry Partner of the Year – Gas South
Hospitality Hero of the Year – Fat Man’s Café & Catering
People’s Choice Awards
The People’s Choice Awards feature four award categories: All awards were nominated and voted on by the Georgia restaurant community (guests, employees, suppliers and vendors).
- Favorite Neighborhood Hangout – 5Church, K5 Hospitality
- Favorite Born-and-Raised Beverage – Terrapin Beer Co.
- Favorite Eatertainment Experience – Your 3rd Spot, AMP Up1 Hospitality
- Uniquely Georgia Restaurant – Mary Mac’s Tea Room
Restaurant Manager of the Year – Nathan Martin, Ted’s Montana Grill
Restaurant Employee of the Year – Brian Boyle, Atlanta Fish Market
Restaurant Employee of the Year – Presented posthumously to Traci Heller, Hudson Grille
Hall of Fame – Claude Guillaume
Hall of Fame – George McKerrow
Hall of Fame – I. Pano Karatassos
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