Restaurateur
2024 Marco Puerto, Cocina Mexicana
2023 Ryan Trimm, Across The Board Restaurant Group View his video here
2022 Anthony House, Chick-fil-A Germantown Parkway view his video here
2021 No award given
2020 Shawn Danko, Kooky Canuck
2019 Patrick Reilly, Majestic
2018 Sandy Robertson, Automatic Slim’s, Ubee’s, Cafe Ole, Dyer’s, Catering For U, etc.
2017 Lauren McHugh Robinson, Huey’s
2017 Frank Vernon, The Bar-B-Q Shop (Pioneer Award)
2016 Ben Brock, Char & Amerigo
2015 Mike Miller, Patrick’s Neighborhood Bar & Patio, Heritage
2014 Cordell Pirtle, Jack Pirtle’s Fried Chicken
2013 Felicia Willett, Felicia Suzanne’s
2012 Robert Chapman, Molly’s La Casita (Lifetime Achievement Award)
2012 David Boyd, D’bo’s Wings n’ More
2011 Kelly English, Restaurant Iris
2010 Ben Smith, Tsunami
2009 Jeff Dunham, The Grove Grill
Patrick Neely, Neely’s BBQ
Thomas Boggs, Huey’s (Civic & Community Leadership)
George Falls, Paulette’s
Jack Stout, Fred Gang’s
Erling Jensen, Erling Jensen’s, The Restaurant
Karen Blockman, Automatic Slim’s
Robert Anderton, Anderton’s
Jimmy Ishii, Sekisui
Charlie Vergos, Rendezvous
Gregory Sadetsky, Cafe Samovar
Humphrey Folk, Folk’s Folly
Walt Exline, Exline’s Best Pizza
Glenn Hays, La Tourelle
Mac Edwards, McEwen’s
Jim Neely, Interstate BBQ (Pioneer Award)
Rick Farmer, Jarrett’s
Porter Moss, Showboat BBQ
Simpson Hughes, The Butcher Shop
Danny Sumrall, The Half Shell
Associate
2024 AJ Jones, Old Dominick
2023 Rick Bowers, Patrick Accounting view his video here
2022 Brian Edwards, Everything But the Food (now One POS) view his video here
2021 No award given
2020 Pat Taylor, Cleaner Solutions
2019 Shawn Massey, TSCG
2018 Jimmy Kiser, US Foods
2017 Bobby Maupin, West Tennessee Crown
2016 John Seay, State Systems
2015 Hale Barclay, Gem Restaurant Supply
2014 Louis Costabile, SYSCO Memphis LLC
2013 Bill Sumner, TravelHost of Greater Memphis
2012 Terry Sesti, Athens Distributing
2012 Joe Campbell, US Foods (Outstanding Service Award)
2011 Brad Leslie, Data Cash Register
2010 Ken Neill, Memphis Magazine/ Memphis Flyer
2009 Oscar Vego, Star Distributors
David Feinstone, Off the Dock Seafood
Michael Gordon, Gordon Food Co.
Bill Shanle, U.S. Foodservice
Jabie Hardin, Hardin’s Sysco Foodservice (Newt Hardin Award)
Auto-Chlor
Tom Cassidy, American Seafood
Michael Palazola, M.Palazola Produce
Tom Wood, D.Canale Beverage
Jimmy Cull, U.S. Foodservice
William McCreery, Chuck McCreery & Dot McCreery, Smith Fixture Co.
Bill Bowden (Newt Hardin Award)
Glenn Floied (Pioneer Award)
Angelo Liollio, Costa Taras, Dimitri Taras, (Pioneer Award)
Billy Leppert, Gordon Food Company, (Pioneer Award)
Danny Robinson, Robinson Marketing
Other Awards
2023 Ernie Mellor (Meritorious Service Award) view his video here
2022 Rev. Father Nicholas Louis Vieron (Lifetime Achievement Award) view his video here
Wight Boggs (Presidential Service Award)
2017 Kimberly Carlson (Presidential Service Award)
2019 Chef Andreas Kisler, The Peabody (Chef of the Year)
