2023 CRAZIES Nominating Panel Final Voting

2023 CRAZIES Awards
Nominating Panel Final Voting Form

This page is for our 2023 CRAZIES Nominating Panel to submit final votes. Though we also compile data from public voting to determine winners, our nominating panel selections have heavy influence, so we appreciate you taking the time to get your picks just right. We know that many of you traveled all over CT to experience finalists you might not have been as familiar with and we appreciate how seriously you've all taken this!

Because there is no "save and go back" option for this form, please give yourself dedicated time to make all your selections. To review all categories and nominees in advance, please click HERE.

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For each category below, please select your choices in 1-5 order beginning with your top choice first. We do ask that you please make as many selections as you can, but there is an “I don’t know” option for any categories where you don’t feel comfortable making a selection.

CHEF OF THE YEAR

David DiStasi - Materia Ristorante, Bantam *

Macarena Ludena - Coracora, West Hartford *

Jeff Taibe - Taproot, Norwalk *

Colt Taylor - The Essex, Old Saybrook and Los Charros Cantina, Branford *

David Standridge - The Shipwright's Daughter, Mystic *

RESTAURANT NEWCOMER

29 Markle Ct, Bridgeport *

Esh, Fairfield *

Fire by Forge, Hartford *

Hachiroku Shokudo & Sake Bar, New Haven *

Trigo Wood Fired Pizza, Willimantic *

CATERER OF THE YEAR

Cafe Louise, West Hartford *

CT Cocktail Car, New Haven *

The Eatery, Wallingford *

ONTHEMARC Events, Norwalk *

The Tasty Yolk, Stratford & Fairfield *

VENDOR OF THE YEAR

Box 8 Creative - New Haven *

Earth's Palate Farm - Warren *

Litchfield Distillery - Litchfield *

Seacoast Mushrooms - Mystic *

BARTENDER OF THE YEAR

Shannon Ciralli - Market Place, Avon *

Frank Dean - 1928 Cocktail Club, Branford *

Ryan Pelletier - West Street Grill, Litchfield *

Sam Reyes - Mariposa, Danbury *

Victoria Tenzyk - The Mariner, Mystic *

SERVER OF THE YEAR

Erin Harrington - Engine Room, Mystic *

Melanie Pabon - The Cottage, Westport *

Erind Qazimi - Mill on the River, South Windsor *

Nina Smith - Vinted, West Hartford *

Meghan Zampedri - Fair Haven Oyster, New Haven *

PASTRY CHEF OF THE YEAR

Franck Iglesias - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket *

Melissa Knauer - The Benjamin, Ridgefield *

Jessica Spivey - Oyster Club, Mystic *

Whang Suh - Hen & Heifer, Guilford *

Kim Hoang Wood - le Banh Patisserie, Simsbury *

PEOPLE'S CHOICE

This award is selected by public vote, so your selections in this category will be applied to the public count.

Elm Street Diner, Stamford *

Garden Catering, Multiple Locations *

J. Timothy's Taverne, Plainville *

Rein's Deli, Vernon *

Willimantic Brew Pub, Willimantic *

RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR - Litchfield County

Arethusa al tavolo, Bantam *

At the Corner, Litchfield *

Materia Ristorante, Bantam *

RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR - Fairfield County

Good Old Days, Newtown *

L'Ostal, Darien *

Taproot, Norwalk *

RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR - Hartford County

Coracora, West Hartford *

The Charles, Wethersfield *

Union Kitchen, West Hartford *

RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR - New Haven County

Hindsight BBQ, Waterbury *

Strega, Milford *

Tavern on State, New Haven *

RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR - Tolland County

Camille's Wood Fired Pizza, Tolland *

Sichuan Pepper, Vernon *

Trattoria da Lepri, Ellington *

RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR - Middlesex County

The Essex, Old Saybrook *

Grano Arso, Chester *

Osa, Middletown *

RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR - Windham County

85 Main, Putnam *

Elizabeth's Farmhouse, Putnam *

Stone Row Kitchen + Bar, Willimantic *

RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR - New London County

La Belle Aurore, Niantic *

Port of Call, Mystic *

Via Emilia, Mystic *

OVERALL RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR

Of ALL county restaurants, what are your top three choices for OVERALL Restaurant of the Year?

#1 - This is my FIRST choice *

#2 - This is my SECOND choice *

#3 - This is my THIRD choice *

SUBMIT

2023 CRAZIES AwardsNominating Panel Final Voting Form