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Clean Plate Awards

Industry pros share their favorite restaurant dishes of the year
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Gracie Presanson

 Nov. 20, 2018

Bruschetta Board Postino Wine Cafe, Phoenix I find that this menu item takes all the best pairings from a cheese and charcuterie board to build bruschetta on freshly baked bread. The gu...

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Chad Schafer

 Nov. 20, 2018

Prosciutto e Rucola Spacca Napoli, Chicago  The prosciutto and arugula pizza at Spacca Napoli is a flavor all its own. The chewy crust with charred bubbles balance perfectly with t...

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Mat Snapp

Nov. 20, 2018

Tom Kha Gai Le Thai, Las Vegas This soup requires no spoon, only a bib. Every time I go I swear that I will finally finish a full round of coconut kaffir gin cocktails I’ve had in my n...

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John Tallichet

Nov. 20, 2018

Black Truffle Pizza S.Y. Kitchen, Santa Ynez, Calif. I usually order a different entree every time I eat at S.Y., but when the Black Truffle Pizza is available as a special, it’s alway...

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Staff Picks: 2018 Clean Plate Awards

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 15, 2018

Restaurant Business team members name their favorite dishes of the year.

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2017 Clean Plate Awards

By Kathleen Squires on Oct. 20, 2017

Industry experts name their favorite meals of the year.

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2015 Clean Plate Awards

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 27, 2015

Read on to see what dishes made the cut for “best of the best” in 2015.

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2016 Clean Plate Awards

By Kathleen Squires on Sep. 15, 2016

Read on to see which award-winning dishes made this year’s distinguished panel literally clean their plates in 2016.

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Tracing the trends from 10 years of Clean Plates

By Benita Gingerella on Sep. 08, 2016

Winning dishes have showcased myriad notable trends, many of which continue to influence the industry today.

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2014 Clean Plate Awards

By Restaurant Business Staff on Dec. 06, 2014

The panel of restaurant industry pros that judged this year’s Clean Plate Awards eat for a living.

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