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Voting for 2024 HOSPY Awards is CLOSED

One vote per person; multiple votes from the same email address will be disregarded.
Winners were announced live at the HOSPY Awards Gala on November 6, 2024.

Front-of-House Employee of the Year:

Jenne Harris, Maître d' // Stone Cellar Bistro, Arvada Keith Yoder, Beer-Wall Ambassador // The Golden Mill, Golden

Bartender of the Year

Celeste Rangel Ruiz // Middleman, Denver Coleman Sisk // Yacht Club, OK Yeah, Bread Bar, and others, Denver & Silver Plume Keith Webber // Mountain Standard, Vail

Back-of-House Employee of the Year

Francisco Contreras, Dishwasher // Pindustry, Greenwood Village Brandon Shirley, Line Cook // Rupert’s Durango, Durango Ricardo Tyrell, Line Cook // Salt & Lime, Steamboat Springs

Manager of the Year

Angelina Allen, Assistant General Manager // 626 On Rood, Grand Junction Jessica Cram, General Manager // City, O’City, Denver Irving Mares, General Manager // Santo, Boulder Jason Sutton, Director of Operations // Footers Catering, Arvada

Food Truck of the Year

Chiri’s Momo Delight // Boulder Mukja // Denver Pali Thai // Palisade

Newcomer Restaurant of the Year

Alma Fonda Fina, Denver Marigold, Lyons Sắp Sửa, Denver

Pastry Chef/Baker of the Year

Hannah Lavoy // Lucina Eatery & Bar and Xiquita Restaurante y Bar, Denver Thoa Nguyen // Bánh & Butter Bakery Café, Aurora Carolyn Nugent & Alen Ramos // Poulette Bakeshop, Parker

Chef of the Year

Eric Brenner // Red Gravy, Colorado Springs Ian Palazzola // Frasca Food and Wine, Boulder Bo Porytko // Molotov Kitschen & Cocktails and Misfit Snackbar, Denver Kenneth Wan // MAKFam, Denver Penelope Wong // Yuan Wonton, Denver

Operator of the Year

Brent Jackson & Dan Smalheiser // Little and Avery Eatery, Fort Collins Chris Schmidt // Craftsman Brew Co., Bird Craft, and Il Mago, Edwards and Frisco Alena Windedahl-Simms & Manny Sena // A&M Creations on Main, Delta

Restaurant of the Year

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