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Nick Stefanelli opened Masseria in the buzzy NoMa neighborhood the slick Italian restaurant offers only three-, four-, and five-course prix fixe menus. There's been a definite resurgence just within the past year alone. Both tasting menus (set courses, often with added serving theatrics) and prix fixe menus (set courses, but with some choices within them) are more popular than ever today in D.C., especially inside new restaurants. in 2011) have since had to close, unable to sustain the concept.īertrand Chemel from 2941 Īnd yet, this hasn't stopped new tasting menu-centric restaurants from continuing to debut in Washington. restaurant to experience such a drop, and some never recovered - over the past few years, such restaurants as Rogue 24 and Eola (two ambitious tasting menu restaurants that had opened in D.C.

Then that number dropped to under 10 percent. Before the downturn, 50 percent of 2941's sales were from tasting menus. "Businessmen had two or three hours for lunch before, and now they don't have that," Chemel remembered. It all started during the economic downturn of 2008. One of the first things to go? The emphasis on tasting menus. "We had a slow decline and we needed to react," the chef says. The loss of revenue was so dramatic that chef Bertrand Chemel and his team closed for a few weeks to regroup. The Falls Church restaurant had been a longtime destination for both business lunches and special occasion dinners, and tasting menus were core to its business. Nominations can be made online at until Nov 30.Fine dining destination 2941 was suddenly bringing in much less money in 2011 than it had in previous years. Recipients are announced at the Amazing Airdrie Women luncheon May 3 at Woodside with guest speaker and author Kirstie McLellan Day. 28 and featured in the spring issue of airdrielife magazine. The winner of the ATB Amazing Promise Award also receives a $250 RSP. Winners receive a piece of custom jewelry from local jeweler, Hoodoo Designs and a certificate. These are the kind of women we are rewarding.î

ÌAll of the women who have been nominated or won awards have been incredibly humble and said they didnít deserve it. ÌIt is about your peers saying, ëyou are a great person and you deserve to be recognized,íî she said. Shaw-Froggatt said she sees the awards as a way to thank someone if they have done something for you. Ï ATB Amazing Promise (for young women under age 18) ñ a young woman whose initiative and enthusiasm promises for a bright future. Ï Pharmasave/The Store Upstairs Amazing Heart ñ a woman whose humanity and compassion has touched the lives of others. Ï Hasset & Reid Amazing Determination ñ a woman who has confronted challenges with perseverance and resolve. Ï McKee Homes Amazing Leadership ñ a woman whose integrity, vision and discipline have proved an inspiration for others. Ï Pureform Radiology Amazing Courage (the Tracy Work Award) ñ a woman who has faced adversity with grace, dignity and spirit. The awards are presented in five categories: ÌWe are seeing more and more stories of people who overcome hurdles and obstacles and these are the fascinating stories of determination that we love to hear and share,î said Shaw-Froggatt. Previous winners have done everything from losing weight, to fighting cancer to taking an adversity in their lives and making it into something positive. ÌThe smallest gesture can make the biggest impact on someone,î she added.

Shaw-Froggatt said the women who are nominated for the awards donít have to have ìchanged the worldî as long as they have made a difference in someoneís life. ÌThere have been some outstanding stories in the Airdrie City View in the past year and I would consider these women amazing so please nominate them and give them the recognition they deserve,î said Sherry Shaw-Froggatt, founder of the Amazing Airdrie Women Awards. The fourth annual program recognizes and honours women who have made a difference in the lives of others in and around Airdrie. Nominations for the 2014 Bijou Clothing/airdrielife Amazing Airdrie Women Awards are now open. I ALSO HAVE A CALL IN TO THE WOMAN WHO WON THE AMAZING HEART AWARD LAST YEAR AND I WILL ADD HER IF SHE CALLS BACK OKJ