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Cheers to Mount Vernon Triangle’s 2026 RAMMY Nominees!

Thursday April 9, 2026

Last month we told you about the many Mount Vernon Triangle chefs, staff, and restaurants that were named as semi-finalists for the 2026 RAMMY Awards presented by Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) and now we’re thrilled to bring you an update on who among our Mount Vernon Triangle community has progressed to the finalist round! A huge congratulations to the team at 2fifty Texas BBQ for bringing home a whopping three nominations including: “Manager of the Year” for Debby Portillo, “Restauranteur of the Year” for Fernando Gonzalez (both pictured above with their 2025 RAMMY for “Casual Restaurant of the Year”), and “Best Sandwich of the Year” award, which is one of the five categories that will be decided by public vote starting Monday, April 20. Also up for public vote? dLeña in the category of “Best Brunch”! Cucina Morini rounds out the Triangle’s representation with nominations in two categories: “Cocktail Program of the Year”, and “Chef of the Year” for Chef Matt Adler.

Congrats to all the nominees — you make us full of pride and delicious food!