Distinguished Restaurants of North America 2008-2009 Board of Directors
OFFICERS
Chair
William L. Hyde, Jr.
Kent Rathbun Concepts
Dallas, TX
Vice Chair
Karen Olson
Metropolitan
Salt Lake City, UT
First Vice Chair
Joseph DiSalvo
DiSalvo’s Station Restaurant
Latrobe, PA
Immediate Past Chair
John C. Metz, Jr.
Aqua Blue Restaurant & Bar/Marlow's Tavern
Atlanta, GA
DIRECTORS
Paul Athanas
Anthony’s Pier 4
Jim Chamberlain
Ecolab Inc.
Gerard Centioli
ICON, LLC
Priscilla Cretier
Le Vichyssois
Jordi Escofet
LaCava
Vincenzo Gabriele
Vincenzo’s Inc
Norbert Goldner
Café L’Europe
Regina Keever
Bayona Restaurant
Kurt Knowles, Sr.
Knowles Family Restaurants
Wade Knowles
Knowles Family Restaurants
Hans Lindh
American Express
Charles B. “Chick” Marshall
Mr. Stox Restaurant
Leonard Mirabile
Jasper’s
Mark Monette
Flagstaff House Restaurant
Francisco Morales
Pancho’s Backyard
Lee Morcus
Kaiser Restaurant Corporation
Michael D. O’Keeffe
The River Café
Raphael Oliver
Top of the Hub
Craig Peterson
Ringside Steakhouse / Ringside Downtown
Rick Powers
Beverly’s
Margo Provost
Log Haven Restaurant
Kevin D. Schwartz
Horizons / Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa
Larry Work
Sam & Harry’s & The Caucus Room
DIRECTORS EMERITUS
John J. Arena
Ted J. Balestreri
The Sardine Factory
Reinhard Barthel, Sr.
Café 36 – Restaurant Consultant
Vincent Bommarito
Tony’s
Ella Brennan
Commander’s Palace
Vincent J. Catania
Dan’l Webster Inn
Bert Cutino
The Sardine Factory
Ralph Evans
John Folse
Chef John Folse & Company / Lafitte’s Landing
Giovanni Dominic Galati
Dominic’s Restaurant
Victor Gotti
