Awards & Press
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- October 18, 2010 - Durango's Rod Barker Inducted into the Hotelier Hall of Fame
- June 10, 2010 - Bringing Back the Wild West: Gunfights Return to the Diamond Belle Saloon
- April 23, 2010 - The Durango Melodrama is Back at the Henry Strater Theatre
Culinary Awards
- Best Bloody Mary – Snowdown 2011
- Best Happy Hour: The Office – Best of Buzztown 2010
- 2nd Place Chili Cook Off: Snowdown 2011
- 2nd Place Chocolate Fantasia People’s Choice 2010
- Wine Spectator Award: 2010 Mahogany Grille
- Winner: Passion fruit, raspberry, lemon grass tea: 2010 Taste of Durango
- 2009 Telluride Art and Music Festival Guest Chef
- 2009 Food and Wine Classic Aspen
- Wine Spectator Award: 2009 Mahogany Grille
- 2008 Food and Wine Classic South Beach
- 2nd Place Chocolate Fantasia People’s Choice 2008
- Wine Spectator Award: 2008 Mahogany Grille
- 2007 Scottsdale Culinary Festival Chef Participant
- 1st Place Visual and Taste Chocolate Fantasia 2006
- Sterling Silver Premium Meats Signature Chef #8
Press Contact: Lorraine Bittles







