Friday, April 27, 2007 Winner of the James Beard Foundation's "Best Chef Mid-Atlantic 1999", Jeffrey Buben is the chef and owner of two prestigious restaurants in Washington, D.C., Vidalia and Bistro Bis. Vidalia has garnered both local and national recognition with its regional American cooking delivered with Southern hospitality since it opened in the spring of 1993. Recently renovated, Vidalia was awarded three stars in October 2003 from the Washington Post food critic, Tom Sietsma. Since 1994 to 2005, Vidalia has annually been awarded “four stars” by the Washingtonian Magazine in its “Top 100” list and has been the recipient of the prestigious DiRona award by the Distinguished Restaurants of North America each year since 1996. The restaurant’s wine program has received the “Award of Excellence” from The Wine Spectator and has been honored by Robert M. Parker of The Wine Advocate as one of his “Most Memorable Meals.” Vidalia was acknowledged by Bon Appétit as one of the “Best New Restaurants of 1993.” Reception with Passed Hors d'Oeuvres |
