NEW JERSEY RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION HOSTS ANNUAL GALA RECOGNIZING RESTAURATEURS OF THE YEAR, GOLD PLATE WINNERS, AND STAFF LEGACY AWARD WINNER, NOVEMBER 28, PLEASANTDALE CHATEAUNEW JERSEY RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION HOSTS ANNUAL GALA RECOGNIZING RESTAURATEURS OF THE YEAR, GOLD PLATE WINNERS, AND STAFF LEGACY AWARD WINNER, NOVEMBER 28, PLEASANTDALE CHATEAU
TRENTON – The New Jersey Restaurant Association (NJRA) is hosting its Annual Gala by celebrating the State’s $13 billion restaurant and hospitality industry. The event will take place on Monday, November 28, 2011 at the Pleasantdale Chateau, 757 Eagle Rock Avenue, West Orange, New Jersey.
The 2011 Restaurateur of the Year will be awarded to Mark Pascal and Francis Schott of Catherine Lombardi and Stage Left in New Brunswick, NJ. The Restaurateur of the Year is the highest award bestowed by the NJRA. The 2011 Gold Plate Award will be given to Chef James & Nancy Laird of Restaurant Serenade in Chatham, NJ as well as Jeanne Cretella of Liberty House in Jersey City and Stone House at Stirling Ridge in Warren, NJ. The Gold Plate Award recognizes current outstanding service and achievement in the food service industry.
The NJRA will award a 2011 Staff Legacy Award to Judy Richards, Vice President of Events & Allied Relations at the New Jersey Restaurant Association. Judy will be retiring in December 2011.
The restaurant and hospitality industry in New Jersey is comprised of 25,000 small businesses providing over 311,000 private sector jobs generating $13 billion in annual sales. Founded in 1942, the New Jersey Restaurant Association (NJRA) is dedicated to fostering a vibrant industry that nourishes communities, tourists, the economy and shares the bounty of the Garden State. Restaurants are uniquely important from farm to table, hosting lifetime celebrations, adding sizzle to New Jersey cities and anchoring main streets. Visit www.NJRA.org. Tickets and sponsorships for this high profile event are available by calling 800.848.6368 and more information is available at www.njragala.com.