DALLAS — The Texas Restaurant Show hosted its annual Texas Restaurant Awards & Lone Star Bash on Sunday, celebrating restaurants and culinary leaders from across the state.
The annual event is the second-largest restaurant show in the country, with over 6,000 attendees and 450 exhibitor booths, organizers said.
Dallas–Fort Worth and North Texas were well represented at the awards. Local recipients included:
“The Texas Restaurant Show brings together the people, products and ideas that move our industry forward,” Tony Abruscato, chief marketing officer at the Texas Restaurant Association, said. “From emerging brands to global suppliers, everyone comes here to connect, learn and do business. It’s a unique space where independent operators, national chains, investors and innovators all meet under one roof. If you want to compete and grow in Texas, this is where you need to be. The energy, scale and opportunity at this show reflect the size and influence of Texas as a national leader in food and hospitality.”
The Texas Restaurant Association represents the state’s $138 billion foodservice industry, including more than 57,000 restaurant locations and 1.4 million employees.