Napa Rose at Disneyland Resort Wins Prestigious 2007 DiRoNA Award of Excellence
Napa Rose at Disneyland Resort Wins Prestigious 2007 DiRoNA Award of Excellence
The Distinguished Restaurants of North America (DiRoNA)
has chosen Napa Rose, the nationally-recognized gourmet restaurant in Disneys
Grand Californian Hotel and Spa at Disneyland Resort, to receive a 2007 DiRoNA
Award of Excellence, one of the most sought-after accolades in the restaurant
industry. DiRoNA Awards are distributed annually to restaurants throughout the
United States, Canada and Mexico offering outstanding food, wine, service and
hospitality. This is the second time that Napa Rose has received the DiRoNA
Award.
Napa Rose is just one of many tempting dining options that create
dreams-come-true experiences for guests during the ongoing Year of a Million
Dreams celebration at the Resort. Other restaurant choices, all delivering
Disneys unique brand of quality and service, include Steakhouse 55 at the
Disneyland Hotel and Yamabuki at Disneys Paradise Pier Hotel.
Michael Jordan, general manager and chief sommelier of Napa Rose, noted that its
especially gratifying to be receiving the award. We are ecstatic that Napa Rose
has been selected to receive a DiRoNA Award once again, he said. The award is
only bestowed upon an elite group of restaurants that have undergone rigorous
evaluations and we are thrilled to be among such a choice group.
Only those restaurants that pass inspection by the Distinguished Dining Advisory
Council, an anonymous, specially-trained group of hospitality and food industry
professionals, food critics and distinguished dining connoisseurs, are eligible
for the DiRoNA Award. Restaurants are evaluated on a 75-point scale, and those
with the highest scores are then nominated for DiRoNAs.
At Napa Rose, the Distinguished Dining Advisory Council and guests alike enjoy
Chef Andrew Suttons holistic dining philosophy through California Wine Country
cuisine made with only the freshest ingredients. In addition to delighting
guests with a one-of-a-kind food experience, staged within a striking Arts and
Crafts architectural-style setting, Napa Rose houses an impressive 16,000-bottle
wine cellar that features more than 900 vintages, and offers 50 wines by the
glass. Napa Rose claims the distinction of staffing 42 top-ranked Level One
Master Class sommeliers, the most of any one restaurant in the world.
The DiRoNA Quality Assurance Program is the only independent and anonymous
restaurant inspection program operating across North America. DiRoNA utilizes an
extensive list of criteria to evaluate all aspects of a distinguished dining
experience. The Distinguished Restaurants of North America was formed in 1990 by
a high-profile group of experts who wanted to promote, preserve and recognize
superior dining establishments in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
-- Posted August 30, 2007