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Why Fine Dining is Still Important
In the rush today of an ever-changing society, fine dining still has its place. Sure there are times when casual dining will suit your purposes. But when you experience a fine dining meal at an exceptional restaurant, you will truly discover the meaning of dining out....
The Sardine Factory Restaurant Celebrates 50 Years on Historic Cannery Row
The award-winning Sardine Factory restaurant on historic Cannery Row turns 50 on October 2, 2018. The golden anniversary marks a significant milestone for owners Ted Balestreri and Bert Cutino and a significant achievement for a restaurant that is known around...
36 Restaurants Added To Distinguished Restaurants of North America Award List
[Niagara Falls, NY] ⎯ The Distinguished Restaurants of North America (DiRōNA) Award, one of the most prestigious awards for fine dining, is proud to announce this year’s addition of 36 restaurants to its renowned list. “We are very excited with this year’s...
Helping Restaurants After the Hurricanes
DiRoNA has many restaurants all across North America - close to 700 of them. We were saddened to hear that some of them in Houston, TX were affected by Hurricane Harvey. Not long after, many restaurants in Florida were affected by Hurrican Irma. In the past few days,...
Dining at a DiRoNA Awarded Restaurant
What does it mean to dine at a DiRoNA Awarded restaurant? DiRōNA - Distinguished Restaurants of North America has been awarding restaurants since 1992. Out of over 300 restaurants awarded that year, we still have more than 50 that are in operation today....
Niagara College Students Receive DiRoNA Scholarships
Niagara College Students Helen Tabitha Lindsay and Alexis Currell-Therrien Receive 2017 DiRoNA Scholarships The Distinguished Restaurant of North America (DiRoNA) Award, one of the most prestigious awards for fine dining is proud to announce that Niagara College...
What It Means to be a DiRōNA Awardee
What it means to be a DiRōNA Awardee. As a longstanding member of DiRoNA, it’s my pleasure to offer you a little insight into how much the association means to me and the positive relationship I have with many of the members. It was 1977; I had just married my wife...
Congratulations to our 2016 Scholarship Winners
Congratulations to our 2016 Scholarship Winners! The DiRoNA Award Scholarship Fund is managed and administered by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. Each year DiRoNA provides 4-6 scholarships in the United States and 2 scholarships in Canada....
New 2016 DiRoNA Awarded Restaurants!
We would like to officially announce our new 2016 DiRoNA Awarded restaurants! As always, we have discovered some very worthy restaurants of the DiRoNA Award. We are very proud to officially congratulate the restaurants listed below on their Achievement in Distinction...