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    2024 UPPY Awards Nominations

    It’s time for the fourth annual UPPY Awards, an honor specifically for food and beverage professionals. Our subscribers know Charlotte’s restaurant scene, so we’re asking you to nominate the best chefs, restaurants, and hospitality professionals in Charlotte. We’ll celebrate them and announce the winners live on Nov. 4 at the Visulite Theatre!

    Each subscriber may vote once and your e-mail must match the e-mail on your UP account. If you are a PR professional, we ask that you vote as a diner. Submissions by PR reps will be vetted to ensure they are not used for promotion of clients.

    This vote is open to UP members only to ensure our honorees are selected by those who are dedicated to the food scene. Each category’s top nominees will be the finalists, with editors’ discretion. The winners will be selected by UP staff. You do not need to enter nominations for every category.

    Nominations will close Sept. 24 2024.

    Name the single chef you think is the best in the city and where they work. This can be full-service or fast casual.
    Name the single pastry chef you think is the best in the city and where they work. This must be a restaurant. Pastry chefs at bakeries and pop-ups should be named in the Food Artisan category.
    Working in the restaurant industry can be tough. Who brings relentless positivity to those around them or is doing great things for Charlotte's restaurant industry?
    Who is the best chef-on-the rise? This should be a sous chef, sous pastry chef, or newcomer, not an established executive chef.
    Name the best general manager or server in the city and where they work.
    Who is the best behind the bar and where do they work?
    Who gives you the best wine recommendations or pairings, and where do they work? This can be an employee of a wine shop or restaurant.
    Which food nonprofit has made the most positive impact on the hospitality industry, sustainability, or food access this year?
    Who is the top chef at a ghost kitchen, catering, or delivery service and where do they work?
    Which food truck brought the best food to the streets this year?
    Who at local farmers markets, pop-ups, and bakeries is creating something that deserves attention?
    Who is this year's most important supplier of local food?

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