Rich Melman - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	14-March-1942
Place of Birth	Chicago (Illinois, United States of America, Chicago metropolitan area, Area code 872)
Nationality	United States of America
Also know as	Richard Melman
Rich Melman is the founder of Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, a privately held restaurant company with more than 70 venues. Melman serves as Chairman of the Board of LEYE. He creates restaurant concepts. As such he is a corporate executive who sees himself as an artist. In 1971, Melman and Jerry A. Orzoff founded R.J. Grunts in Lincoln Park in Chicago. Melman and Orzoff continued their partnership, developing a number of restaurants, until Orzoff died in 1981. Melman continued his philosophy of "partnership" and now has 37 working partners.

Awards by Rich Melman

Check all the awards nominated and won by Rich Melman.

2011

James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurateur

Honored for : Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises

Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurateur	Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises

2010

Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurateur	Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises

2009

Nominations 2009 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant	L20
James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurateur	Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises

2008

Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurateur	Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises

2007

James Beard Award for Outstanding Service

Honored for : Tru

Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurateur	Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises
James Beard Award for Outstanding Service	Tru

2006

Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurateur	Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises
James Beard Award for Outstanding Service	Tru

2005

Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
James Beard Award for Outstanding Service	Tru
James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurateur	Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises

2000

Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant	Tru

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