Awards & Winners

Rich Melman

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