
Santa Fe, NM — Restaurant industry leaders, educators and top students from more than 100 restaurant and culinary schools nationwide gathered in Chicago last month for the industry’s annual award ceremony hosted by the National Restaurant Association and its Educational Foundation. Among the five award recipients honored was Florence Jaramillo, president of Manzana Center, Inc., which owns and manages Rancho de Chimayó Restauranté.
“We’ve received a lot of honors but this one is special because it is given by my peers in the industry,” Jaramillo says. “They understand how hard we work and what we do. It’s not just running a restaurant. There are so many facets to the restaurant -- the employees, the customers, the government regulations, and the community involvement.”