joining to discuss some of business,ames inhe kathy hollinger, president and ceo of the rtaurant association of the metropolitan of wasashington. d.c. has become a food deststination and it iexciti toto watch. buget righted to it with some of t names nomininated you a categogory everyone likes to lok at, new restaurants. let'talk abobout that cagory. this year we have h so many that have oped in the last decade. -- so many that have open.n. and the last dece it has been 700. a lot oft on 1h street. this is definitely a category to watch.h. caleco also look at another hot category. ery one likes to s who will be nominated f chef of the year. .ou see last year's winne he is competing up ainst two of the new nominees. all these are proven names. >> you have so much that goeses into new restaurant of the year. gluehef reay remains the that holds the establishment together.. thiss a very difficult choice for the judges to make. >> foodies like to look at restrants based on every categoryfrom the on be on something lococation. you have your own categories. chef othe year c comes down to the food a