the nominationare in for the restaurant awas, theamey' he can bring in newew customers, especially now that washinington has become an internationalal fd deststination. 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 ma