A Grand Kind of Crazy

Achieving a Grand Award is its own kind of passion project for restaurateurs

Wine Spectator senior editor Mitch Frank
Senior editor Mitch Frank has inspected six restaurants that went on to win Grand Awards. (Deepix Studio)

“It takes a special determination, some might say insanity, to earn a Grand Award. Going and getting that wine is not so simple,” writes senior editor Mitch Frank. Find out more about what goes into building a Grand Award concept, and explore the stories behind some of the country’s most beloved family-owned enterprises in Frank’s column from Wine Spectator’s Oct. 31, 2024, issue.

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