Fairmount sweeps the Fort Worth Weekly 2011 Best Of edition!
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- Created on Thursday, 29 September 2011 18:18
The Fort Worth Weekly news publication released its 2011 Best Of edition on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011 and we are very excited to announce that the Fairmount Neighborhood Association won the Reader’s Choice award for “Best Neighborhood Group!”Two of Fairmount’s hardest working board members also received recognition as Director of Promotions, Brenda Howell won the Reader’s Choice for “Best Old Gal” (although, she is in our opinion too young for this award) and Sue McLean Fairmount Director of Historic Preservation won the Reader’s Choice award for “Preserver of History.”
Additionally, many Fairmount businesses and residents swept the edition with Kevin Buchanan, owner of the Fortworthology blog and past board member, winning the “Watchdog” category and our esteemed city councilman Joel Burns won dual awards for “Hottest Local Celebrity” and “Servant to the People.”Several Magnolia Avenue restaurants won awards throughout the article for their prize dishes, with Avoca, Spiral Diner, The Usual, and Shinjuku Station winning multiple awards.
A full list of winners from Fairmount and Magnolia Avenue:
- Best Neighborhood Group, Reader’s Choice- Fairmount Neighborhood Association
- Best “Old” Gal, Reader’s Choice- Brenda Howell, Fairmount Director of Promotions
- Best Preserver of History, Reader’s Choice- Sue McClean, Fairmount Director of Historic Preservation
- Watchdog- Kevin Buchanan, Reader’s Choice, Fortworthology.com
- Hottest Local Celebrity (male), Critic’s Choice- Joel Burns
- Servant of the People, Reader’s Choice- Joel Burns
- Best Cocktail Lounge- The Usual
- Best Bar Bar- The Chat Room
- Best Martini- The Usual
- Best Bar Décor- The Usual
- Best place to meet someone of the opposite sex- First Friday on the Green
- Best place for a nightcap- Finn MacCool’s Irish Pub
- Best Soup (Mexican)- Lili’s Bistro
- Best Salad (international)- Chadra Mezza
- Best Chicken Livers- Paris Coffee Shop
- Best Bargain Steak- Cat City Grill
- Best Coffee- Avoca
- Best Coffee House- Avoca
- Best Italian- Nona Tatta
- Best Middle Eastern- Chadra Mezza
- Best Vegetarian Meal- Spiral Diner
- Best Chicken Fried Steak- Cat City
- Best Tamales- Hot Damn Tamales
- Best Sushi- Shinjuku Station
- Best Wait Staffer- Matt Gibbons, Spiral Diner
- Best Restaurant-Cat City
- Best New Restaurant- Shinjuku Station
- Best Fries- Lili’s Bistro
- Best Salad- Spiral Diner
- Best Spicy Dish- Spiral Diner
- Best Field of One- Spiral Diner
- Best Environmentally Friendly Business- Spiral Diner
- Best Outdoor Cultural Event- First Friday on the Green
- Best Art Show (last 12 months) and Best Art Collective - Piranha Bear (art collective)
- Best Urban Digs- West Magnolia Avenue
- Best urban redevelopment/smart growth- Blanchard Schaeffer Advertising Headquarters
- Best Dance Performance- Texas Ballet Theater, Don Quixote (TBT is not based in Fairmount, but many of the performers live here and are members of our association and we are so proud!)
Please visit The Weekly website or pick up a copy from you local news stand.