BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261005T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261005T210000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Cornerstone Awards 2026 DESCRIPTION:Cornerstone Awards**Online registration will close at 10 am the day of the event (10/5/26). Tickets will be available at the door!**New Venue. New Location. Same Great Energy.The Delaware Restaurant Association's Cornerstone Awards is the premier celebration of Delaware's hospitality industry and this year\, we're taking the party somewhere new.Join us at the Hercules Building in Wilmington for an unforgettable evening celebrating the people\, businesses\, and leaders who make Delaware's hospitality industry so special.This isn't your typical awards ceremony. It's a party.Come celebrate with the people who make this industry great\, enjoy incredible food and drinks\, dance to great music\, and raise a glass to another year of hospitality in Delaware.Parking\nParking is available at the 12th & Orange Street Garage. We will provide parking vouchers at the event for you to use when exiting the garage.Hotel Accommodations\nWe have reserved a room block at the Staybridge Suites at a discounted rate of $174 per night\, plus tax.Rooms must be booked by September 14\, 2026 using booking code DRA.Book your room at the Staybridge SuitesOctober 5th 2026\nHercules Building Wilmington\, Delaware\nAfter-Party | Chancery Market 2025 Restaurateur Of The Year: BardeaCelebrating the Best of HospitalityThe evening will feature some of the most meaningful recognitions in our industry\, including:Cornerstone Award Celebrating a Delaware restaurant or hospitality group that has been in business for 20 years or more and has made a lasting impact on our industry and communities.Impact Award\nRecognizing an individual or organization making a lasting impact on Delaware's hospitality industry.Restaurateur of the Year\nCelebrating an outstanding restaurant owner(s) whose leadership\, dedication\, and passion have made their restaurant a hub of their community and the talk of the town. Excellence in Service Award\nOur newest award\, celebrating the hospitality professionals who go above and beyond to create exceptional experiences for guests and make their teams and workplaces stronger. 2025 Cornerstone Award: 1776Help Choose the Excellence in Service Award WinnerThe nominees have been selected and now you get a say.Public voting for the Excellence in Service Award is open now. Help us recognize the hospitality professional who exemplifies what exceptional service is all about.[VOTE NOW]Food. Music. Celebration.Expect an evening filled with great food\, drinks\, music\, dancing\, and plenty of reasons to celebrate.Whether you're a restaurant owner\, operator\, hospitality professional\, industry partner\, or simply someone who loves Delaware's restaurant community\, Cornerstone is the night to come together.And we're keeping the celebration going...\n \nKeep the Party Going at Chancery MarketAfter the awards celebration at the Hercules Building\, join us for the official after-party at Chancery Market.Grab your team\, bring your friends\, and get ready to celebrate late into the night.Come Celebrate With Us 2025 Impact Award: Celebrate Wellness & SoDel Well\nNew venue. New location. Same great energy.The Cornerstone Awards is our opportunity to celebrate the people behind Delaware's hospitality industry and have one heck of a party while we're at it.October 5 | Hercules Building\nAfter-Party | Chancery Market[GET YOUR TICKETS] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Cornerstone Awards

**Online registration will close at 10 am the day of the event (10/5/26). Tickets will be available at the door!**

New Venue. New Location. Same Great Energy.

The Delaware Restaurant Association&rsquo\;s Cornerstone Awards is the premier celebration of Delaware&rsquo\;s hospitality industry and this year\, we&rsquo\;re taking the party somewhere new.

Join us at the Hercules Building in Wilmington for an unforgettable evening celebrating the people\, businesses\, and leaders who make Delaware&rsquo\;s hospitality industry so special.

This isn&rsquo\;t your typical awards ceremony. It&rsquo\;s a party.

Come celebrate with the people who make this industry great\, enjoy incredible food and drinks\, dance to great music\, and raise a glass to another year of hospitality in Delaware.

Parking
Parking is available at the 12th &\; Orange Street Garage. We will provide parking vouchers at the event for you to use when exiting the garage.

Hotel Accommodations
We have reserved a room block at the Staybridge Suites at a discounted rate of $174 per night\, plus tax.

Rooms must be booked by September 14\, 2026 using booking code DRA.

Book your room at the Staybridge Suites

October 5th 2026
Hercules Building Wilmington\, Delaware
After-Party | Chancery Market

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 \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \; 2025 Restaurateur Of The Year: Bardea

Celebrating the Best of Hospitality

The evening will feature some of the most meaningful recognitions in our industry\, including:

Cornerstone Award \;

Celebrating a Delaware restaurant or hospitality group that has been in business for 20 years or more and has made a lasting impact on our industry and communities.

Impact Award
Recognizing an individual or organization making a lasting impact on Delaware&rsquo\;s hospitality industry.

Restaurateur of the Year
Celebrating an outstanding restaurant owner(s) whose leadership\, dedication\, and passion have made their restaurant a hub of their community and the talk of the town. \;

Excellence in Service Award
Our newest award\, celebrating the hospitality professionals who go above and beyond to create exceptional experiences for guests and make their teams and workplaces stronger.

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 \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \; 2025 Cornerstone Award: 1776

Help Choose the Excellence in Service Award Winner

The nominees have been selected&mdash\;and now you get a say.

Public voting for the Excellence in Service Award is open now. Help us recognize the hospitality professional who exemplifies what exceptional service is all about.

[VOTE NOW]

Food. Music. Celebration.

Expect an evening filled with great food\, drinks\, music\, dancing\, and plenty of reasons to celebrate.

Whether you'\;re a restaurant owner\, operator\, hospitality professional\, industry partner\, or simply someone who loves Delaware'\;s restaurant community\, Cornerstone is the night to come together.

And we'\;re keeping the celebration going...


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Keep the Party Going at Chancery Market

After the awards celebration at the Hercules Building\, join us for the official after-party at Chancery Market.

Grab your team\, bring your friends\, and get ready to celebrate late into the night.

Come Celebrate With Us

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 \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;2025 Impact Award: Celebrate Wellness &\; SoDel Well


New venue. New location. Same great energy.

The Cornerstone Awards is our opportunity to celebrate the people behind Delaware&rsquo\;s hospitality industry&mdash\;and have one heck of a party while we'\;re at it.

October 5 | Hercules Building
After-Party | Chancery Market

[GET YOUR TICKETS]

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