Please join us for the Greater Columbia Restaurant Association's annual Restaurant Hall of Fame & Benefit Dinner.

Monday, November 24, 2025

Pastides Alumni Center

Cocktail attire requested.

5:30pm Reception

includes tasty bites served by our South Carolina ProStart students

7:00pm Dinner

7:45pm Awards & Scholarship Presentation

8:00pm Reverse Raffle

2025 Hall of Fame Inductees include:

Brandon & Jeanne Velie 

Juniper

Phill Blair, Will Greene, Jonathan Robinson & Constantine (Dino) Pournaras

The Whig, The Hoot, WeCo Bottle & Biergarten

2025 Rudy Award Recipients: 

Dr. Charles Partlow

University of South Carolina's School of Hospitality & Tourism Management

Gil Smith

US Foods

Tickets:

Individual Dinner Only - $150

Individual Dinner & Raffle Ticket - $225

Reserved Corporate Table - $1,100

Reserve Corporate Table (8) with Raffle Tickets - $1,750