The showplace Orange Hill Restaurant was the place where the Southern California Restaurant Writers held their 44th annual Awards Dinner.  Over one hundred restaurateurs, chefs and servers attended the wine tasting and dinner,  all present to receive awards for some of the best restaurants and service in Southern California.
 Named Restaurateur of the year was Ara Kalfayan of Phoenicia in Glendale.  Richard Aim of Arte Cafe and Cafe Camelia received the Owner-Entrepreneur of the Year award.
Named Chef of the Year was Adam Navioli of Oceans & Earth Restaurant in Yorba Linda.   
The wine tasting that preceded the dinner was by David McPhillips of Regal Wine Company, Steve McAnlis of Jackson Family Wines and Pedroncelli Sonoma County Wines with Mark Abraham.
The five course dinner opened with Beef Tartare followed by Heirloom Beet Salad.  Entrees included King Salmon slow cooked and red wine braised short ribs.  Dessert was carrot cake with cream cheese ice cream.
The Orange Hill Restaurant, located atop a hill at 6410 E. Chapman in Orange showed, with its cuisine and service as well as its stunning panoramic view of the whole region, why it was voted "best in Orange County" by the readers of the Orange County Register.
The Southern California Restaurant Writers are a non profit organization with any money received being directed to the Doris Crandall Scholarship Fund.  This Fund directs all monies to student scholarships for those attending courses in the culinary arts.
Currently scholarship funds are directed to Orange Coast College, Riverside Community College, San Bernardino Valley College and Los Angeles Harbor College.  One hundred percent of all donations are dedicated to the issuance of student scholarships.
The Award booklet listing the restaurants that won five, four and three star awards is available from the Southern California Restaurant Writers.