Sounds disappointing but good to know the award dinner should probably be skipped in the future.
Last year's dinner in Seattle was fantastic (they served salmon, and I am not a fish eater).
+1
I wish I could remember more of the details, but I was, uh, drinking. It was great though.
various root vegetable mash, a mushroom bisque, and a sort of coffee/chocolate/donut trifle?