Four years in, and we’re more excited than ever to announce the 2023 Chronogrammies Readers’ Choice Awards.
Let’s quantify this year’s vote tally: Close to 25,000 readers participated, casting over 340,000 ballots across 268 categories.
Some repeat winners include Top Taste (Caribbean), Dallas Hot Wieners (Cheap Eats), and Rossi’s (Deli and Sandwich). First-time winners include Hudsy (Arts Organization) and Daffodils (Gift Shop). We also had one winner which closed during Chronogrammies voting, but we kept them in anyway in tribute—High Falls’ institution The Egg’s Nest (Nachos) shut its doors this spring.
Some fun facts: The Bakery category was broken up this year into sweet and savory due to popular demand. Sweet was definitely the more competitive with Emily’s Cookie Co. just slightly edging out Meltaway in one of the most hotly contested categories. Another tight contest was the New Restaurant category, with Upstate Taco in Stone Ridge barely beating Rosie in Kingston. Annual Event was the most popular new category, and Woodstock Film Fest took home the honors—it probably helped that they used a photo of Ethan Hawke for promotion. And a tip of the hat to 90 Proof Band, who received the most votes out of any category—they really know how to galvanize their fans.
And for the first time this year, we will be throwing a Chronogrammies party to celebrate all the winners! Please join us on Thursday, August 24, from 6-8:30pm at Hudson House Distillery in West Park for an evening of celebration. Click here to learn more!
Congratulations to all the Chronogrammies winners and a big thanks to readers and supporters. The “Readers’ Choice” Awards are nothing without you, our readers!
P.S. Take a moment to appreciate the impressive variety of victory dances executed by this year’s winners.
This article appears in July 2023.
