Earlier this year, the Britain-based authority on food and drink, The 50 Best Brand, announced the launch of a North America’s 50 Best Restaurants list.

As part of the new North America-specific list, which includes the U.S., Canada and parts of the Caribbean, are individual awards, including the Resy One To Watch Award, named for the online reservation site from American Express. Detroit restaurant Ladder 4 Wine Bar was named the inaugural recipient.

According to The 50 Best Brand, the award recognized Ladder 4 Wine Bar as a “rising star restaurant whose distinctive vision and culinary excellence have earned it recognition as a future leader on the North American stage.”

William Drew, the director of content for North America’s 50 Best Restaurants, said in a news release that the resta

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