Big Daddy, Kent Rathbun, was in Chicago last night and picked up an Ivy Award for Abacus. What is the Ivy Award? According to Restaurants and Institutions, a restaurant industry magazine, the awards are “the oldest and most-coveted accolades in the foodservice industry.” Of course they are–the yearly battle for an Ivy takes place in Restaurants and Institutions: each year the winners are nominated by past winners voted on by R&I readers. Details here.