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James Beard Foundation</a>,&nbsp;Outstanding Restaurateur 2019<br />\r\n\t&nbsp;</li>\r\n\t<li>&quot;Beards, Booze and Bacon: The Hugh Acheson Episode&quot; <a href=https://www.visitathensga.com/"https://www.themanual.com/podcast/manual-podcast-beards-booze-bacon-hugh-acheson//" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Manual Guide podcast</a>, June 2018<br />\r\n\t&nbsp;</li>\r\n\t<li>Named to Wine Enthusiast&#39;s <a href=https://www.visitathensga.com/"https://www.winemag.com/2018/06/12/top-restaurant-hall-fame//" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Restaurant Hall of Fame</a>, 2018<br />\r\n\t&nbsp;</li>\r\n\t<li>Chef Richard Neal&nbsp; named one of 2018&#39;s Star Chef&#39;s Rising Stars<br />\r\n\t&nbsp;</li>\r\n\t<li>Wine Enthusiast named Five &amp; Ten&nbsp;on their list of America&#39;s 100 Best Wine Restaurants of 2016<br />\r\n\t&nbsp;</li>\r\n\t<li>Georgia Trend recognized Five &amp; Ten with the 2016 Silver Spoon Award<br />\r\n\t&nbsp;</li>\r\n\t<li>&quot;The New Wave of Wine: 6 Sommeliers to Watch in 2015,&quot; Steven Grubbs, <a href=https://www.visitathensga.com/"http://www.bonappetit.com/drinks/wine/article/new-year-new-somms/" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bon Appetit</a>, Dec. 31, 2014<br />\r\n\t&nbsp;</li>\r\n\t<li>&quot;Best Southern Restaurants,&quot; <em><a href=https://www.visitathensga.com/"http://www.southernliving.com/travel/best-southern-restaurants/five-ten-restaurant-athens-georgia/" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Southern Living</a></em>, August 2014<br />\r\n\t&nbsp;</li>\r\n\t<li>Silver Spoon Award, <a href=https://www.visitathensga.com/"http://www.georgiatrend.com/November-2013/2013-Silver-Spoon-Awards//" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Georgia Trend</em></a>, November 2013<br />\r\n\t&nbsp;</li>\r\n\t<li><a href=https://www.visitathensga.com/"http://thedailysouth.southernliving.com/2013/08/15/100-places-to-eat-now-the-checklist//" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Southern Living</em></strong></a>, August 2013: &quot;100 Places to Eat Now&quot;<br />\r\n\t&nbsp;</li>\r\n\t<li>Hugh Acheson, Best Chef: Southeast and Best Cookbook: <em>A New Turn in the South</em>. 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