- 2017 Historic Hotels “Historian of the Year” Award
- 2016, Emmy Award- Best Talent Program Host
- 2016, Emmy Award- Best Lifestyle Special
- 2016, Emmy Award- Best Lifestyle Program Feature
- 2016, Emmy Award- Best Entertainment Program/Special
- 2016, Speaker’s House “Speaker’s Choice” Award
- March 2016, American Academy of Chefs “Culinary Hall of Fame” Celebrated Chef
- November 2015, DAR Historical Preservation & Education Award
- 2015 Emmy Award – best lifestyle TOH
- 2015 Emmy Award- best entertainment- TOH
- 2014-15 TripAdvisor Award of Excellence
- US News and World Report 5 Cool Things to do in Philadelphia
- Where Philly Best Destinations in Historic Philadelphia
- Eater Philly 25 Classic Must Try Restaurants
- 2014 Silver Telly Award
- Philly.com “The Spot”
- Rochambeau honorary visit
- 2014 Continental Line Winter Assembly
- AAA World featured chef
- 2014 Samuels Seafood Chef of the Month
- FREE Library Guest Lecturer
- DAR spotlight on historical preservation
- 2014 DAR Patriot Award
- 2014 Salvation Army Distinguished Spokesman
- Inaugural Charles Thomson Award
- 2013 PIFA Partner
- 2013 WHYY Best of the Chefs People’s Choice Award
- 2013 Certificate of Excellence TripAdvisor
- 2013 Best of the Chefs in American Award
- 2013 Zagat 15 most Distinguished Restaurants in America
- 2013 Regional Independent Restaurateur of the Year
- 2012 Distinguished German-American of the Year
- 2012 Emmy Award, Best Host
- 2012 Telly Award, Host of Promotion
- 2012 Best TV, On Location nominee, James Beard Foundation
- 2011 Guest Chef, James Beard Foundation
- 2011 “Best Thing I Ever Ate,” Food Network
- 2011 Iron Chef Competition, Food Network
- 2011 Contemporary Pioneer Award, Colonial Society of Pennsylvania
- 2011 Silver Medal Award, American Culinary Federation
- 2011 Chef of the Year Nominee, American Culinary Federation
- 2011 Top Philadelphia Chef Winner, Condé Nast Cadillac Culinary Challenge
- 2011 Guest Instructor, Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park
- 2010 Emmy Award, Best Host, International Foodservice Manufacturers Association
- 2010 Silver Plate Award Nominee, IFMA
- 2010 A Taste of History was honored with three Emmy® nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
- Best Host – Walter Staib
- Best Director – James Davey
- Best Historical/Cultural Program – “A Taste of History- Monticello”- Multi Media Productions
- 2007 Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2006 Seven Stars & Stripes Award for Excellence in Hospitality
- 2005 Grand Prize, Plate Magazine Duck Recipe Contest
- 2005 Grand Prize, The Farmer & The Chef Event
- 2005 Restaurant Neighbor Award, National Restaurant Association
- 2004 Chef Walter Staib and City Tavern are inducted into World Gourmet Club
- 2004 Founder’s Trophy, World Gourmet Club
- 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 Five Star Diamond Award for both Chef and Restaurant, American Academy of Hospitality Sciences
- 2003 Neighborhood Favorite Award, Elite Dining
- 2003 Independent Restaurant Award of Excellence, Council of Independent Restaurants of America (CIRA)
- 2003 Distinguished Visiting Author Award, Johnson & Whales University
- 2003 German-American Friendship Award, Federal Republic of Germany
- 2002 Lifetime Membership, German Society of Pennsylvania
- 2002 Guy Przybycien Award, March of Dimes’ Star Chefs
- 2001 Chef’s Choice Award, Master’s Touch
- 2000 Restaurant Wine and Spirits Cooking Award, Santé
- 2000 Menu Visionary Award for Children’s Dining, From Mind To Menu
- 2000 Best Kids Menu in America Award, Restaurant Hospitality
- 1999 Philadelphia Delaware Valley Restaurant Association’s Restaurateur of the Year
- 1999 Restaurateur of Distinction Award and induction into the prestigious Ivy Society, Restaurants & Institutions
- 1999 FCSI Grand Award for Excellence in Management Advisory Services
- 1999 Tabletop Grand Award, FE&S Magazine
- 1999 Cheers Best Beverage Program in America, Independent Category
- 1997 Tabletop Grand Award, FE&S Magazine
- 1987 Foodservice Operator of the Year, Hotel & Lodging, IFMA Silver Plate
- Silver Spoon Award, Food Arts
- First Inductee into the Caribbean Culinary Hall of Fame
- Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole de la République Française
- Commandeur de l’Association Internationale des Maîtres Conseils en Gastronomie Française
- Medal Meritorious de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs
Affiliations
- Culinary Ambassador to the City of Philadelphia
- Ambassador to the Culinary Institute of America
- Trustee of the Culinary Institute of America
- Board Member of the Caribbean Culinary Federation
- Vice President of North America, International Food & Beverage Forum
- International Advisory Board, Hotels Magazine
- Les Amis d’Escoffier Society, Inc.
- National Board of Advisors, l’Ordre Mondial de Gourmet
- American Express Restaurant Advisory Board
- Founding President, Society for the Advancement of Gastronomic Excellence
- Founding Member, The Society for American Cuisine
- l’Union Interprofessionnelle des Vins du Beaujolais
- International Gold & Silver Plate Society
- Professional Member, Foodservice Consultants Society International