Dominick Purnomo

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT DOMINICK PURNOMO

Dominick Purnomo, Owner of Dominick Purnomo Restaurant Group (Yono’s, dp An American Brasserie, Day Line, Patrick Henry’s, James Newbury, The Wire Event Center) grew up in his family’s restaurant working alongside his parents at an early age before going on to State University of New York at Morrisville to pursue a degree in Hotel & Restaurant Management. Dominick was a national finalist for the Best Young Sommelier Competition, has been nominated for a James Beard Award for his wine program on 3 occasions. His wine list has been praised by Wine Spectator since 2004 as a Best of Award of Excellence winner and has recently been named one of the 300 greatest wine lists in the world, receiving the 3 star award from The World of Fine Wine. Under his direction, Yono’s was named one of the Top 100 restaurants in America by OpenTable for two consecutive years. And in 2022, was named one of 5 finalists for Sommelier/ Wine Director of the year by Wine Enthusiast magazine. Dominick was generously recognized for his leadership and business achievements as a 40 Under 40 AND a Power 50 by the Albany Business Journal and for his sartorial efforts as one of the #BestDressedSomms by GQ Magazine. He was just the 30th member inducted into Shaker High School, his alma mater’s, Hall of Fame. In 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Purnomo to a seat on the Albany Convention Center Authority. In March of 2020 amid the emerging COVID19 global pandemic, Dominick Co founded FEED ALBANY which provides meals for those who are in need and at risk in the community, especially those who work in hospitality. As of early 2023 over meals were prepared and distributed to food insecure individuals. In his work as an industry advocate, he worked with colleagues to lobby Congress to pass the RESTAURANTS Act (much needed industry specific relief to Independent restaurants), lobbied the Biden Administration to eliminate the Trump era wine and spirits tariffs, and worked with the state legislature to make to go alcohol sales in restaurants permanent across the entire state. In 2022 Purnomo was tasked with being a Congressional liaison by the National Restaurant Association to further strengthen the ties between our industry and our elected officials and convey the needs of our ever changing industry. He has appeared in Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, Wine & Spirits Magazine, GQ, Oprah Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Men’s Journal, Santé Magazine and on MSNBC & CBS New York.