• Hamid Salimian is appointed as Executive Chef, Diva at the Met and The Metropolitan Hotel (August)
• Sous Chef Jeff Kang wins both the Fetzer Great Beginnings Appetizer and Wine Challenge at the 2011 Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival.
• Georgia Straight Newspaper's Golden Plates Awards (2011) Readers' Choice, Best Hotel Restaurant: Diva at the Met (Bronze)

• Georgia Straight Newspaper's Golden Plates Awards (2010) Readers' Choice, Best Hotel Restaurant: Diva at the Met (Silver)
• WHERE Vancouver Magazine Most Memorable Meal Awards (2010): Best Hotel Dining & Bar (Honourable Mention)
• Diva at the Met joins Vancouver Aquarium's Ocean Wise program.
• Romeo Bartyuk appointed as Sous Chef, Diva at the Met (June)
• Diva is honoured with the Bronze Glass Award for the second year in a row at the Vancouver Playhouse Wine Festival

• Executive Chef, Dino Renaerts, is named one of the top ten chefs in the city for 2009 and is invited to compete in the Vancouver Gold Medal Plates competition.
• Diva is honoured with the Bronze Glass Award at the Vancouver Playhouse Wine Festival
• Jeff Van Geest appointed as Executive Sous Chef, Diva at the Met (January)
• Carl Wilks appointed as Sous Chef, Diva at the Met (January)
• Georgia Straight Newspaper's Golden Plates Awards (2009) Readers' Choice, Best Hotel Restaurant: Diva at the Met (Silver)
• WHERE Vancouver Magazine Most Memorable Meal Awards (2009): Best Hotel Dining & Bar Honourable Mention
• Diva server Gilles Vezina is nominated for Vancouver Tourism Awards for Service Excellence
• Four Diamond Award 2009 (AAA) presented to Diva at the Met.

• DiRoNA recognizes Diva at the Met as a 2008 Award Recipient
• 2008 "Stars of Vancouver" Reader's Choice Awards held by The Vancouver Courier newspaper recognizes Diva at the Met in the categories of: "Haute Cuisine" and best of "Burger Houses" (May)
• Kristian Eligh appointed as Senior P.M. Sous Chef, Diva at the Met (July)
• 19th Annual (2008) Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards: Best Hotel Dining (Silver)
• WHERE Vancouver Magazine Most Memorable Meal Awards (2008): Best Hotel Dining & Bar Honourable Mention
• Dion Ouellet appointed Senior A.M. Sous Chef, Diva at the Met (April)
• Diva at the Met is named as one of the best restaurants in the World by ZAGAT Survey
• Four Diamond Award 2008 (AAA) presented to Diva at the Met.

• Dino Renaerts joins Diva as executive chef (July)
• DiRoNA recognizes Diva at the Met as a 2007 Award Recipient
• Four Diamond Award 2007 (AAA) presented to Diva at the Met.
• Diva's winter 2006/07 menu features sous-vide dishes, a technique used to improve quality and taste as well as to demystify the science to cooking.

• Georgia Straight Newspaper's Golden Plates Awards (2006) Readers' Choice, Best Hotel Restaurant: Diva at the Met (Gold); Critics' Top Picks, Best Downtown Dining: Diva at the Met (Bronze)
• Wine Enthusiast Magazine Restaurant Awards (2006) Award of Unique Distinction goes to Diva at the Met. "Wine-friendly restaurant" with, "Stellar Service, Show-stopping cuisine – providing the very best in fine dining for 2006."
• Diva at the Met receives invitation to participate in "Big Night" – A prestigious event hosted by Vancouver Magazine pairing the top 10 award-winning restaurants with the top 10 judged wines.
• WHERE Vancouver Magazine Most Memorable Meal Awards (2006) – Best Last Course (Gold)
• 17th Annual (2006) Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards: Best Last Course (Gold); Best Hotel Dining (Silver)
• Playhouse Wine List Winners – Vancouver & Surrounding Area 2006: Diva at the Met (Silver)
• November 2006, chefs Ray Henry and Damon Campbell, members of Culinary Team Canada, win team gold medals in both the hot and cold competitions.
• Diva chef, Hamid Salimian, places second at the Bocuse d'Or 2006 National Selection Competition in Ottawa, Ontario
• February 2006, sous chef Karen Gin is runner up at the 9th Annual Fetzer Great Beginnings Wine and Appetizer Provincial Challenge
• February 2006, apprenticing chef Laura Sharpe wins the inaugural Canadian Reality TV Show and title of "Next Great Chef"
• Diva at the Met invited to participate in "Fork & Wine" – The inaugural prestigious event hosted by Vancouver Magazine pairing the top 10 award-winning restaurants with the top 10 judged wines. (Feb. 2006)
• January 2006, Saveur Magazine names Senses Sparkle Cookie (#17) in their top 100 List of "favourite restaurants, food, drink, people, places & things".
• DiRoNA recognizes Diva at the Met as a 2006 Award Recipient.
• Four Diamond Award 2006 (AAA) presented to Diva at the Met.

• 16th Annual (2005) Vancouver Magazine Critics' Choice Awards: Best Hotel Dining (Gold); Best Last Course (Gold)
• November 2005, chef Damon Campbell, Captain of the Culinary Team Canada, leads his team to Gold medals in both the cold and hot competition and overall Silver finish in Basil, Switzerland.
• March 2005, sous chef Hamid Salimian wins Gold at the 8th Annual Fetzer Great Beginnings Wine and Appetizer Provincial Challenge.
• DiRoNA recognizes Diva at the Met as a 2005 Award Recipient.
• Four Diamond Award 2005 (AAA) presented to Diva at the Met.

• September 2004, Ray Henry returns to Diva at the Met as executive chef.
• November, 2004, Diva at the Met, led by executive chef Ray Henry, hosts the prestigious "Friends of James Beard Benefit Dinner", a first for Vancouver.
• 15th Annual (2004) Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards: Best Hotel Dining Critics Choice (Gold); Best Last Course Critics Choice (Gold); Restaurant of the Year Critics Choice (Honourable Mention); Chef of the Year Critics Choice (Honourable Mentions for executive chef Scott Baechler & executive pastry chef Thomas Haas)
• February 2004, Chocolatier Magazine names executive pastry chef Thomas Haas as one of North America's top 20 artisan chocolatiers.
• February 2004, executive chef Scott Baechler hosts Chefs for Life fundraiser
• DiRoNA recognizes Diva at the Met as a 2004 Award Recipient
• Four Diamond Award 2004 (AAA) presented to Diva at the Met
• Wine Spectator Award of Excellence 2004 honouring Diva at the Met for having, "one of the most outstanding wine lists in the world"

• October 2003, executive chef Scott Baechler and executive pastry chef Thomas Haas participate in the first "Friends of James Beard" dinner in Toronto, ON
• February 2003, executive chef Scott Baechler is selected for the "Famous Chefs" program at Granville Island Public Market.
• 14th Annual (2003) Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards: Best Last Course Critics Choice (Gold); Premier Crew Award names Jason Lallouz as one of the outstanding servers in the city
• DiRoNA recognizes Diva at the Met as a 2003 Award Recipient

• 13th Annual (2002) Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards: Best Last Course Critics Choice (Gold)
• August 2002, Diva opens her patio to rave reviews as she presents a cocktail and tapas menu.
• Culinary Team Canada, including Diva chef Ben Pernosky, places sixth at the Expogast Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg
• DiRoNA recognizes Diva at the Met as a 2002 Award Recipient

• 12th Annual (2001) Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards: Best Contemporary Regional Critics Choice (Silver); Best Last Course Critics Choice (Gold)

• October 2000, Diva at the Met is recognized by Wine Spectator magazine for having one of the finest wine selections in the world.
• Diva's Winter 2000/2001 menu features an unprecedented concept called, Diva Tastings and enables guests to create their own tasting menu.
• Diva chef, Andrew Springett, wins the Bocuse D'Or 2003 National Selection Competition to become Canada's representative at the prestigious 2003 Bocuse d'Or World Cuisine Contest to be held in France
• Executive chef, Michael Noble's Stilton Cheesecake was featured in the May 2000 issue of Gourmet Magazine
• Diva showcases Vancouver's most extensive cheese selection, the menu features up to 16 different international and local cheeses supplied by Alice Spurrell, owner of The Cheese Shop at Menu Setters.
• 11th Annual (2000) Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards: Best Regional Readers Choice (Gold); Restaurant of the Year, Readers Choice (Silver)
• Japanese Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto joined executive chef Michael Noble as guest chef during East Meets West at the Met, a hugely successful Diva at the Met and Metropolitan Hotel food promotion in March 2000.

• Diva at the Met's executive chef Michael Nobel named Chef of the Year (1999) by the Canadian Federation of Chefs and Cooks (CFCC)
• Michael Noble was the only Canadian Challenger ever to appear on the Japanese Television show, Iron Chef, in 1999
• Northwest Palate Readers Choice 1999: Best Chef; Most Creative Menu
• 10th Annual (1999) Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards: Best Regional (West Coast) Critics Choice (Gold); Restaurant of the Year, Readers Choice (Bronze)

• Michael Noble voted Chef of the Year (1998) by the British Columbia Chefs Association
• WHERE Vancouver (1998) 3rd Annual Most Memorable Awards: Best Fine Dining by Canadian and International visitors (tied with Five Sails)
• Gourmet Magazine: Top Table Vancouver 1998 (#6/20)
• 9th Annual (1998) Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards: Restaurant of the Year, Readers Choice (Gold); Best Pacific Northwest, Critics Choice (Gold); Restaurant of the Year, Critics Choice (Silver)

• Gourmet Magazine: Top Table Vancouver 1997 (#1/20)
• 8th Annual (1997) Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards: Best New Restaurant, Critics Choice (Gold); Best Pacific Northwest Critics Choice (Bronze); Restaurant of the Year, Critics Choice (Bronze)
• GQ Magazine: Stilton Cheesecake wins Top Taste 1997
• Best New Restaurant from the Restaurant & Food Services Association, Vancouver Magazine, 1997

• Michael Noble won a gold medal in the hot food competition at the 1996 World Culinary Olympics
• Chef Noble competed in Bocuse d'Or in 1995 placing 6th and in 1997 placing 9th.
• Diva at the Met opens her doors to the public August 11th.