Winners Announced in the 2011 Hawke’s Bay Hospitality Awards

For the fourth year in a row, the exceptional people and establishments that make up our hospitality industry in Hawke’s Bay have been announced. The Hospitality Awards are FOR the industry BY the industry. Over the last two months industry workers, owners, chefs, waiters, bartenders, baristas, suppliers and sales rep’s have nominated and then voted for who they think is the MOST OUTSTANDING in the 14 award categories.

Organisers Food Hawke’s Bay, who are a membership organisation for food businesses in the region, are once again delighted with the response to the event. General Manager, Jane Libby says “the Hospo Awards are getting a name for themselves not only in the industry but in the general publics eyes as well, people like the fact that the people in the know are putting their stamp of approval on particular places to eat, drink or socialise, we are delighted with the reaction.”

Libby says “Gaining recognition for those glamorous and some not so glamorous jobs in the industry makes it all worthwhile for these people, the winners should be congratulated on a job well done”

The winners were announced in front of a near sellout crowd of 300 hospitality industry staff at a glamorous awards ceremony at the Municipal Theatre.

The winners of the 2011 Hawke’s Bay Hospitality Awards are:

• Heilala Vanilla Outstanding Chef: Jeremy Rameka, Pacifica Restaurant

• Eftpos Specialists Front of House Personality: Rebecca Rameka, Pacifica Restaurant

• EIT Outstanding Waitperson: Imogen Throp, Deliciosa Tapas and Wine room

• Simply Squeezed Outstanding Bartender: Doug Taylor, Pipi Bar

• Bay Espresso Outstanding Barista: Elaine Kettle, Hawthorne Coffee Roasters

• Restaurant Association Outstanding Cafe: Opera Kitchen

• VJ Distributors Outstanding Traditional Pub: Pukeptapu Hotel

• Grande Gourmet Outstanding Restaurant: Pacifica Restaurant

• Sacred Hill Outstanding Supplier/Sales Rep: Pip Harrison, Liquor King

• Bay Drycleaning and Laundry Services Outstanding Winery Restaurant: Terroir at Craggy Range

• Jagermeister Outstanding Bar: Pipi Bar

• Regal Marlborough Salmon Emerging Chef: Grant Soeberg, Elephant Hill Restaurant

• Clearview Estate Best Ambience/style: Pipi

• Black Barn Bistro Outstanding Hospitality Personality: Tim Turvey, Clearview Estate Winery

ENDS

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