Winners Announced in Hawke’s Bay Hospo Awards

Winners Announced the 2010 Hawke’s Bay Hospitality Awards

For the third 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 sell out crowd of 300 hospitality industry staff at a glamorous awards ceremony at the Hawke’s Bay Opera House.

The winners of the 2010 Hawke’s Bay Hospitality Awards are:

• Maimai Creek Outstanding Chef
Paolo Pancotti, Milk & Honey

• Eftpos Specialists Front of House Personality
Sean Burns, Milk & Honey

• HSI Outstanding Waitperson
Carolin Klauser, Black Barn Bistro

• Hospitality Association Outstanding Bartender
Simon Kerr, Provedore

• Bay Espresso Outstanding Barista
Blair Kirkwood, Hawthorne Coffee Roasters

• Restaurant Association Outstanding Cafe
Opera Kitchen

• Tui Outstanding Traditional Pub
Rose & Shamrock Village Inn

• Grande Gourmet Outstanding Restaurant
Pacifica

• Sacred Hill Outstanding Supplier/Artisan Producer
Vetro Mediterranean Foods

• Food Hawke’s Bay Outstanding Sales Rep
Pip Harrison, Liquor King Napier

• Hancocks Outstanding Bar
Provedore

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

• Clearview Estate Best Ambience/style
Pipi

• KiaOraMai Outstanding Hospitality Personality
Tim Turvey, Clearview Estate Winery

ENDS

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