Winners Announced in the 2013 Hawke’s Bay Hospitality Awards

20th May 2013

Winners Announced in the 2013 Hawke’s Bay Hospitality Awards

For the sixth 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 15 award categories.

Organisers Food Hawke’s Bay, a membership organisation for food businesses in the region, are once again delighted with the response to the event. Manager, Vicky Rope says “This year has been the biggest crowd to attend this event yet, we have delighted with the response from the industry, they all come along to support and recognise each other and then have a great chance to catch up with colleagues.”

Rope 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” This year, we took a different approach to the Outstanding Supporting Chef category, it was by application only. The finalists produced videos that were viewed by Ben Bayly from the Grove Restaurant in Auckland. This is what Ben had to say:

“This year, in the best supporting chef category there were 5 worthy winners and great supporting chefs- I would have any of these guys in my kitchen! However it is a difficult award to judge, because it has many dimensions to it. There some that are young and up and coming and stars of the future like Sam and Simon. Ivan, Nathan and Paul are three very talented sous chefs. They lead their respective kitchen teams when their head chef is absent. But I had to choose one winner and it all came back to that one word “supporting.” Nathan Beilby has worked at and supported Pacifica since the day it opened 7 years ago- that time period of loyalty, commitment & support in hospitality is very rare, and today that is what got him over the line, nice one Nathan!

Well done to everybody! And thanks to NZ king salmon for supporting the supporting chefs!”

The winners were announced in front of a sell-out crowd of 330 hospitality industry staff at a glamorous awards ceremony at the Municipal Theatre and the n on for an industry party at East Pier, Ahuriri.

The winners of the 2013 Hawke’s Bay Hospitality Awards are:

• Sacred Hill Outstanding Chef
David Griffiths, Mister D
• Eftpos Specialists Front of House Personality
Kim Davis, Deliciosa Tapas & Wine Room
• EIT Outstanding Front of House Team
Mission Estate Winery Restaurant
• Foxton Fizz Outstanding Café Experience
Mister D
• Toops Outstanding Ethnic Restaurant
Indigo - Napier
• Origin Earth Outstanding Barista
Jordan Barraclough, Hawthorne Coffee
• Orton Catering Outstanding Winery Experience
Clearview Estate Winery
• East Coast Packaging Outstanding Local
Puketapu Hotel
• Grande Gourmet Outstanding Restaurant
Ten Twenty Four
• PBT Outstanding Supplier/Sales Rep
Steve Olley, Trinity Hill
• Restaurant Association Outstanding Winery Restaurant
Clearview Estate Winery Restaurant
• Steinlager Pure Outstanding Establishment
Emporium Eatery & Bar
• Regal Marlborough Salmon Supporting Chef
Nathan Beilby, Pacifica Restaurant
• Clearview Estate Best Ambience/Style
Mister D
• Dhall & Nash Outstanding Wine & Beverage List
Deliciosa Tapas & Wine Room

ENDS

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