Hawke’s Bay Hospitality Awards Finalists

Old and New Favourites Appear in Hospo line up
Embargoed until 5.30pm Monday 20th April, 2015

The region’s Hospitality industry has spoken and the finalists have been announced in the Hawke’s Bay Hospitality Awards for 2015.

The Hospitality Awards is about honouring those who work to achieve excellence in hospitality and the peer voting system enables the industry to recognise those who strive to be the best in this vital and vibrant sector. The higher polling numbers than in previous year’s saw some close results with a tie for 4th place in several categories, reflecting the keen interest to recognise the best.

Some of the region’s new establishments like Monica Loves, Hugo Chang, JARKs Cityside and the Little Black Bird Café make an appearance alongside established outlets such as The Old Church, Pacifica Restaurant, the Puketapu Hotel and Deliciosa.

One of the category sponsors, Paul Anderson of Basepoint said “Hospo people are passionate about what they do and being in a customer driven business are constantly being monitored by the general public. We support these awards as it gives hospo people a chance to shine in their peers eyes”.

Event organiser Adele Fitzgerald of Food Hawke’s Bay said “the Finalists can all feel honoured to have been selected by their peers. Hospitality people can now turn their attention to voting for the winners and then looking forward to a celebratory night when the winners are revealed”.

The thirteen category finalists are –

Goodtime Foods Outstanding Winery Experience
Clearview Estate Winery
Craggy Range
Elephant Hill
Trinity Hill

Napier & Hastings i-SITE Outstanding Café
Adoro Cafe
Albion Canteen
F G Smith Eatery
Little Black Bird Cafe

Steinlager Pure Outstanding Establishment
Emporium Eatery & Bar
Hugo Chang
Monica Loves
Shed 2

Sportsground.co.nz Outstanding Ethnic Restaurant
Indigo
Mamacita
Mexi Mama
Namaskar

Zeelandt Brewery Outstanding Winery Restaurant
Black Barn Bistro
Clearview Estate Winery Restaurant
Elephant Hill
Terroir at Craggy Range

Dhall & Nash Outstanding Wine & Beverage List
Deliciosa
Emporium Eatery & Bar
Indigo Napier
Milk & Honey
Monica Loves

EIT Outstanding Front of House Team
Deliciosa
Emporium Eatery & Bar
F G Smith Eatery
JARKs Cityside
Mister D

Restaurant Association NZ Outstanding Restaurant
Emporium Eatery & Bar
Mister D
Pacifica Restaurant
The Old Church

Clearview Estate Best Ambience and Style
Emporium Eatery & Bar
Hugo Chang
Monica Loves
The Old Church

Sacred Hill Outstanding Chef
Hayden Essau - Milk & Honey
Andy Glover - The Old Church
Damon McGinness - Emporium Eatery & Bar
Jeremy Rameka - Pacifica Restaurant

Basepoint Outstanding Coffee Establishment
Adoro Café
Bay Espresso
Box Espresso
Hawthorne Coffee

Simply Squeezed Outstanding Local
Common Room
Puketapu Hotel
Rose & Shamrock
Rose Irish Pub
Westshore Inn
Bounce Hangover Helper Outstanding Sales Rep/Supplier
Pip Harrison - Liquor King
Oliver Kettle - Rod McDonald Wines
Steve Olley - Elephant Hill
David Thompson - Gourmeats

The awards ceremony will be at the MTG Century Theatre and an industry celebration will follow at Shed 2 in Ahuriri on Monday 25th May.

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