Auckland Hospitality Salutes its Peers
The winners of the 14th annual Lewisham Awards were announced last night, celebrating Auckland hospitality from inside the industry.
Visting a well-respected restaurant and asking the staff where they eat on their days off is a sure fire way of generating a list of must-visit restaurants, cafés and bars. Now in its 14th year, The Lewisham Awards annually produces such a list for Auckland, through a process of peer nomination and voting within the hospitality industry.
Competition was fierce in 2015, with results in many of the categories being very tight – in particular the Outstanding Chef and Outstanding Sales Representative.
The full list of winners:
Angostura Outstanding Bartender: Kate Rose, Mea Culpa
Beam Suntory Outstanding Bar: Mea Culpa
L’affare Outstanding Coffee Establishment/Barista: EightThirty
Crombie Lockwood Outstanding Waiter: Des Dillon, Soul Bar
EuroVintage Outstanding Wine List: The Grove
General Digital Outstanding Maitre d’: Ash Visvanathan, Woodpecker Hill
Gilmours Outstanding Chef: Michael Meredith, Meredith’s
Menumate Outstanding New Venue: Woodpecker Hill
Aotearoa Fisheries Emerging Talent: Rohan Satam, Wine Chambers
Moet Hennessy Outstanding Hospitality Personality: Nicola Richards, Monsoon Poon
Negociants Outstanding Wine Service Professional: Meg Abbott-Walker, MASU
OneMusic Outstanding Establishment: Coco’s Cantina
Pernod Ricard Outstanding Restaurateur: Nicola Richards, Monsoon Poon
Restaurant Association of New Zealand Outstanding Sales Representative: James Barber, Mineral Wines
Fine Food NZ Outstanding Caterer: LittleWolf
Spark Business Outstanding Supplier: The Produce Company
Waterfront Auckland Outstanding Local: Mo’s Bar
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