RESTAURANT AWARDS

Best Kept Secret

* Rusalka, Russian restaurant–Errol Flynn Marina, Port Antonio

* Café Concheta–Midway Mall

(off Constant Spring Road)

* Spring Roll–Knutsford Boulevard

Mystic Dining–Mystic Mountain, Ocho Rios

* Seahorse Grill–Montego Bay

Yacht Club

Best Burger

* Terra Nova–The Terra Nova Burger

* TGIF–BBQ Burger: Onion Rings and BBQ sauce / Cheesy Bacon

* Cheeseburger: fried Mozzarella / Jack Daniels Burger / Mushroom Onion Swiss

Fiction–Sirloin Cheese sliders: Pepper Jack Jalapeño, BBQ Bacon Cheddar and Caramelised Onion Gorgonzola

Burger King–BK Flame Broiled Whopper

Best Jerk

* JoJo’s

* Truck Stop

* Scotchies–Drax Hall

* Lymin’

* Sweetwood

* Ocho Rios Jerk Centre

Best Place to Sip Tea

* Round Hill Hotel & Villas

* Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel

* Knutsford Court Hotel

* Royal Plantation

* Café Blue–Irish Town

Best Lunch Spot

* Tamarind–Orchid Village

* East Japanese Restaurant

* China Express

* Sonia’s Homestyle

* Susie’s Bakery and Coffee Shop

* Mac’s Gourmet Market

* Cuddy’z

* TGIF

* The Pelican–Montego Bay

Best Business Lunch

* Norma’s On The Terrace

* Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel

Hilton Hotel, Kingston

* Jewel of India

Coolest Watering Hole

* Friends on the Deck

* Carlos Cafe

* TGIF

* BIN 26

* Red Bones

* Christopher’s

* Blue Beat

* Scotchies–Montego Bay

* The Terrace at Susie’s

Restaurant and Bar

– Carlos Café

Best Sunday Spot

* Strawberry Hill

* Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel

* Crystal Edge–Irish Town

* Deliworks–Sovereign Centre

* Ambrosia–Barbican Centre

* Jamaica Pegasus Hotel

Best Late Night Bite

* Burger King

* 24 Hr Café @ Hilton

* 24 Hr Café @Pegasus

Christopher’s

* Monte Carlo Gaming Room

at Terra Nova

Best Outdoor Dining

Experience

* Steak and Seafood Night

at Terra Nova

* Brunch at Strawberry Hill

* Evita’s — Ocho Rios

* Houseboat Grill — Montego Bay

* The Marketplace –

Whitebones seafood restaurant

Best Vegetarian

* Ashanti

* Earl’s Juice Garden

* Jewel of India

* Tamarind

Best Coffee Shop

* Café Blue

* Rituals

* Susie’s

* Cannonball

* Hilton Coffee Shop

Best Desserts

* Michelle Smith — Chocolate Dreams

* Colin Hylton, Guilt Trip — Death by Chocolate

* Push Cart — Sweet Potato Pudding

* Anna Kay Lazarus — Chocolate Truffle Cake or Pavlova

* Tamara Younis–Bread Pudding with Crème Anglaise

* Safiya Burton (Pastry Passions) — Black Forest Cake or Hummingbird

* Nicole Shirley — Lemon Mousse Cake, Velvet Mocha Rum Cake, Chocolate Mousse Cake

* Selena Wong — Lychee Cake

* Denise Forbes — Tiramisu

Best Place to be Seen

* Spanish Court

* Moet Lounge at Fiction

* Privilege

* Bin 26

Best Eats Under J$500

* Juici

* Tastee

* Island Grill

* Lunch Box at China Express

* Lunch Box at Jewel of India

* Lunch Box at Little Tokyo

* The Captain’s Bakery

Best Dim Sum

* Dragon Court

* Dragon Heights

* Jade Gardens

* Dragon Palace–Village Plaza

Longevity

* Moby Dick (1962)

* Hot Pot (1977)

* Norma Shirley, 24 years on the local culinary landscape.

* Toscannini’s (1998)

* The Pelican–Montego Bay (1964)

* Red Bones, The Blues Café (1996)

* Guilt Trip–Orchid Village Plaza

* Sugar Mill–Half Moon Hotel, Montego Bay (1962)

* Passage to India–Ocho Rios (1989)

Total Shopping Experience

* Cari Home–Upper Manor Park

* Loshusan–Barbican

* Sovereign–Liguanea

* MegaMart

* Michi Super Centre

–Washington Boulevard

* John R Wong–New Kingston

New Food/Beverage/Sauce Item

People in Food and Events Award

Food Entrepreneur of the Year

Ann Marie Wyss Award

for Event Styling

* Sharon Thomas

* Melanie Miller

* Audia Archibald

* Pauline Henry

* Maurine Capleton

Caterer of the Year

* Oji Ja Ja

* Suzanne Couch

* Ciao Bella

* Celeste Gordon

* Lorraine Fung

* Michele Williams–Moveable Feast

* Anna Kay Lazarus

* Brian Lumley

Food Event of the Year

* And the winner is?

Chef of the Year

Oji Ja Ja

Brian Lumley

Kenrick Stewart

Marcia Farquharson

Kevin Broderick

Marvin Robinson

Chef Ravi Anne

Wine Awards

Best Wine Experience in a Hotel

Best Wine Experience in a Restaurant

Chat Award–People’s Choice:

Best Tonic Wine

Caribbean Culinary Destination

The Chairman’s Award

Lifetime Achievement Award