Celebrating food in good style
THE East Lawn of Devon House was beautifully transformed for the 15th staging of the Jamaica Observer Food Table Talk Awards last Thursday.
The hundreds of patrons who attended, not only tasted the fare of over 50 booths, but also celeberated excellence in food creation, food service and event décor.
The Ann-Marie Weiss-decoration lawns definitely lived up to the flawless standards of the Table Talk Food Awards.
Here are some of teenCHEF’s favourite scenes:
The Awardees:
Best Kept Secret: Marchabella Bistro & Cafe
Best Place for Value: Fish Pot
Cocktail Bar of the Year: Piano Bar at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel
Casual Bar of the Year: Mahogany Tree Bar, Devon House.
Best Place for Lunch: The Terrace at Liguanea Club & Alexander’s at the Courtleigh Hotel & Suites
Best Sunday Spot: Café Blue &
Crystal Edge
Best Café: Café Blue & Spanish Court Café
Best New Restaurant: Fuzion House
Outstanding Service: The Regency Room at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel
Best Place for Dessert: Chocolate Dreams
Outstanding Decor: Cru Bar
Best place for dinner: Regency Room at the Terra Nova All-Suites Hotel
Best new food item: Dejafrut Sorbet
Total Shopping Experience: Loshusan Barbican
Caterer of the year: Lorraine Fung
Restaurant of the Year: Regency Room at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel
Ann-Marie Wyss Award for Event Design: Tai Flora Luxe
Outstanding Food Event:
G’s Barbecue Pig Roast
Food Producer of the Year:
Potosi Farms
Jing Shi Award for Excellence in Pastry: Michael Wilson of Round Hil Hotel & Villas
Outstanding Cake Designer: Selena Wong
Outstanding Baker: Nadene Lazarus
Jamaica Food Award Ambassador of the Year:
Anna Kay Tomlinson
Master Chef Awards: Stephen Sowa of the Half Moon Hotel, Martin Maginley of Round Hill Hotel & Villas, Stefan Spath of Couples Resort, Michael Dannecker of the Hilton, Peter Hamil of Sandals Royal Plantation and Dennis McIntosh, executive chef Rio Nuevo
Lifetime Achievement Award: Wisynco
Digicel People’s choice Awards: The Cove Jerk Pit & Bar
Best Dressed Chicken’s Di Favourite Chicken Spot: Scotchies, Kingston
The Chairman’s Award: Frank Gilmore of the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, Richard Douglas (independent), Solomon Gardner of Hall Moon Resort, Ian Morrison (independent), Dalton Smith of Sandals Montego Bay and David Gordon (independent)