Western Jamaica at Table Talk Food Awards
From left: Vijay Sadarangani, principal, VJ's Punjabi Dhaba & Sky Bar & Jerk Centre, his wife Payal and Danian Hacker, director, Café Mocha.(Photos: Aceion Cunningham)
Food, Lifestyle, Local Lifestyle, Regional, Thursday Food, Tuesday Style, Western
May 31, 2017

Western Jamaica at Table Talk Food Awards

The Jamaica Observer Table Talk Food Awards unfolded on the lawns of Devon House in Kingston last Thursday and western Jamaica was well-represented with several establishments copping awards at the prestigious event.

The Awards celebrated 19 years of culinary excellence and saw Mystic Thai in Montego Bay copping the Best Ethnic Restaurant award and Sugar Mill, also in MoBay, walking away with the Norma Shirley Award for Restaurant of the Year, and the Award for Outstanding Service.

Several other eateries from the west were nominated in various categories.

Post-formalities, industry leaders Rainforest Seafoods, Sugar Mill Restaurant and Caribbean Producers Jamaica (CPJ) who partnered with Hard Rock Café served up delectable bites and signature cocktails.

The Jamaica Observer West brings you highlights.

Award winners from Western Jamaica

• Round Hill: Chef Team of The Year

• Mystic Thai Restuarant: Best Ethnic Restaurant — Thai

• Half Moon: The Norma Shirley Award — Restaurant of the Year, and Award for Outstanding Service

• Rainforest Seafood Market:

Outstanding Independent Food Purveyor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From left: Rachel Hardy, revenue director, Half Moon;Damion Thompson, regional director-Caribbean,Kognitiz; Laura Redpath, marketing and Communications manager, Half Moon Hotel; and Diandra Shand-Ogbe, assistant general manager, The Cliff Hotel.
From left: Rachel Hardy, revenue director, Half Moon;Damion Thompson, regional director-Caribbean,Kognitiz; Laura Redpath, marketing and communications manager, Half Moon Hotel; and Diandra Shand-Ogbe,assistant general manager, The Cliff Hotel.
Kareena Mahbubani of MysticThai and Mystic India, andhusband Arun.
Pat Wright of Wright Life
From left: Juanita Diaz of Blue Vision;businesswoman Sheryl Mathews; Kimberly Raynor-Nolan, group sales coordinator, Iberostar; TamikaHiggins-Baker, national sales and marketing manager, Iberostar Rose Hall; and Philipp Hofer, managing director, Iberostar Rose Hall.
Hillary Stewart(second right),food and beveragedirector, Round HillHotel & Villas, sharedin the celebrationswith RainforestSeafoods execs (fromleft) Everod Wilson,Bethany Young, BrianJardim and RogerLyn.
Nicole Campbell, marketingmanager, cards and channels,Sagicor Group and David Lowe,CEO, CPJ, shared a quick snap.
Opa! Restaurant principal Alexx Antaeus (left) greetedPier One director Jason Russell.
Progressive Foods OchoRios store manager TanieshaCampbell
Restaurantof the YearThe Norma Shirley Award Restaurant of the Year award was presented by Jamaica Observer Table Talk Food Awards Chair Novia McDonald-Whyte (right) to the Sugar Mill Restaurant. This coveted award was accepted by Half Moon Hotel General Manager Sandro Fabris (left), Food & Beverage director Giorgio Rusconi (second left), Sugar Mill Restaurant Chef de Cuisine Christopher Golding and Laura Redpath, the resort’s marketing communications manager.
Chef Teamof The YearMembers of the Round Hill Hotel & Villas culinary team Vanessa Anglin and Odain Palmer (right)were presented with the award Chef Team of the Year by Jamaica Observer Table Talk Food Awards judge Patrick Smith. Unavoidably absent were Executive Chef Martin Maginley, Tanisha Webster and Marvin Robinson. (Photos: Joseph Wellington)
Best Ethnic Restaurant — ThaiMarie-Simone Hall-Smith (centre) presentedthe award Best Thai Restaurant to Mystic Thaimanager Santosh Pradhan and co-principal KareenaMahbubani. (Photos: Joseph Wellington)
OutstandingIndependentFood PurveyorRoger Lyn (left), director, marketing & corporateaffairs, Rainforest Seafoods, accepted theaward Outstanding Food Purveyor on behalfof Rainforest Seafood Market, from PhillipArmstrong, deputy CEO, Sagicor Bank.
Outstanding ServiceBlandine JnPaul Reid, head of marketing and innovation, The Heineken Company, presented the Award for Outstanding Service to Half Moon Hotel General Manager Sandro Fabris (right), Food & Beverage director Giorgio Rusconi(second left) and Sugar Mill Restaurant Chef de Cuisine Christopher Golding.
Award winner from Western JamaicaIberostar Managing Director Phillip Hofer accepted the Award — Outstanding Chef Event for his #iberostarchef on Tour series from Dr Claudine Lewis (right), Jamaica Observer Table TalkFood Awards judge for the parish of St James. Sharing in the moment is Tamika Higgins-Baker, Iberostar Rosehall national sales & marketing manager

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