Best Dressed Chicken x Mezza Luna at the Food Awards
Among the many booths competing for attention at this year’s Jamaica Observer Table Talk Food Awards, The Best Dressed Chicken pavilion, designed by Shikima Hinds for Shikima Hinds Events Concierge, delivered one of the bolder statements of the evening:
A collaboration with Mezza Luna, whose owner Karina Mahbubani took home the Restaurateur of the Year award, bringing togther two of the island’s most respected names to a single setting. The signature dishes of the evening made the partnership speak for itself: Chicken kibbeh, crisp outside and tender within; shawarma tacos that drew the crowd back for seconds; Beirut fish; fattoush; a chickpea salad; chicken pasta; and a hummus trio that held its own against everything on the menu. Don Julio cocktails kept the evening moving.
Photos courtesy of The Best Dressed Chicken
Representing the Best Dressed Chicken team at the booth were (from left) Arielle Oliver, brand manager; Ingrid Banton, marketing coordinator; Sanya Cummings, marketing team lead; and Kieron Burey, marketing coordinator.
Fattoush salad, one of six dishes on a menu that moved between the Mediterranean and the familiar without missing a step.
The Beirut fish, plated with the quiet confidence of a dish that needs no introduction.-
Mezza Luna Chef Manish Shrivastava, whose kitchen brought the restaurant’s acclaimed Mediterranean spirit to the event.
Violinist Dayna Palmer stole the spotlight with an outstanding performance.
Ready to welcome guests to The Best Dressed Chicken pavilion were The Best Dressed Chicken President and CEO Christopher Levy (right) and The Best Dressed Chicken Director of Sales and Marketing Michael Jones. –
Jamaica Observer Managing Director Dominic Beaubrun (left) was served by Mezza Luna Chef Manish Shrivastava at The Best Dressed Chicken pavilion.
Chicken kibbeh, crisp on the outside and tender within, the dish that set the tone for the evening.
