Food Awards

Jamaica Observer Table Talk Food Awards 2023 Winners

BEST (NEW) LOCAL PRODUCTS

  • CREATE: GARFIELD SEIVWRIGHT
  • MANCHESTER HILLS: RAYAL YOUNG, RICHARD JOSEPHS, ANNETTE SALMON

NEW GASTRONOMY EXPERIENCE AWARD

  • M10, RED HILLS ROAD.

 

OUTSTANDING GASTRONOMY EXPERIENCE AWARD

  • SONIA’S HOMESTYLE RESTAURANT.

 

BEST FOOD & WINE PURVEYOR

  • BUTCHER BLOCK

 

BEST WINE AND FOOD EXPERIENCE

  • UNCORKED, SOVEREIGN NORTH

 

BEST WATERING HOLE, KINGSTON

  • AC HOTEL, KINGSTON

 

BEST WATERING HOLE, EX KINGSTON

  • 27/27 LOUNGE, MONTEGO BAY

 

BEST ETHNIC RESTAURANT

  • MYSTIC THAI, MONTEGO BAY

 

OUTSTANDING JAMAICAN RESTAURANT

  • THE PELICAN GRILL

 

BEST PLACE FOR COCKTAILS, KINGSTON

  • AC HOTEL BY MARRIOTT, KINGSTON

 

BEST PLACE FOR COCKTAILS, EX KGN

  • LESTER’S BAR, HALF MOON RESORT, MONTEGO BAY

 

BEST PLACE FOR VEGETARIAN

  • STUSH IN THE BUSH

 

BEST SUNDAY SPOT

  • ROK HOTEL KINGSTON, TAPESTRY COLLECTION BY HILTON

 

BEST CAFÉ

  • CAFÉ BLUE
  • CAFÉ DOLCE

 

THE SOLOMON GARDNER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE

  • ROK HOTEL

 

BARTENDER TEAM OF THE YEAR

  • AC HOTEL, KINGSTON

 

CATERER OF THE YEAR

  • JACQUI TYSON

 

EMERGING CHEF OF THE YEAR

  • GEION JOHNSON, CHEF DE CUISINE, SANDALS MOBAY

 

CHEF OF THE YEAR

  • VOLAE WILLIAMS, ROK HOTEL

 

RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR

  • PALATE RESTAURANT, ROK HOTEL, KINGSTON

 

SPECIAL AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

  • CRASLYN BENJAMIN, CEO, BENLAR FOODS: ON A QUEST FOR GEOGRAPHIC PENETRATION

 

COMMENDATION FOR RESTAURANT DESIGN

  • BUZO OSTERIA ITALIANA

 

COMMENDATION FOR INNOVATIVE FOOD CONCEPT

  • SFOODS SUPERMARKET

 

COMMENDATION FOR FOOD PUBLISHING

  • DR ALTREISHA N FOSTER, “CAKE THERAPY: HOW BAKING CHANGED MY LIFE

ROCK TASTEMAKER AWARD

  • CECILE LEVEE

 

CULINARY AMBASSADOR

  • CHEF ANDRE FOWLES

 

CULINARY AMBASSADOR

  • CHEF HALEEM CARD

 

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

  • EDMOND LAM

 

CHAIRMAN’S AWARD

  • PAUL SALMON