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