The Best In Hawke’s Bay Hospitality Announced

The Best In Hawke’s Bay Hospitality
Are Announced For 2010

After another huge response from the industry in the Hawke’s Bay, Finalists have been found for the Hawke’s Bay Hospitality Awards for 2010 running for its third year. Finalists were announced on Monday 19th April at a media launch with finalist voting forms being issued back out to the industry and tickets for the awards and ceremony going on sale.

Following a successful formula used in other regions around the country, the Hawke’s Bay Hospitality Awards is about honouring the heroes, the awards serve to promote excellence in hospitality and the chance for the industry to celebrate together and recognise their own. We believe that the benefits of a peer recognition awards programme that celebrates dedication and excellence would not only draw our industry closer but also raise aspirations and performance.

“With this year being no exception, we see the industry getting in behind these awards once again, recognising their own peers in an industry that continues to grow in the Hawke’s Bay region”, Jane Libby, General Manager, Food Hawke’s Bay says. “Hospo people are passionate about what they do, they are in a customer driven business constantly being monitored and analysed by the general public. These awards give them the chance to shine in their peers eyes. Finalists this year should feel honoured to have been selected by their peers”

The industry are now asked to vote for one of the four finalists in each category and the person or establishment that receives the most votes in their category will be announced as the winner at the awards ceremony held at the Hawke’s Bay Opera House Monday 24th May 2010.

Finalists in each category are as follows:
• Maimai Creek Outstanding Chef
Andy Glover, Mission Restaurant
Paolo Pancotti, Milk & Honey
Terry Lowe, Black Barn Bistro
Jeremy Rameka, Pacifica

• Eftpos Specialists Front of House Personality
Ewald Jaritz, Mission Restaurant
Sue Wylam, Clifton Bay Café
Marianne Poszeluk, Jarks
Sean Burns, Milk & Honey

• HSI Outstanding Waitperson
Cara Gittings, Milk & Honey
Imogen Throp, Deliciosa Tapas & Wine Room
Tane Morunga, Pipi
Carolin Klauser, Black Barn Bistro

• Hospitality Association Outstanding Bartender
Simon Kerr, Provedore
Alysha Bateman,The Gintrap
Oliver Kettle, Diva Bistro & Bar

• Bay Espresso Outstanding Barista
Chris Jarvis, Bay Espresso
Ben Simcox, Groove Kitchen Espresso
Kristal Brooker, Taste Cornucopia
Blair Kirkwood. Hawthorne Coffee Roasters

• Restaurant Association Outstanding Cafe
Bay Espresso, Karamu Road
Opera Kitchen
Café Ujazi
Clifton Bay Cafe

• Tui Outstanding Traditional Pub
Union Hotel
Westshore Inn
Rose & Shamrock Village Inn
The Duke of Gloucester

• Grande Gourmet Outstanding Restaurant
Terroir at Craggy Range
Pacifica
Mission Restaurant
Elephant Hill Restaurant

• Sacred Hill Outstanding Supplier/Artisan Producer
Vetro Mediterranean Foods
Onekawa Fruit & Vege
Tangaroa Seafoods
Entice Gourmet Cakes

• Food Hawke’s Bay Outstanding Sales Rep
Heather Knowles, Bidvest Foodservice
Jane Lobb, Pernod Ricard NZ Ltd
Pip Harrison, Liquor King Napier
Leighton Flanders, DB Breweries

• Hancocks Outstanding Bar
Soda Café & Bar
Diva Bistro and Bar
Provedore
Deliciosa Tapas & Wine Room

• Regal Marlborough Salmon Emerging Chef
Sam Davies, Black Barn Bistro
Jackson Smith, Vidal Winery Restaurant
Bryer Wilson, The Gintrap
Grant Soeburg, Elephant Hill Restaurant

• Clearview Estate Best Ambience/style
Elephant Hill
Pipi
Clearview Estate
Soda Café & Bar

• KiaOraMai Outstanding Hospitality Personality
Tim Turvey, Clearview Estate Winery
Jarrod Lowe, The Loading Ramp
Basil Diack, Hawke’s Bay Independent Breweries
Chris Jarvis, Bay Espresso

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