CATEGORIES

Best Restaurant
Entrants can be businesses of any size and must demonstrate outstanding success in their market sector.  They must combine high culinary and service standards with commercial success. They must be setting standards which are inspiring to the restaurant industry.

Best Hotel
Entrants can be businesses of any size and must demonstrate outstanding success in their market sector.  They must be setting standards which are inspiring to the hotel industry.  There will be particular emphasis on consistency of standards.

Best Bar
Entrants can be businesses of any size and must demonstrate outstanding success in their market sector.  They must be setting standards which are inspiring to the Bar industry.  They must demonstrate consistent levels of product and service as well as innovation within their sector.

Best Pub
Entrants can be businesses of any size and must demonstrate outstanding success in their market sector.  They can be tenanted, managed or independent pub businesses.  They must be setting standards which are inspiring to the pub industry for food, drink and service.

Best Chef
Entrants can be from any market sector.  Emphasis will be placed on technique, quality of product, management and innovation.  They must be setting inspirational standards and contributing to the industry through activities such as training and education.

Best Newcomer
Entrants will be hospitality industry entrepreneurs whose businesses will have had a positive impact upon their market sector.  Their business will have been operating for less than three years on 7 April 2008.  Their business will have established a reputation for quality of product and service.

Best Chef Mentor
Best cooking tip for a junior: "Find a good practical chef to train under, learn and listen to everything you are being told or shown". This award is to help identify, promote and reward the talent and contribution of someone who consistently communicates their knowledge and skills with enthusiasm and care to trainee chefs

Best Wine Offering
Entrants can be from any market sector.  Emphasis will be placed on choice of wines, by glass and by bottle, and selections for cocktails, pre dinner and dessert.