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The Chef’s Table
We shine a spotlight on tableware being used as it is meant to be – in top restaurants around the world
The perfect serveware for fish and chips?
T&G’s Ocean natural medium wood crate in rustic acacia is just the perfect way to serve fish and chips. Featured here at the The Gannet Fish Bar @ Edinburgh Zoo. The restaurant is brand new to the zoo and offers sustainably focused fish and chips amongst other offerings, all from local suppliers.
Exquisite tabletop in Sardinia
The stunningly located Piccolo Restaurant in Porto Ottiolu, Sardinia is run by chef Fabio Nurra (pictured). The restaurant, based at the Piccolo Hotel, serves Sardinian dishes reimagined in a modern, innovative way. But it also has another very special feature – the Rosenthal Sambonet Terrace – an exclusive private area where guests can enjoy an exceptional dinner with special mise en place. Pictured is Rosenthal’s Dynasty tableware collection by Gianni Cinti and Sambonet’s Jet Set Siena gold PVD cutlery along with Sambonet’s Infinity Collection tableware pieces.
Presenting the best
Behold Haviland’s Les Présentations underplates and custom bread and butter plates featured in the highly acclaimed gastronomic restaurant La Truffe Noire in Brussels.
Les Présentations is a collection of eponymous plates, embodying the very essence of the Maison Haviland, situated between tradition and modernity.
Product focus: Taylor
Endorsed by the acclaimed two-star Michelin chef, Michel Roux Jr – the Taylor range of measuring products is suitable for the commercial catering market. Celebrating 171 years of history, it is the number one weighing and measuring brand in the US, already a tried and tested catering hit. Each set comprises a compact glass dual digital scale for measuring both liquid and dry ingredients with innovative touchless TARE technology, an instant read digital thermometer with an ultra-thin 1.5mm tapered probe that leaves smaller puncture holes in food to retain flavour, and a compact one-hundred-minute digital timer with clip, magnet and pull out stand.
The sixth annual Tableware International Awards of Excellence is now launched and winners will be announced during Ambiente 2023
Entries are now open for the Tableware International Awards of Excellence 2023.
The 2023 awards ceremony will return to its spiritual home at Ambiente, after two long years in exile due to Covid.
“We are delighted to launch the 2023 awards,” says Tableware International’s editor Mairead Wilmot. “This is the sixth year we have hosted the awards which have been designed to celebrate the great and the good of the tabletop industry. The awards are critiqued by a voluntary international panel of judges whose time we are very thankful for.
“With 15 different categories, there is something for every manufacturer. Our only rule is that whatever is entered must have been launched from 1 January 2022 onwards.”
Tabletop manufacturers, companies and suppliers are now invited to enter their products and collections into the 2023 awards, which comprises 15 categories covering the complete tabletop make-up. Entries can include a full collection, capsule collection, single product or extension(s) of an existing collection, but must have launched from 1 January 2022 onwards.
“I’ve spent a lot of time back on the road at various international trade fairs, and can hand on heart say the quality of collections out there is second to none,” adds Tableware International’s publisher Paul Yeomans. “It’s been fantastic meeting old friends in the
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industry, and we are excited to see the quality of entries to our awards this year.”
Don’t forget entries are open to all table and glassware providers – whether exhibiting at Ambiente or not.
Tableware International’s publisher Paul Yeomans
How to enter the awards
Entering the 2023 Awards of Excellence couldn’t be easier – simply log onto www.tablewareinternationalawards.com and enter your chosen categories.
Don’t forget!
The categories are:
Serveware
serving pieces, platters, bowls
Barware
tools, drinkware, serveware: collection or specific pieces
Flatware/Cutlery
collections or individual items
Casual Glassware
everyday use / machine-made
Fine Glassware
premium, crystal, mouthblown Decorative – vases, bowls, candlesticks, photo-frames, figurines
Coffee/Teaware
full set and/or individual coffee/tea pieces
Metals
pieces made of metal
Hospitality Dinnerware
collections used in hospitality
Hospitality Glassware
glassware used in hospitality
Casual Dinnerware
everyday, informal
Fine Dinnerware
bridal, formal, premium, luxury
The Innovation Award
collections or individual pieces with stand-out, innovative elements either in design or make
2023 Designer of the Year
a designer whose work is considered excellent by colleagues
Lifetime Achievement Award
someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the industry
