Sweet victory (clockwise from far left): Neighbourhood in Manchester; Scarfes bar at Rosewood; roe deer at Restaurant Sat Bains; Clipstone in London’s Fitzrovia; (inset) a Ponderosa cocktail at The Gibson
PRESENTS
The votes are in for the 2017 GQ Food & Drink Awards, presented by Veuve Clicquot, and we are down to the shortlist: the best restaurants, bars, hotels and chefs in the UK. Our judges must now pick the winners. All will be revealed on Tuesday 25 April. BEST
RESTAURANT
• Clipstone (LONDON) clipstonerestaurant.co.uk • The Waterside Inn (BRAY) waterside-inn.co.uk • Hoppers (LONDON) hopperslondon.com • Restaurant Sat Bains (NOT TINGHAM)
restaurantsatbains.com • Ellory (LONDON) ellorylondon.com
BEST
BAR
In partnership with Belvedere • Blue Bar at The Berkeley (LONDON) the-berkeley.co.uk 130 GQ.CO.UK MARCH 2017
FOOD & DRINK
A WA R D S 2017
• Bar Termini (LONDON) bar-termini.com • Original Sin (LONDON) originalsin.bar • Oriole (LONDON) oriolebar.com • Neighbourhood
• Leah Kirkland at Trinity
(MANCHESTER)
sketch.london • Christopher Lecoufle at Les 110 De Taillevent
neighbourhoodrestaurant.co.uk
BEST
SOMMELIER
• Philippe Moranges at Park Chinois (LONDON) parkchinois.com • Laurent Richet at Restaurant Sat Bains (NOT TINGHAM)
restaurantsatbains.com
(LONDON)
trinityrestaurant.co.uk • Fred Brugues at Sketch (LONDON)
(LONDON)
les-110-taillevent-london.com
BEST
CHEF
• Phil Howard elystanstreet.com • Jun Tanaka theninthlondon.com
• Mark Jarvis anglorestaurant.com • Alex Craciun sosharulondon.com • Michael O’Hare themanbehindthecurtain.co.uk
BEST
RESTAURATEUR • Sam and Eddie Hart quovadissoho.co.uk • Will Lander portlandrestaurant.co.uk • Karam Sethi jksrestaurants.com • Jason Atherton jasonatherton.co.uk • Kavi and Shamil Thakrar dishoom.com
GQ FOOD & DRINK AWARDS
The judges Chill pill: Pharmacy 2’s vibrant interior has won it a nomination
BEST
HOTEL
• Rosewood London (LONDON) rosewoodhotels.com • The London Edition (LONDON)
editionhotels.com • Gidleigh Park (DEVON) gidleigh.co.uk • No 131 (CHELTENHAM) theluckyonion.com • Chewton Glen (HAMPSHIRE) chewtonglen.com
BEST
INTERIOR
• Blixen (LONDON) blixen.co.uk • German Gymnasium (LONDON)
germangymnasium.com • Bronte (LONDON) bronte.co.uk • 45 Jermyn Street (LONDON) 45jermynst.com • Pharmacy 2 (LONDON) pharmacyrestaurant.com
BEST
FRONT OF HOUSE
• Paulo de Tarso and Nicolas Jaouën at Margot margotrestaurant.com • Sara Flyckt at Spring springrestaurant.co.uk • David Durban at Frenchie frenchiecoventgarden.com • Matthew Mawtus at Pollen Street Social pollenstreetsocial.com • Damien Pepin and Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester dorchestercollection.com
BEST
OVERALL EXPERIENCE
• Hakkasan Mayfair (LONDON) hakkasan.com • Mr Fogg’s Tavern (LONDON) mr-foggs.com
• Soho Farmhouse (OXFORDSHIRE)
sohofarmhouse.com • The Man Behind The Curtain (LEEDS) themanbehindthecurtain.co.uk • The Fat Duck (BERKSHIRE)
thefatduck.co.uk
BEST
BREAKTHROUGH • Petit Pois (LONDON) petitpoisbistro.com • The Barbary (LONDON) thebarbary.co.uk • Anglo (LONDON) anglorestaurant.com • Frenchie (LONDON) frenchiecoventgarden.com • Som Saa (LONDON) somsaa.com
BEST
PUB
• The Star Inn in Harome (YORKSHIRE)
thestaratharome.co.uk • The Sands End (LONDON)
thesandsend.co.uk • The Hand And Flowers (MARLOW)
thehandandflowers.co.uk • The Pipe And Glass Inn (BEVERLEY)
pipeandglass.co.uk • The Canny Man’s (EDINBURGH)
cannymans.co.uk
THE
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
And the jury. These ten good men and women will decide the true winners in each category... CLARE SMYTH When Clare Smyth ended her hugely successful tenure as chef patron of Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, she did so as the first British female chef ever to hold and retain three Michelin stars. The food world is eagerly anticipating the launch of Smyth’s own restaurant later this year. MICHAEL CAINES After 21 years at the helm of Devon’s much-lauded Gidleigh Park, multi-award winning chef and entrepreneur Michael Caines is now turning his culinary and hospitality expertise to the transformation of Lympstone Manor into a luxury hotel and restaurant. FLORENCE KNIGHT Formerly pastry chef at Raymond Blanc’s Diamond Club, Florence Knight went on to become head chef at the wildly popular Venetian restaurant Polpetto in 2010. Knight is also a cookery columnist for the Sunday Times and the author of cookbook One: A Cook And Her Cupboard. RYAN CHETIYAWARDANA Better known in mixology circles as Mr Lyan, Ryan Chetiyawardana has spent three years wowing Londoners with White Lyan and Dandelyan’s innovative cocktail menus. Chetiyawardana was awarded International Bartender Of The Year 2015 at the Spirited Awards. FELICITY BLUNT Literary agent Felicity Blunt has represented a plethora of cookery writers, including student cookbook maestro Sam Stern and Bake Off winner Frances Quinn. In collaboration with her husband, Stanley Tucci, Blunt has co-written The Tucci Table, a cookbook dedicated to their love of food. DYLAN JONES Since he became Editor of GQ, the magazine has won 59 awards. Dylan Jones is also the author of 20 books, chairman of London Fashion Week Men’s, a director of the British Fashion Council and has eaten in nearly as many restaurants as Oliver Peyton. JO THORNTON Jo Thornton has enjoyed an illustrious career in the luxury drinks industry. After 17 years with Moët Hennessy, Thornton became managing director of the company’s UK arm in 2010, which looks after prestigious brands including Belvedere, Glenmorangie and Veuve Clicquot. OLIVER PEYTON In addition to judging the Great British Menu, Oliver Peyton is a restaurateur and chairman of hospitality group Peyton And Byrne, which brings fine dining to the clientele of arts institutions including The Royal Academy, The National Gallery and The ICA.
THE
TARA BERNERD British designer Tara Bernerd is a virtuoso of luxury interior design. Her architectural interiors practice Tara Bernerd & Partners has worked on numerous international luxury hospitality projects – including Sixty Soho in New York and Belgraves in London – as well as a superyacht or two.
In partnership with Veuve Clicquot To be announced on the night.
MATT HOBBS Matt Hobbs’ first job was cutting bread in The Ivy in 1994. After spending seven years rising through the ranks at the restaurant, he went on to manage Soho House New York, Scott’s, and Annabel’s, and is now the managing director of another London institution, the famed Groucho Club.
To be announced on the night.
INNOVATOR AWARD
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