The Oliver Awards 2022

The Yorkshire Evening Post Oliver Awards are back and co-sponsored by DISH Hospitality! After a turbulent few years in the hospitality sector, YEP have returned to celebrate the incredible dining that Leeds has to offer for the 13th time. Look North legend, Harry Gration will be hosting the event at the Queen’s Hotel, Leeds on Monday 28th March.

Among the judges will be YEP’s wine writer, Christine Austin. Christine is an award winning writer with books, TV and radio to her credit. Joining Christine will be Chef, Stephanie Moon, who has cooked for the Queen! Stephanie runs her own food consultancy business “All Things Food”. She holds an Oliver Award herself and enjoys supporting young chefs to enter the industry. Also on the judging panel is YEP Business and Lifestyle reporter, Abbey Maclure and food blogger, Stanley Dru.

Without further ado, here are this year’s finalists:

Best Bar

• Angelica
• Below Stairs
• Hedonist
• Jigger & Jar Cocktail and Wine Bar
• Neighbourhood
• Salon Privé (Dakota Hotel)
• Tabula Rasa

Best Brunch

• FINT
• Fleur Cafe
• Gaucho Leeds Electro Brunch
• Grand Pacific
• Mans Market
• Moss and Moor
• Saint Jude

Best Cafe/Deli

• Coffee & Cake House, Pudsey
• Fika North
• Grön
• Le Chalet
• Love Brownies Leeds
• The Leeds Deli

Best Customer Service

• Escapism Bar Group
• Fazenda
• Jigger & Jar Cocktail and Wine Bar
• Kuala Lumpur Café (Headingley)
• Sous Le Nez
• Sukhothai Chapel Allerton
• The Assembly (Crossgates/Garforth)

Best Family Friendly

• Forde
• Grumpy’s Farsley
• Le Chalet
• Salute At The White Swan
• ZAAP Thai Leeds
• Zucco

Best Fine Dining Experience

• Brontaè’s Bar & Restaurant
• Chef Jono at V&V
• CORA
• Dakota Grill
• HOME
• The Owl

Best Pub or Brewery

• Amity Brew Co
• Duke of Wellington
• Horsforth Brewery
• Kirkstall Brewery Taproom & Kitchen
• The Beehive Thorner
• The Crown Hotel at Boston Spa
• The Lamb & Flag

Best Speciality

• Bundobust
• Chophaus
• Döner Summer
• Issho
• Kuala Lumpur Café (Headingley)
• BesTharavadu
• The Oxford Place

Best Takeaway Offering

• Bomba Paella & Tapas
• Farsley Fire & Smoke
• BI am Döner
• Manjit’s Kitchen
• Maureen’s Caribbean Takeaway (Maureen Wilkes)
• Poco Sicilian Street Food
• Village Pizza

Best Use of Local Produce

• Brontaè’s Bar & Restaurant
• byMölly
• CULTO
• The Beehive Thorner
• The Tetley Bar & Kitchen

Best Use of Outdoor Space

• Chow Down
• CULTO
• East 59th
• Kirkstall Bridge Inn
• Restaurant Bar + Grill

Chef of the Year

• Bobby Geetha – Fleur Cafe
• Craig Rogan – Dakota Hotel
• Elizabeth Cottam – HOME
• Jono Hawthorne – Chef Jono at V&V
• Kaoru Nakamura – Hana Matsuri
• Matt Healy – Forde
• Simon Jewitt – Crafthouse
• Yupha Kaewkraikhot (AKA Ban) – Sukhothai

Newcomer of the Year

• Brontaè’s Bar & Restaurant
• CORA
• FINT
• Forde
• Nǎm Sông
• SAKKU
• The Crown Hotel at Boston Spa

Sustainability Award

• Bottle Chop
• Eat Your Greens
• Gaucho Leeds
• North Star Coffee
• The Alchemist Bar & Restaurant

Outstanding Contribution

• To be confirmed on the night

Overall Restaurant of the Year

• To be confirmed on the night

DISH Hospitality is sponsoring the ‘Newcomer of the Year’ award. DISH is a market leader in hospitality recruitment services, based out of Leeds but with offices across the UK, we work with market leading local, Independent clients in the North of England as well as SME’s & national groups throughout the UK to provide the very best recruitment service, both on a permanent & temporary basis, recruiting for chefs & senior FOH management positions.

Born out of the DISH Dining Room on Boar Lane, Leeds, we have decades of experience in the hospitality sector, alongside the very best knowledge to help improve our clients’ venues by headhunting quality hospitality professionals

We take pride in our reputation and service levels, operating a 7-day per week operation with a 24 hour call line on hand to support your business at the most critical times

Article source: https://www.oliverawards.co.uk/