Congratulations to all for their hard work.
Active Restaurateur – Celebrating exceptional restaurateurs currently active in the BC restaurant industry
Antonio and Patrick Corsi — Quattro at Whistler, Quattro at Fourth
Brent Davies — Sequoia Group
Frank Di Benedetto – Ricky’s All Day Grill & Fatburger
Kelly Gordon – Boathouse Restaurants
Manuel Ferrira — Le Gavroche
Sean Heather — Irish Heather, Salt Tasting Room
Bob Lindsay – Monk McQueens
Gord Martin — Bin 941 and Bin 942 and Go Fish
Greg Hay & Silvia Marcolini – Café Brio
George Melville & Jim Treliving – Boston Pizza
Charles McDiarmid — The Pointe Restaurant at the Wickaninnish Inn
Bobby Naicker – Denny’s Restaurants /Rockford wok/bar/grill.
Paul Smolen — Hart House
Theo Theodosakis — Theo’s
Emad Yacoub — Glowbal Group of Restaurants
Industry Award – Individual — retired, deceased or active — who is or has been a chef, server, manager, executive, bartender and who has demonstrated exceptional professionalism working in the restaurant industry. These individuals will be recognized for making their restaurant a special experience for customers
Julian Bond — Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts
Andrea Carlson — Bishops
Melissa Craig – Bearfoot Bistro
Ernst Dorfler — Five Sails at The Pan Pacific
Andrey Durbach — Parkside and Pied-à-Terre and La Buca
John-Carlo Felicella — Culinary Arts VCC
Robert Le Crom —Fairmont Hotel Vancouver Roof Restaurant, Lounge, 900 West, Griffins
Blair Rasmussen — Vancouver Convention Centre
Wayne Sych –Joe Fortes
Jeff Van Geest – Miradoro @ Tinhorn Creek Winery
James Walt — Araxi
Megan Buckley — The Shore ClubMegan,Hy’s of Canada, Gotham Steakhouse & Cocktail Bar, Shore Club and Ki Modern Japanese
Stephen Carchard – Blue Water
Paula Cline — The Cannery
Edel Forristal — Loden Hotel
Sebastian Le Goff – Cactus Club Restaurants
Bob Skinner — Joe Fortes
Mark Taylor – Raincity Grill
Friend of the Industry An individual who has provided exceptional support to the restaurant industry — either a supplier, restaurant reporter, or politician who has consistently supported BC’s restaurant industry
David Athey – Albion Fisheries
Christine Blackwood — Blackwood Career Apparel + Essentials
Augusta Bosa – Bosa Foods
Richard Carras – Authentic Wine & Spirits
Jean Chocette – Key Food Equipment
Christine Coletta — Coletta Consultants
Mike Driscoll — International Pacific Sales
Frank Geier — Gordon Food Service
Caren McCherry – The Gourmet Warehouse
Joy Metcalfe — Joy’s Journal
John Neate Sr. — Neate’s Coffee
Tim Pawsey — The Courier
Howard Soon — Sandhill Wine
David Townsend – Quest Metal Works
Kasey Wilson – Freelance Food & Wine Writer
Pioneer
Pioneers of the BC restaurant industry, either retired or deceased
Michael Bruser — Kobe Steak House
Bob Constabaris — Mr. Mikes
John Dys — De Dutch Pannekoek
Salvatore Fancello — La Lorraine/La Rustica
Roy Hildebrand — Ricky’s Restaurants
Frank Hunter — Aristocratic
Murray Mildestead — The Normandy
Vi Scott — Vi’s Steak House
Wally Shaw — BC Chefs Association,
Vi Scott – Vi’s Steak House
John & Ron Teti — Puccini’s
Chuck/Gunner/Henry Wong — Diners Rendezvous
