“Considering that the other finalists are chefs that I look up to, this is very humbling and I am very grateful for the recognition,” he says.
2018 R&CA Awards for Excellence
ACT WINNERS
RESTAURANT AWARDS
BREAKFAST RESTAURANT
WINNER – The Promenade Café – Hyatt Hotel Canberra.
CAFÉ DINING
WINNER – The Tea Lounge – Hyatt Hotel Canberra
CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN RESTAURANT – FORMAL
HONOURABLE MENTION – Sage Dining Rooms
EUROPEAN RESTAURANT
WINNER – Les Bistronomes
INDIAN / SUB-CONTINENT RESTAURANT
WINNER – Danna
ITALIAN RESTAURANT
WINNER – Italian and Sons
MALAYSIAN RESTAURANT
HONOURABLE MENTION – Abell’s Kopi Tiam
NEW RESTAURANT
HONOURABLE MENTION – RAKU Dining
RESTAURANT IN A CASINO/CLUB/HOTEL
WINNER – Buvette Bistro & Wine Bar – Hotel Realm
RESTAURANT IN A WINERY
HONOURABLE MENTION – Café Lerida – Lerida Estate
SPECIALTY RESTAURANT
WINNER – Tipsy Bull
TOURISM RESTAURANT
WINNER – Black Fire Restaurant,
CATERING AWARDS
FUNCTION/CONVENTION CENTRE CATERER
WINNER – Hyatt Hotel Canberra
SITE/INDUSTRIAL CATERER
WINNER – Trippas White Group – Australian Institute of Sport
VENUE CATERER
WINNER – Ginger Catering – National Arboretum
WEDDING CATERER
WINNER – National Press Club of Australia
HOSPITALITY AWARDS
CHEF
WINNER – Damian Brabender – Otis Dining
PRODUCT SUPPLY
WINNER – Templar Employment & Training
CONSUMER VOTE
WINNER – Tipsy Bull
MAJOR AWARDS
CAFÉ OF THE YEAR
WINNER – The Tea Lounge – Hyatt Hotel Canberra
CATERER OF THE YEAR
WINNER – National Press Club of Australia
RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR
WINNER – Les Bistronomes
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