More than 400 outlets enter the Caterer Awards
More than 400 nominations have been received for the Caterer Middle East Awards 2011, the only industry accolades for F&B professionals working in the Middle East.
The winners of the prestigious awards will be announced at a glamorous ceremony held at Dubai’s Jumeirah Zabeel Saray hotel on September 7.
Numerous entries were made across all 14 categories, with some new categories this year proving very popular.
Competition for the New Outlet of the Year Award, introduced for the first time this year, is heating up, as is the race for the new Events Caterer of the Year Award.
Meanwhile, chefs from across the region are going head to head in the third new category for 2011, Chef of the Year in a Standalone Restaurant.
As always, there is also stiff competition for some of the most sought after awards: Waiter of the Year, Hotel Chef of the Year, Restaurant of the Year, Bar of the Year and Caterer’s Kitchen Hero.
The entries are currently being shortlisted by the editorial team in the ITP Business hospitality group.
The top five nominations will be judged by an independent panel of experts, including Arabic chef Suzanne Husseini; director of culinary arts at the Emirates Academy, Mick Kitts; National Hospitality Institute of Oman principal Rob Maclean; MMI Bar Academy’s Rebecca Sturt; and Halima Anderson, director of measurement solutions at customer service specialist Ethos.
The shortlists for each category will be announced daily from August 10 online at HotelierMiddleEast.com.
The talented winners will be revealed only at the Caterer Middle East Awards ceremony on September 7.
To find out who has won, make sure you book your tickets to attend the Awards ceremony at the Mehteran Theatre at Zabeel Saray on The Palm Jumeirah.
Tickets are selling fast, so to book your tickets or table, please contact Annie Chinoy on annie.chinoy@itp.com or call +971 4 444 3353
If your are interested in sponsoring the Awards, please contact Diarmuid O’Malley on dom@itp.com or +971 4 444 3568
For more information about the Caterer Middle East Awards visit: www.hoteliermiddleeast.com/catererawards