Jltdining.com, the interactive food directory dedicated to the Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT) district, which has more than 200 independent eateries, has launched its first restaurant awards scheme for the restaurants, bars, and cafes in the neighbourhood.
Backed by Dubai-based industry consultants sps:affinity, the JLT Restaurant Awards are now open for nominations by the area’s restaurateurs. Public online voting will start in October 2017.
Every restaurant, bar, or café located in Jumeirah Lakes Towers has until September 30 to go to the website and register for one or more of the 18 awards categories.
Categories range from 'Best Middle Eastern' and 'Best Bar' to 'Best Service' and 'Best Healthy'. The awards also feature a 'Best Overall' category, which'will be judged by an expert panel of industry judges.
"JLT Dining is all about real food and culinary discoveries," said sps:affinity CEO and Dubai hospitality veteran Martin Kubler, in a statement.
He added: "We launched JLT Dining and now the JLT Restaurant Awards to make it easier for Dubai’s foodies to discover the culinary treasures hidden between the over 70 skyscrapers around the Almas Tower. We also want to support the local food scene and its doers and makers, mostly SMEs and family-run companies, who often struggle to make their voices heard in a city filled to the brim with restaurants."
Once public voting opens in October, JLT residents, office dwellers, and visitors will have one month to cast their votes. At the beginning of November, JLT Dining will announce the top three restaurants in each category, and the winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at the end
of November.
Anybody can follow the awards online on the official website and via the #JLTdiningAwards2017 hashtag.
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