Hospitality Awards Celebrate The Cream of the North

at one of the region’s most prestigious and sought after events 

  

The crème de la crème of the Northern hospitality industry gathered on Monday night (7^th April 2008) under the exquisite roof of Manchester’s five star Lowry Hotel to celebrate and applaud the best of Northern hospitality talent.

For the third year running, the Northern Hospitality Awards ensured the cream of the North got their just desserts as awards were presented for best restaurant, bar, hotel, pub, chef mentor, chef, newcomer, wine offering and the coveted special achievement award.

Thom Hetherington, the Managing Director of the awards’ organisers, Moorfield Media, said: “Once again, we are proud to host the Northern Hospitality Awards and work with the industry across the region to go from hundreds of entries to nine exceptional winners.  These awards are unique and reflect the strength and depth of the hospitality industry in our region”.

The winners of the 2008 Northern Hospitality Awards are:

Best Restaurant                       The London Carriage Works, Liverpool

Best Hotel                                 Lowry Hotel, Manchester

Best Bar                                   Barlounge, Chester

Best Pub                                   The Shoulder of Mutton, Kirkby Overblow, N Yorkshire

Best Newcomer                       The Pipe & Glass Inn, East Yorkshire

Best Chef Mentor                     Eyck Zimmer, The Lowry, Manchester

Best Chef                                 Lisa Allen, Northcote Manor, Lancashire

Best Wine Offering                  Northcote Manor, Lancashire

Special Achievement Award   Reg Johnson, Johnson & Swarbrick

The awards’ guests enjoyed a fabulous 3 course dinner prepared by Best Chef Mentor 2008, Eyck Zimmer of The Lowry. The host for the ceremony was Nigel Barden, food and drink journalist and regular on the Chris Evans Radio 2 Drive Time Show. The 2008 Awards are sponsored by Livebookings Network, Seabrook Crisps, The Russell Partnership, Applied Ability Awards, Blend Recruitment, Matthew Clark, Brown-Forman, Steelite and Moorfield Media with support from Venus, Miller Brands and Special Occasion Linen.

 

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Notes to Editors:

The roll of honour is as follows:

Best Restaurant

2007    Winteringham Fields, Winteringham, North Lincolnshire

2006    Anthony’s, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Best Hotel

2007 Rudding Park, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
2006 Holbeck Ghyll Country House Hotel, Windermere, Cumbria

Best Bar

2007 Trio Bar and Grill, Leeds, West Yorkshire
2006 Socio Rehab, Manchester

Best Pub

2007 Crofters at Holbeck, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria
2006 The Pack Horse at Hayfield

Best Newcomer

2007 El Gato Negro Tapas, Rippondon, West Yorkshire
2006 Soup Kitchen, Manchester

Best Chef Mentor

2007 Paul Askew, London Carriage Works, Liverpool, Merseyside

Best Manager

2006 Simon Rhatigan, Feversham Arms, Helmsley, North Yorkshire

Best Chef

2007 Michael Wignall, Devonshire Arms Country House Hotel and Spa, Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire

2006 Andrew Pern, The Star at Harome, North Yorkshire

Lifetime Achievement

2007 Terry Laybourne, Jesmond Dene

2006 Nigel Haworth, Northcote Manor, Langho, Lancashire

 

Media contact:

Lucy Allen

Lucy Allen PR

Tel: 01943 870693

Email: lucy@lucyallenpr.co.uk