Logo 2014This after­noon we popped down to Vivo for the annoucing of nom­in­ees in the 2014 Cap­it­al Awards ‑Wel­ling­ton’s premi­er hos­pit­al­ity awards. It was a pretty cas­u­al affair, with many of the nom­in­ees hard at work and there­fore unable to front to receive their cer­ti­fic­ates. Still though, it was great see­ing so many Wel­ling­tonista favour­ites get recog­ni­tion.

Vot­ing in all these cat­egor­ies is open to all hos­pit­al­ity staff via the Cap­it­al Awards web­site. How they can tell if you work in hos­pit­al­ity or not, I don’t know. The Awards are on Octo­ber 26, with tick­ets on sale on Octo­ber 1. You know that hos­pit­al­ity staff party hard, so start pre­par­ing your liv­er and loins now.

After the jump, here’s the list of nom­in­a­tions.

Menu­mate Out­stand­ing Maitre d’

  • Dav­ey McDon­ald – Ortega Fish Shack
  • Soph­ie Garnham – Mon­soon Poon
  • Holly Gul­li­v­er – Havana Bar
  • Rob Scott – Char­ley Noble Eat­ery & Bar

Möet Hen­nessy Out­stand­ing Chef

  • Tom Hutchis­on – Cap­it­ol Res­taur­ant & WBC Res­taur­ant
  • Shaun Clou­s­ton – Logan Brown
  • Jac­ob Brown – The Lar­der
  • Glen Taylor – Taylors on Jack­son

Whittaker’s Chocol­ate Out­stand­ing Sup­pli­er

  • Ontrays
  • Red + White Cel­lar
  • Min­er­al Wines
  • Cuba St Fruit Mart

Bid­vest Food­ser­vice Out­stand­ing Emer­ging Chef

  • Fred Greger­son – Havana Bar
  • Jack O’Donnell – WBC
  • Olivia Bartley – The White House Res­taur­ant
  • Helen Turn­ball – Hum­ming­bird Eat­ery & Bar

Nego­ci­ants NZ Out­stand­ing Front of House Team

  • Havana Bar
  • Ortega Fush Shack
  • Pre­fab
  • WBC

Toops Whole­sale ltd Out­stand­ing Loc­al Estab­lish­ment

  • Monterey
  • Gold­ings Free Dive Bar
  • The Speights Ale House, Petone
  • The Hop Garden

Beam Sun­tory Out­stand­ing Bar

  • Havana Bar
  • Crum­pet
  • CGR Mer­chant & Co.
  • Gold­ings Free Dive Bar

Deloitte Private Out­stand­ing Barista

  • River Villi – Café Polo
  • Tim Nor­ris – Cus­toms Brew Bar
  • Lauren Car­mi­chael – Cus­toms Brew Bar
  • Mor­gan West – Milk Crate

Ara Wines Out­stand­ing Wine List

  • Vivo Enoteca Cucina
  • Avida Bar
  • Charlie Noble Eat­ery & Bar
  • Arbit­rageur Wine Room & Res­taur­ant

Mead­ow Mush­rooms Out­stand­ing Cas­u­al Din­ing Exper­i­ence

  • Mon­soon Poon
  • Ombra
  • Little Pen­ang
  • Scopa Caffe Cucina

Crom­bie Lock­wood Out­stand­ing Res­taur­ant

  • Taylors on Jack­son
  • WBC
  • Charlie Noble Eat­ery & Bar
  • Logan Brown

Per­nod Ricard Out­stand­ing Bar­tender

  • Gian­carlo Quiroz Jesus – Hawthorn Lounge
  • Ren­wick Boon – Crum­pet
  • Ben Simpson – Ances­tral Garden Bar & Res­taur­ant
  • Sam Kopua – Boul­cott St Bis­tro

Best Ambi­ence & Style

  • Charlie Noble Eat­ery & Bar
  • Hawthorne Lounge
  • Dragon­fly
  • Ombra

Caffe L’Affare Out­stand­ing Sales Rep­res­ent­at­ive

  • Josh Lynex – Red + White Cel­lar
  • Amy Alex­an­der – Per­nod Ricard
  • Stephanie Reid – Min­er­al Wines
  • JP Hende­r­son – Region­al Wines & Spir­its

Pos­boss Out­stand­ing Café

  • Ti Kouka Café
  • Pre­fab
  • The Hanger
  • Fidel’s Cafe

Le Cor­don Bleu Out­stand­ing Con­tri­bu­tion to Wel­ling­ton Hos­pit­al­ity

  • Blair Fry­er (from Vivo)
  • John Lawrence (Co founder of Boul­cott St Bis­tro)
  • Mar­tin Bos­ley (Umm, we gave him a TAWA yeaaaaaaaars ago…)
  • Steven Scheck­ter (Ontrays)

Out­stand­ing Beer List

  • The Malt­house
  • Little Beer Quarter
  • Hashigo Zake
  • Gold­ings Free Dive Bar