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