The Yes Chef awards were presented at a fabulous Gala Ball which on Tuesday last in the beautiful Carriage Rooms at the Montalto Estate in Ballynahinch, Co.Down. It was a wonderful evening. Please have a look and some of the fabulous food and prizewinners here.
The results were extremely close which just goes to show the extremely high quality of our chefs and food on this wee island.
Awards:
Best Chef Ulster
Will Brown – The Old Schoolhouse **WINNER**
Stevie Higginson – The Square Bistro
Chris Molloy – The Lemon Tree
Best Chef Connaught
Claire O’Leary Sandstone Restaurant
Joe Flaherty – Brasserie on the Corner **WINNER**
Sham Hanifa – The Cottage Restaurant
Best Chef Leinster
Conor Woods – The Bay Tree
Stephane le Sourne – Ghan House **WINNER**
Barry Liscombe – Hartes of Kildare
Best Chef Munster
Patricia Teahan – Carriag Country House
Kate Lawlor – Fenns Quay
Simon Regan – The Europe Hotel **WINNER**
Best Front of House
J.W.’s Brasserie at The Wyatt Hotel **WINNER**
Harveys Point
The Lemon Tree
Best Gastro Pub
Sally McNallys
Billy Andys
The Drift Inn **WINNER**
Best Indian Restaurant
Copper and Spices – Navan **WINNER**
SAFA – Belfast
Chandpur – Donegal
Best Newcomer
Havana – Belfast **WINNER**
Best Restaurant
Aldridge Lodge – Duncannon, Co, Wexford
Catalina Restaurant – Lough Erne, Fermanagh
The Old Schoolhouse, Comber, Co. Down **WINNER**
Best Restaurant Connaught
Sandstone Restaurant at Lough Rynn
Taste Matters, Loughrea, Co. Galway **WINNER**
The Cottage Restaurant, Jamestown, Co.Leitrim
Best Restaurant Leinster
The Bay Tree Carlingford
Ghan House, Carlingford
Hartes of Kildare **WINNER**
Best Restaurant Ulster
The Bushmills Inn **WINNER**
Sage – Letterkenny
The Red Door, Buncrana
Best Restaurant Munster
The Wild Geese, Adare
Fenns Quay, Cork
Willie Pa’s, Bantry **WINNER**
Best Young Chef
Eimear Brazil – Waterford Castle
Marty McParland – Sintons at the Bridge, Scarva **WINNER**
YesChef Readers Award
Tullylagan Country House – Cookstown **WINNER**
Sandstone Restaurant – Lough Rynn
Havana, Belfast
