There are 27 categories based on this year’s nominations, with 270 shortlisted people or teams

The shortlisted nominees for the Caterer Middle East Awards 2022 are now revealed.

More than 1,000 nominations were made in 27 categories and, once again, we received a record-shattering number of entries. It’s testament to the incredible pool of talent in the industry and the natural drive for innovation year after year.

With an increased number of nominations and a higher standard of entry, it has been tougher than ever to finalise the shortlists for each category.

However, the Caterer Middle East team has now completed the shortlisting process and the final lists of nominees can be released.

Our panel of expert judges will be looking at each entry in detail to decide who should be crowned winner and highly commended in each category.

Our Editor’s Choice categories are still to be revealed, too.

The ceremony takes place at JW Marriott Marquis Dubai in Business Bay on Wednesday, September 28.

Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be booked by visiting this site or by emailing Kate Galaktionova at Kate.Galaktionova@itp.com or Eleanor Ashton at Eleanor.Ashton@itp.com to make enquiries.

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Caterer Middle East Awards 2022 shortlists

HOTEL BARISTA OF THE YEAR

• Arthur Coranez, Paramount Hotel
• Binita Sharma, Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk
• Dennis Caranay, Burj Al Arab Jumeirah
• Fred Lubega, 25hours Hotel One Central
• Hany Gloria Naibaho, Conrad Dubai
• Jan Nelson, Rixos Bab Al Bahr
• Maileen Oro, Waldorf Astoria DIFC
• Mark Anthony, Media One Hotel
• Rashilla Gurung, FIVE Jumeirah Village
• Santosh Yakha Linkha, Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel

BARISTA OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT OUTLET

• Andrew Belacaol, Reform Social & Grill
• Bon Winston Aom, Flamingo Room by tashas
• Chan Myae Aung, Goldfish Sushi & Yakitori
• Jit Pithakote, Sucre
• Jose ‘Jacob’ Mariano, Nightjar Coffee Roasters
• Mario Pedroso, Cassette
• Mohanned Aljlally, Room 1618
• Nessa Joy Darap, Mondoux
• Nestor L Allado, Costa Coffee
• Ryan Consolacion Profetam, Lana Lusa

WAITER OF THE YEAR – CASUAL DINING

• Aalby Francis, Teible
• Abdelkader Fouda, Home By McGettigan’s
• Ann Marie Mananay, Cassette
• Eloisa Damian, Cafe Bateel
• Frederico Da Silva Estibeira Botelho, Lana Lusa
• Kristine Claire Romantico, Flow
• Lalita Gurang, Nando’s The Greens
• Lauro G. Janapon Jr., Mondoux
• Nino Tagua, Goldfish Sushi & Yakitori
• Ray Daniel, The Noodle House

WAITER OF THE YEAR – FINE-DINING

• Abhishek Rai, Marea
• Alina Karakulova, Brasserie Boulud
• Angela Andreska, Avli By tashas
• Azim Abdukarimov, Cinque
• Comfort Bernard Mtobwa, Tàn Chá
• June Palmero Longabela, Roberto’s
• Marko Mihaljevic, LPM Restaurant & Bar Abu Dhabi
• Noah El Moutchou, The Artisan Il Ristorante
• Olawumni Abi’oladimeji, Market By Jean-Georges
• Rukshan Laksiri, Zeta Seventy Seven

HOTEL KITCHEN HERO OF THE YEAR

• Cristopher Marquez Acosta, FIVE Palm Jumeirah
• Chura Bahadur Thapa, InterContinental Ras Al Khaimah Mina Al Arab Resort & Spa
• Dalia Rebaza Garcia, Intercontinental Doha Beach & Spa
• Dipak Panday, JA The Resort
• Keshia Malcolm Dsouza, Canopy by Hilton Dubai Al Seef
• Laxman Singh, Sofitel Dubai The Palm
• Muhammad Bilal Ghulam, Ramada by Wyndham Beach Hotel Ajman
• Nathan Reuff, Jumeirah Mina A’Salam
• Patricio Jr Tagalog Amor, Studio One
• Saad Benjebbour, Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates

KITCHEN HERO OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT OUTLET

• Adinda, Lowe
• Dianah Omambia, Pickl Dubai Motor City
• Francis Garcia Crisostomo, Nando’s The Dubai Mall
• Ilainah Kalah Lamzon, LDC Kitchen + Coffee
• Khalitas Kottaisamy, Five Guys Marina Mall
• Mahesh Perera, The Artisan Il Ristorante
• Mutabar Khan, Bistro Des Arts
• Rajni Bhatt, Addmind Hospitality
• Thanuja Tharinda Rajapaksha, Bageri Form
• Vinoth Thangavel, Bella Restaurant & Lounge

CHIEF STEWARD OF THE YEAR

• Ahmed Hussein, JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai
• Amresh Govekar, Jumeirah Creekside Hotel
• Anup Kumar Kannikulangara Bhaskaran, Zabeel House by Jumeirah, The Greens
• Dhan Thanet, Park Regis Kris Kin Hotel
• Gopal Nagarajan, Anantara Dubai Resort & Spa
• Min Bahadur Khadka, Hotel Indigo Dubai Downtown
• Mohamed Mamdouh Haggag, FIVE Palm Jumeirah
• Nimesh Shameera, W Abu Dhabi – Yas Island
• Ramesh Bittla, Jumeirah Mina A’Salam
• Sanjeewa Kumara, Nikki Beach Resort & Spa Dubai

HOTEL IN-HOUSE MARKETING/PR PERSON OF THE YEAR

• Cahal Altman, Radisson Dubai DAMAC Hills
• Colette Sullivan, Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Deira Creek
• Inna Gernega, Paramount Hotel Dubai
• Ksenia Barabash, Al Habtoor City Hotel Collection
• Leslie Weddle, Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers
• Megan Paul, The First Group
• Nadine Seebacher, FIVE Hotels and Resorts
• Rebecca Wales, Atlantis Dubai
• Ruth Archer, The St. Regis Downtown Dubai
• Sunny Chawla, 25hours Hotel One Central

IN-HOUSE MARKETING OR PR PERSON OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT OUTLET/GROUP

• Charlotte Mak, COYA
• Larissa Massih, Addmind Hospitality
• Maria Ollero Sunyer, Infini Concepts
• Nawel Aderghal, CLAY/SAN Beach
• Nazila Shafi, Time Out Market Dubai
• Nazli Sonmez Vallee, Rikas Group
• Nick Purvis, Solutions Leisure Group
• Nicole Dragan, Roberto’s DIFC
• Sheetal Raghunath, Pickl
• William Tickell, Dubai Golf

DELIVERY-ONLY F&B BRAND OF THE YEAR

• Alien Burger
• Art of Dum
• Dan’s Home Food
• House of Curry
• Khichdi Tales
• Mashrou3 Tabkha
• Project Pasta
• The Cake Boutique by Waldorf Astoria DIFC
• The Kakao Guy
• Traybae

OUTSIDE CATERING TEAM OF THE YEAR

• Armani Hotel Dubai
• Emirates Leisure Retail
• Epicure Catering
• Fibber Magee’s
• Hilton Garden Inn Ras al Khaimah
• Park Rotana & Park Arjaan by Rotana, Abu Dhabi
• Pinch Gourmet
• Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Deira Creek
• Sheraton Oman Hotel
• The Ritz-Carlton, Doha

HOTEL F&B MANAGER OF THE YEAR

• Arthur Timlin, Hilton Ras al Khaimah Beach Resort
• Badr Benryane, Atlantis, The Palm
• Celil Olam, Rixos the Palm Dubai Hotel & Suites
• Charles Theret, Burj Al Arab Jumeirah
• Charles-Antoine Chaudron, Jumeirah Mina A’Salam
• Kristian Georgiev, 25hours Dubai Hotel One Central
• Kyra Bommelje, Conrad Dubai
• Remus Isopel, Jumeirah Al Naseem
• Sameer Sayed, FIVE Jumeirah Village
• Sreejith Purushan, Radisson Blu Hotel, Dubai Deira Creek

HOTEL RESTAURANT MANAGER OF THE YEAR

• Bhim Sen Gupta, Republic
• Bijo Jose, Zheng He’s
• Gurunath Naik, Zeta Seventy Seven
• Hicham Elmansouri, Ayamna
• Jamie Smith, Goose Island Tap House
• Max Kreuzer, Al Muntaha
• Sumeet Tilwani, FireLake Grill House & Cocktail Bar
• Thutporn Sukitjanuparp, Kimpo
• Vineeta Sharma, Bombay Brasserie
• Zexin Shao, Armani/Hashi

RESTAURANT MANAGER OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT OUTLET

• Alex Johnson, La Cantine Du Faubourg
• Benoit Boudon, Hutong
• Gabriel Schifani, Roberto’s
• Lloy Rubio, Lola Taberna Española
• Loic Giordano, LPM Restaurant & Bar Dubai
• Mario Scanniello, Folly
• Matthew Kelly, tashas Al Jalila
• Mohammed Sayed, Nando’s Mall of the Emirates
• Murad Alazarat, 11 Woodfire
• Petra Peternel, Marea

HOTEL PASTRY CHEF OF THE YEAR

• Akshay Batra, Sofitel Dubai The Palm
• Ashik Mohsin, JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai
• Julien Jacob, Jumeirah Al Naseem
• Loreto M. Melegrito, Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates
• Muhamed Jejen, Palazzo Versace Dubai
• Nicolas Lambert, Four Seasons Dubai
• Pierre Chambon, SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences
• Romain Castet, Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk
• Shaik Mahamood, W Abu Dhabi – Yas Island
• Trisha Henault, 25hours Hotel One Central

PASTRY CHEF OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT OUTLET

• Carmen Rueda Hernandez, Brix Desserts & 3fils
• Elizabeth Mera, Amazónico
• Hugo Sipp, Fouquet’s Abu Dhabi & Paradiso Abu Dhabi
• Jun Lourd Cacdac, Nozomi & Hellenika
• Nadia Parekh, Melange
• Nicole Petersen, Cassette
• Sheerin Ghaffar, Teible
• Srinath Reddy, The New England Brasserie Company
• Waddah Bou Saad, The Lighthouse
• Wassim And Omar Orfali, Orfali Bros. Bistro

HOTEL YOUNG CHEF OF THE YEAR

• Asish Samanta, Piaceri da Gustare, Hilton Ras al Khaimah Beach Resort
• Aurelien Durand, Ossiano, Atlantis, The Palm
• Celia Stoecklin, French Riviera, Jumeirah Al Qasr
• Fabio Avolio, Four Seasons Hotel DIFC
• Gopireddy Intha, Delisserie, FIVE Palm Jumeirah
• Jieun Baek, Rockfish, Jumeirah Al Naseem
• Muhammad Subhan Riaz, Ramada by Wyndham Beach Hotel Ajman
• Nevinli Joseph, Crowne Plaza Doha The Business Park
• Noor Al Huda, Ballaro, Conrad Dubai
• Patricio Jr Tagalog Amor, Larte, Studio One Hotel

YOUNG CHEF OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT VENUE

• Danilo Lekic, La Casa Del Tango
• Eric Manuel Gomes, Kitopi
• John Efren Dale Genobili, The Irish Village
• Laure Dumas, Cé La Vi Dubai
• Mafil Carbales, Galeries Lafayette
• Mevish Appadoo, Gohan By La Cantine
• Subash Kumar, Lola Taberna Española
• Susana Reynoso, Nozomi
• Usama Shah, Ultra Brasserie
• Yam Bahadur Khatri, Cassette

HOTEL HEAD CHEF OF THE YEAR

• Belal Salim, Olea
• Giovanni Ledon, Akira Back
• Jose Barroso, Tasca by José Avillez
• Kim Joinie-Maurin, French Riviera
• Luca Depalo, Bull & Bear
• Nagbushan Shenoy, Republic
• Sara Aqel, Fi’lia
• Saverio Sbaragli, Al Muntaha
• Tobias Kaelble, Praia
• Tran Ngoc Pham, Lah Lah

HEAD CHEF OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT OUTLET

• Domenico Santagada, Alici
• Federico Bartoli, Monno
• Francesco Magro, The Artisan Il Ristorante
• Georgios Kolettas, L’Amo Bistro Del Mare
• Hayashida Satoshi, TakaHisa Restaurant
• Omar Basiony, LDC Kitchen + Coffee
• Stefano Giovannetti, Il Borro Tuscan Bistro Dubai
• Vladimir Kim, Mimi Kakushi
• Youssef Akiki, Basko
• Yugal Kishor, Reform Social & Grill

HOTEL EXECUTIVE CHEF OF THE YEAR

• Anup Pawar, Fairmont The Palm
• Audi Budiman, Atlantis, The Palm
• Chef Christian Salin, Caesars Palace Dubai
• Claudio Cardoso, SLS Dubai Hotel & Residences
• Konstantinos Arampatzis, InterContinental Jeddah
• Mikhail Tolkachev, FIVE Jumeirah Village
• Mohammed Issa Ibrahim Ali, Dukes The Palm, a Royal Hideaway Hotel
• Moritz Neumann, JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Hotel
• Rene Johari, DoubleTree by Hilton – Business Bay
• Russell Impiazzi, Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk

EXECUTIVE CHEF OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT VENUE

• Carlos Frunze Turgaev, Teible
• Dwarika Bhatt, Zero Gravity
• Fulvio Opalio, Il Borro Tuscan Bistro
• Gilles Bosquet, La Cantine Du Faubourg
• Himanshu Saini, Trèsind, Trèsind Studio, Carnival by Trèsind & A Cappella
• Mohamad Orfali, Orfali Bros. Bistro
• Patthama Chaklang, Cafe Isan Thai Streetfood & Tea Bar
• Prashant Chipkar, Masti
• Solemann Haddad, Moonrise
• Yunus Aydin, Marea

RESTAURATEUR OF THE YEAR – CASUAL AND FAST CASUAL

• Basil AlSalem, Gastronomica
• George Kunnappally, Nando’s
• Hashem Montasser, The Lighthouse
• Ismail Alsharif, Around the Block, Fat Uncle and Room 1618
• Mohamed Al Falasi, Feels & Saddle
• Reif Othman, Reif Japanese Kushiyaki
• Sanjay Vazirani, Foodlink Global Restaurants & Catering Services
• Stasha Toncev, 21grams
• Steve Flawith, Pickl HQ
• Tom Arnel, EatX

RESTAURATEUR OF THE YEAR – FINE DINING AND FINE CASUAL

• Alawi Albreiki, Albraik Hopsitality
• Bhupender Nath, Passion F&B
• Charbel Mhanna, Blackspoon Group
• Evgeny Kuzin, Bulldozer Group
• Omar Saideh, Orange Hospitality
• Panchali Mahendra, Atelier House Hospitality
• Paul Evans & Freek Teusink, Solutions Leisure Group
• Rizwan Kassim, Rikas Group
• Spero Panagakis, BB Social Dining
• Tony Habre, ADDMIND

HOTEL RESTAURANT TEAM OF THE YEAR

• Bombay Brasserie, Taj Dubai
• Ciao Bella, Media One Hotel
• Halo Halo & Feta, Edge Creekside Hotel
• Kayto, Jumeirah Al Naseem
• Kimpo, Conrad Dubai
• Maiden Shanghai, FIVE Palm Jumeirah
• Café Nikki, Nikki Beach Resort & Spa Dubai
• Saffron, Atlantis, The Palm
• Tasca by José Avillez, Mandarin Oriental Dubai
• The Stage Restaurant, Paramount Hotel Dubai

INDEPENDENT RESTAURANT TEAM OF THE YEAR – CASUAL

• Cassette
• Couqley French Bistro & Bar
• Fibber Magee’s
• Lana Lusa
• Majlis Al Sultan
• Monno
• Nando’s The Dubai Mall
• Pickl, Saadiyat Al Mamsha
• Reif Japanese Kushiyaki
• Streetery Food Hall

INDEPENDENT RESTAURANT TEAM OF THE YEAR – FINE DINING

• COYA Dubai
• Il Borro Tuscan Bistro
• L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon
• LPM Restaurant & Bar Abu Dhabi
• Mimi Kakushi
• Roberto’s
• Sucre
• SUSHISAMBA
• Tamoka
• The Maine Land Brasserie

Source: Caterer Middle East

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