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We are proud and excited to list the finalists in the dining categories of the BBC Good Food ME Awards 2011! FINALISTS IN THE DINING CATEGORIES BEST BRUNCH Al Qasr Hotel, Madinat Jumeirah Westin Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Spa Dubai Spectrum on One, Fairmont Dubai Traiteur, Park Hyatt Dubai BEST CAFÉ More Café, Dubai Lime Tree Café, Dubai Jones the Grocer, Abu Dhabi Bloomsbury’s Café, Abu Dhabi BEST STEAKHOUSE Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, The Monarch Dubai JW’s Steakhouse, JW Marriot Dubai Prime Steakhouse, Meydan Rhodes Twenty10, Le Royal Meridien BEST FAMILY/CASUAL Carluccio’s, Dubai Ping Pong, The Dubai Mall The Noodle House, Dubai BEST LATIN AMERICAN Asado, The Palace – The Old Town Maya, Le Royal Meridien Dubai Pachanga, Hilton Dubai Jumeirah La Parilla, Jumeirah Beach Hotel
BEST INDIAN Chor Bazaar, Ibn Battuta Gate Indego by Vineet, Grosvenor House Dubai Iz, Grand Hyatt Dubai Mahec, Le Meridien Dubai BEST MEDITERRANEAN BiCE, Hilton Jumeirah Beach Elia Greek Restaurant, Majestic Hotel Dubai Medzo, Wafi, Oud Metha BEST ASIAN Benjarong, Dusit Thani Dubai Zuma, DIFC Okku, The Monarch Dubai Hakkasan, Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi Blue Elephant, Al Bustan Rotana BEST MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICAN (MENA) Al Hadheerah, Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa Shabestan, Radisson Blu, Dubai Deira Al Nafoorah, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray Ewaan, The Palace – The Old Town
Celebrating the best! BEST EUROPEAN La Petite Maison, DIFC Reflets Par Pierre Gagnaire, InterContinental Dubai Festival City Rhodes Mezzanine, Grosvenor House Dubai Rivington Grill, Souk Al Bahar BEST NEW RESTAURANT Toro Toro, Grosvenor House Dubai, Tower 2 Voi, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray Table 9, Hilton Dubai Deira Creek Stay by Yannick Alleno, One&Only The Palm Jumeirah RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR La Petite Maison, DIFC Reflets Par Pierre Gagnaire, InterContinental Dubai Festival City Zuma, DIFC Okku, The Monarch Dubai
Congratulations to the finalists and thank you to all the passionate foodies who nominated; the response has been overwhelming. In the next stage, our elite panel of independent judges will be dining out anonymously and voting for their favourite finalists based on stringent criteria. For more details visit www.bbcgoodfoodme.com The nominations for our INGREDIENTS categories and CHEF OF THE YEAR category closed on 25 December. The finalists in these categories will be announced online in early January.
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