Yep, we're firmly in the awards season. With the Michelin Guide due out on Monday, the great and the good of the UK hospitality world assembled last night for the grand reveal of the winners of the 2016 AA Hospitality Awards. Here are the London winners who went home with a smile on their face and a spring in their step.
Chef of the Year 2016
Simon Rogan
Lifetime Achievement Award
Pierre Koffmann (pictured)
Restaurant of the Year for London
The Beaumont
Restaurant of the year for London
Sosharu
Wine Award for England and Overall Winner
Sketch (Lecture Room and Library), London
Food Service Award
The Ritz London
The night was also a chance for the AA to announce the restaurants that have been awarded new Four and Five rosettes as well as the new Red Star hotels.
New London Five Rosette restaurants are:
- Hélène Darroze at The Connaught
- London Restaurant Story
- Pollen Street Social
And the Rosewood London became London's newest Five Red Star Hotel.
Congratulations to you all!