Time Out KL Food Awards 2011

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Sorry for the hiatus! I’ve been busy playing tour guide this past one week, settling into my new environment at rif’s place and alternating between the two homes. Anyway, I managed to squeeze some time to attend the Time Out KL Food Awards 2011 last week and here are the winners and shortlisted.

BEST CHINESE

Winner:

• Li Yen

Shorlisted:

• Yut Kee
• Shang Palace
• Restaurant New Paris
• Grand Imperial Restaurant
• Chynna

 

BEST CONTINENTAL

Winner:

• Hakka Republic

Specially commended:

• El Cerdo

Shortlisted:

• Albion KL
• Tanzini
• The Press Room
• twenty.one tables+terrace

 

BEST FINE DINING

Winner:

• Cilantro Restaurant & Wine Bar

Specially commended:

• Lafite

Shortlisted:

• Shook!
• Sage
• Chalet

 

BEST HAWKER/MAMAK

Winner:

• Devi’s Corner

Shortlisted:

• Nasi Kandar Pelita
• Hutong, Lot 10
• Nagasari Curry House
• Sri Nirwana Maju

 

BEST HEALTHY EATING/VEGETARIAN

Winner:

• Marmalade

Shortlisted:

• The Yogitree
• Annalakshmi
• R.A.W. (Real and Wholesome)
• Haven

 

BEST INDIAN

Winner:

• Kanna Curry House

Specially commended:

• Bombay Palace

Shortlisted:

• Passage Thru’ India
• Sri Nirwana Maju
• Gills

 

BEST ITALIAN

Winner:

• La Risata

Specially commended:

• il Lido

Shortlisted:

• Ciccio
• Tatto
• Nerovivo
• Sassorosso

 

BEST JAPANESE

Winner:

• Kampachi

Specially commended:

• Fukuharu

Shortlisted:

• Rakuzen
• Zipangu
• Tatsu
• Gonbei San

 

BEST MALAY

Winner:

• Bijan

Specially commended:

• Enak KL

Shortlisted:

• Makan Kitchen
• Songket
• Restoran Rebung Chef Ismail

 

BEST MIDDLE EASTERN

Winner:

• Al-Amar

Shortlisted:

• Al-Andalus
• Tarbush
• Al-Rawsha
• Hadramawt
• Laziz

 

BEST THAI/INDOCHINESE

Winner:

• Rama V

Shortlisted:

• Erawan
• My Elephant
• Sao Nam
• Tamarind Springs

 

BEST PUB GRUB

Winner:

• Jarrod & Rawlins

Shortlisted:

• Sid’s Pub
• Hoofed
• Arthur’s Bar & Grill
• Tom, Dick & Harry’s

 

BEST COFFEE

Winner:

• Espressamente illy

Shortlisted:

• Whisk Espresso Bar & Bake Shop
• R.A.W. (Real and Wholesome)
• Chilla Cup
• Antipodean Café

 

BEST SEAFOOD

Winner:

• Restoran Fatty Crab

Shortlisted:

• Causeway Bay Spice Crab
• Fisherman’s Cove
• Green View
• Lala Chong Seafood Restaurant
• Pantai Seafood Restaurant

 

BEST STEAK

Winner:

• PRIME

Shortlisted:

• Jake’s Charbroil Steaks
• MeatWorks
• Qba
• Suzi’s Corner

 

BEST NEW RESTAURANT

Winner:

• Ben’s

Shortlisted:

• Antipodean Café
• Brotzeit
• Arthur’s Bar & Grill
• Cuisine Gourmet by Nathalie
• Hoofed

 

OUTSTANDING CHEF OF THE YEAR

Winner:

• Chef Nathalie Arbefeuille, Nathalie’s Gourmet Studio & Cuisine Gourmet by Nathalie

Shortlisted:

• Chef Saiful Baharin, formerly of The Press Room
• Chef Michel Karam, Al-Amar
• Chef David King, formerly of Westin KL
• Chef Adi Radzi, Hakka Republic

 

RESTAURATEUR OF THE YEAR

Winner:

• Benjamin Yong, BIG

Shortlisted:

• Joseph Afaki, Al-Amar
• Richard Holland & Dan Thompson, DrBar
• Edward Hyde, Gastrodome
• Werner Kuhn, The Werner’s Group

 

BLOGGER’S CHOICE

Winner:

• Memoirs of a Chocoholic, Village Park Nasi Lemak

Shortlisted:

• Masak-Masak, Frangipani
• So What’s Up?, Andes
• 3iLing, Millesime
• A Whiff of Lemongrass, PRIME
• Babe in the City, Al Amnah

• Bangsar Babe, Burger Bobby
• Places and Foods, Hutong, Lot 10
• Aly’s Wonderland, Simply Mel’s
• That Thing I Do, Ben’s General Food Store