Nominations across 9 categories can now be made via Twitter or Facebook, with the closing date being 1st November. Categories comprise Best Chef, Best Restaurant, Best Interior, Best Bar, Best Sommelier, Best Front of House, Lifetime Achievement, Best Hotel and Best Pub. Based on entries, a panel of judges will then produce a shortlist for each category. The winners will be announced on the evening of 28th April 2015, and within the June 2015 issue of GQ.
Jamie Bill, Publishing Director of GQ says, “As the market-leading quality men’s monthly, the moment has arrived for GQ to put its stamp on the dining scene. We have long been an authority on food and drink with our Taste section, and book GQ Eats, with GQ Drinks soon to come, and we look forward to honouring the best of the best with our first Food & Drink Awards. We are delighted to have Veuve Clicquot partnering us for this prestigious event.”
Jo Thornton, Managing Director of Moët Hennessy comments, “Veuve Clicquot are thrilled to be joining GQ to present the inaugural Food & Drink Awards in 2015. We are also honoured to have the opportunity to recognise and reward the high levels of excellence that we can all now experience throughout the UK in our Food and Drink industry.”
