Hands up who was watching The Apprentice last night on BBC? The teams had to promote awareness of English sparkling wine.
The contest saw 330 entrants from 51 countries competing for 11 awards – each representing a category - plus two overall prizes.
Judges - who included Fay Mashler, restaurant critic; Femke de Wild, editor of Frame magazine; Karim Rashid, designer, Ian Callum, design director Jaguar Cars – chose Smack, designed by Steve Smith as best overall bar and Busaba Eathai, designed by David Archer Architects as best restaurant.
The categories and winners were:
Independent restaurant: Barbican Lounge, London
Designer: SHH
Multiple restaurant: Busaba Eathai, Bicester
Designer: David Archer Architects
Independent bar or club: Smack, Leamington Spa
Designer: Steve Smith
Multiple bar or club: Grosvenor Café, Glasgow
Designer: Surface ID
Restaurant/bar/club in another space: Barbican Foodhall, London
Designer: SHH
Restaurant or bar in a hotel: The Bar, Coworth Park, Ascot
Designer: Fox Linton Associates
Café or fast food: Costa Coffee, London
Designer: Stiff and Trevillion
Identity & website design: Dock Kitchen, London
Designer: Here Design
Pub: Stravaigin, Glasgow
Designer: Surface ID
Lighting scheme: Chan, Greece
Designer: Andy Martin Studio
International restaurants: Look Out Café, Japan and Cave, Australia
Designers: Design Spirits and Koichi Takada
International bar: Tazmania Ballroom, Hong Kong
Designer: Tom Dixon’s Design Research Studio
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