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he resounding success of Hospitality Horizon
Top 50 Hotel Awards 2023, with TV Partner
FoodFood, held at The Westin Mumbai Powai
Lake on November 22 was followed by the
stellar 11th edition of FoodFood Top 50
TRestaurant Awards 2023, with Magazine
Partner Hospitality Horizon, at Grand Hyatt Gurgaon on
December 21, ending the year with a bang!
The star-studded evening brought together the who’s
who of the food and hospitality industry to celebrate
excellence – with 400-plus attendees the hall was full to
capacity.
As the most gracious host, Tarun Seth, GM of Grand
Hyatt Gurgaon, pulled out all stops and personally paid
attention to every little detail to ensure a spectacular event.
The first segment of the awards ceremony was presented talent, FoodFood Top 50 Restaurant Awards 2023 ranked
by the biggest foodie in the country Kunal Vijayakar who the top 50 restaurants in India in order of votes by the
set the mood for the gala evening. Power couple and the Grand Jury.
first family of the restaurant industry Zorawar and Dildeep Under the stewardship of Chairman of the Jury Nakul
Kalra took the awards night to the next level by anchoring Anand, Chairman, FAITH, and Co-Chairperson Priya Paul,
the second segment, setting the stage on fire. Chairperson, Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels and Chief
The high energy powerhouse that he is, Zorawar had the Advisers KB Kachru, Chairman Emeritus, South Asia,
audience glued to their seats while Dildeep upped the Radisson Hotel Group and Camellia Panjabi, Queen of
glamour quotient and bowled everyone over with her ready Indian Food, winners of the Jury Choice Awards were
wit and abundant charm. decided by the who’s who of the food and hospitality
And, as always, Sanjeev Kapoor did the honours and industry while the winners of the Editorial Choice Awards
presented the last and final segment, ending the evening were decided by the Editorial Board.
on a high, high note! Not surprisingly, Indian Accent, New Delhi, once again
FoodFood Top 30 Restaurant Awards 2022 held at JW bagged the top slot for the number one restaurant in the
Marriott Mumbai Sahar was such a huge hit that Esteemed country followed by Masque, Mumbai, and Masala Library,
Jury Members, Directors and the Executive Committee Mumbai. Among key Editorial Choice Awards winners were
decided to continue with the same format, expand the Camellia Panjabi with Lifetime Achievement Award and
awards to Top 50 and stick to one national award. Ramit Bharti Mittal with Restaurateur of the Year Award.
Seeking to create a unique platform to recognise culinary Please turn the pages to see full list of winners. Enjoy!

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