Huge congratulations to Marcis Dzelzainis and Michael Sager, Sager + Wilde and Fare, London, who won Imbibe's Restaurant Personality of the Year 2019!
This award was sponsored by Champagne Gosset for the second year running at the Personality of the Year Awards.
Imbibe editor, Chris Losh, commented: “These are not easy times for restaurants, particularly ones without big-money backers. So our judges were impressed by the fact that our winners here have battled tough times to open a third venue last year.”
“Fiercely independent and innovative, their casual dining venues always have plenty of buzz about them - real powerhouses for quality food and drink. As one of our judges put it, ‘There’s real creative thinking here. They have an uncanny ability not just to tap into trends, but also to lead them’.”
Imbibe launched the Personality of the Year Awards in 2011 and previous winners have included Heston Blumenthal, Ronan Sayburn MS, Thinking Drinkers, Alex Kratena, Christine Parkinson, Xavier Rousset MS, Dee Davies, Lyndon Higginson, Stuart McCluskey, Salvatore Calabrese, Laura Rhys MS, Thomas Decan, the Galvin Brothers, Declan McGurk & Erik Lorincz, JJ Goodman and Alessandro Palazzi as well as many other on-trade professionals.
For Imbibe's full article and to see the other winners please click here.
Photo credits to Imbibe.