The Eat Drink Design Awards brings together the design and hospitality communities to celebrate Australasia’s best eating and drinking experiences. Each year the jury brings a unique combination of expertise and experience to the judging process. Entries to the Eat Drink Design Awards are now open, and close on 25 July. You can enter here. On this year’s jury are:
Simon Denton, co-owner and managing director of Izakaya Den, Nama Nama and Hihou in Melbourne. Over the years, Simon has worked at The Botanical, The Adelphi Hotel, Luxe and Est Est Est in Melbourne, and Rocket and Morans’ in Sydney. He opened his first restaurant, Verge, in 2001 with chef partner Karen White. In 2010, Izakaya Den was awarded Best New Restaurant and Simon received the Service Excellence award (for the second time) by The Age Good Food Guide. Hihou won Best Bar Design at the 2013 Eat Drink Design Awards.
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