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Now in its third year, the GQ Food & Drink Awards, presented by Veuve Clicquot, invites you to join the search for our 2017 winners. Get voting...
Best Chef
This year's Best Chef proved talent doesn't come with age. James Lowe didn't start cooking until he was 23, but that didn't stop him from winning Lyle's a Michelin star within two years of joining the kitchen. Lowe's instant rise to the top will be hard to beat.
Best Restaurant
Our Best Restaurant of 2016 was won by Kitty Fisher's in Mayfair. One of the most sought after dining spots in London, Kitty Fisher's' Spanish-influenced cuisine attracts a well-heeled clientele including Damian Lewis and the Camerons. Which restaurant will be the plat principal of our 2017 awards?
Best Sommelier
This year's sommelier was former model-turned-wine connoisseur Ruth Spivey from Rotorino and Craft London, who stood out for her successful pop-up wine bar Street Vin, and the biannual Wine Car Boot. Whoever we raise a glass to in 2017, they must match Spivey's passion for all things grape.
Best Interior
You might not judge a book by its cover, but you certainly judge a room by its décor. This year, André Balazs' celebrity haunt Chiltern Firehouse won hands down. The luxury hotel and restaurant's gothic glitz will be difficult to top.
Best Front Of House
With the right front of house, any culinary disaster or complaint can be dealt with expertly. Without it, it's all over. For Kitty Fisher's' front of house Tom Mullion, who opened the restaurant along with chums Oliver Milburn and Tim Steel, a great first impression is vital, and luckily, he finds that easy. Let's hope it's as easy to find his successor...
Best Bar (In partnership with Belvedere Vodka)
Belvedere's Best Bar in 2016 was Hoxton's speakeasy-style underground lair Happiness Forgets, which prides itself on offering "great cocktails, no wallies". The bar's expert mixologists abide by old-school rules: no frills, no fuss and nothing's off menu. This year we're looking for a bar with just as much charm and charisma.
Best Pub
The 2016 awards' never-ending list of pub nominations confirmed that the death of the British pub has been greatly exaggerated, and this year will no doubt provide more evidence of its revival. Last year's winner was The Sportsman in Seasalter, a self-described "grotty rundown pub by the sea". But don't let that put you off. It's Michelin-starred food had our judges singing its praises. Nominations to find an equally worthy winner for 2017 are now open.
Best Hotel
This year it was The Pig On The Beach's homely charm that won the judges' hearts. Perched on the Dorset cliffs, The Pig was simply picture perfect, with rambling staircases, yellow-painted turrets and thatched dovecotes. Not just a pretty face, it also offered faultless service and food. In 2017, we'll be looking for a hotel that ticks all the boxes.
Best Overall Experience
Last year we introduced the Best Overall Experience award - celebrating a venue offering the "all in one package". Chris Corbin and Jeremy King's grand café-restaurant The Wolseley was the award's first winner. Since opening in 2003 it's become a landmark London institution, and one of GQ's panel summed it up best: "The Wolseley is the best friend that never lets you down." But there's always room for another best friend - who will it be this year?
Best Restaurateur
This year we celebrated our first Restaurateur Of The Year award. Our ideal restaurateur is behind multiple venues delivering a varied but outstanding experience, and after launching his seventh London restaurant, Sosharu, in March of this year (15th worldwide, if you include his spots in New York, Hong Kong and Dubai), Jason Atherton fit the mould perfectly. Next year we're looking for a similarly snug fit.
Lifetime Achievement
Perhaps the most challenging award to judge, the winner of our Lifetime Achievement award this year was Giorgio Locatelli, owner of Michelin-starred Locanda Locatelli. Locatelli's award was presented to him by close friend Kate Winslet, who had many an anecdote to tell about the pair's friendship. Here's to our 2017 winner having just as many outstanding anecdotes as their outstanding achievements.
Innovator (In partnership with Veuve Clicquot)
This year's first new award will celebrate a major player in the food and drink industry who constantly brings new things to the table. We want someone who isn't afraid to shock and experiment; to see gastronomy as an art, not a day job.
Best Breakthrough
Our second new award for 2017 will celebrate the UK's freshest talent - someone who has recently emerged onto the food and drink scene and made an immediate impression. We're looking to those shaping the next generation of gastronomy.
