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And The Nominees Are…
08.08.16
The results are in for the first week of voting, winners will be announced on September 25th at the Golden Foodie Awards.
And the nominees are...
Best American Cuisine:
The Ranch-Anaheim
370 Common-Laguna Beach
Social Costa Mesa
Best Mexican Cuisine
Coyote Grill – Laguna Beach
Urbana – Anaheim
Solita – Huntington Beach
Best Vegetarian Cuisine
Falasophy – Food Truck
Mead’s Green Door Café - Orange
Provenance – Newport Beach
Bartender of The Year
Gabe Whorley at Ironwood – Laguna Hills
David Valiante at Social Costa Mesa – Costa Mesa
Jose Zepeda Hopscotch Tavern - Fullerton
Best Pizza
Angelina’s Pizzeria – Irvine and Dana Point
TJ’s Woodfire Pizza – San Clemente
Rances Chicago Pizza – Costa Mesa
Best Italian Food
Antonelloe Ristorante - Santa Ana
Prego Ristorante – Irvine
Pizzeria Ortica – Costa Mesa
Best French Cuisine
Moulin Bistro – Newport Beach
Pascal’s – San Juan Capistrano
Bistro Bleu - Anaheim
Best Indian Cuisine
Royal Khyber - Irvine
Clay Oven – Irvine
Natraj Cuisine of India – Laguna Hills
2016 Chef of the Year
Chef Mark McDonald at Old Vine Café – Costa Mesa
Chef Zov Karamardian at Zov’s (Five OC Locations)
Chef Carlos Salgado at Taco Maria -- Costa Mesa
2016 Pastry Chef of the Year
Chef Jorge Sotelo at Napa Rose - Anaheim
Chef Ashley Guzman at Irenia – Santa Ana
Chef Amelia Marneau at March Moderne – Costa Mesa
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week two Golden Foodie Voting
08.08.16
It's week two of the Golden Foodies--People's Choice Food Awards and you can vote for OC’s best local chefs, libations and cuisine of chef driven and independent restaurants for the upcoming 5th annual Golden Foodie Awards celebrated on Sunday, Sept. 25 at the Fairmont Newport Beach.
The Golden Foodie voting season is a three-week opportunity for you to vote for your favorites in each category.
The second week’s categories (Monday, Aug. 8- Sunday, Aug. 14) will be Best Food Influencer, Beer Selection, Burger, Mediterranean Cuisine, California Cuisine, Seafood, Service Award will be up for votes. You can vote here.
The culinary season will culminate with the Golden Foodie Awards gala affair at the Fairmont Newport Beach filled with guests indulging in scrumptious bites, libations and delicious desserts.
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