And The Golden Foodie Award Winners Are…

Celebrity guests, star chefs, and foodie fans walked the “Gold Carpet,” at the second annual Golden Foodie Awards on Sunday at the Fairmont Hotel Newport Beach. Guests indulged in an array of cuisines from top restaurants, sipped on cocktails and enjoyed an entertaining Awards show hosted by comedian Frances Dilorinzo that honored the best in Orange County culinary excellence.
Top chefs, celebrity guests, and food industry icons presented awards in 26 categories.

And the 2013 Golden Foodie Award Winners are…

Best Mixologist: Dave Castillo, 320 Main

Best Happy Hour:  Wildfish Seafood Grille

Best Cocktails: Hopscotch Tavern

Best Wine List:  The Winery Restaurant & Wine Bar

Best Steak:  The Ranch Restaurant

Best Beer List: Provisions Market

Best Burger:  Mick’s Karma Bar

Best Pizza: Pizzeria Ortica

Best Italian Food: Antonello’s Ristorante

Best Tacos: Sol Cocina

Best Mexican Food: Matador Cantina

Best Sushi: Sushi Noguchi

Best Asian Cuisine: AnQi by Crustacean

Best American Food: The Ranch Restaurant

Best California Cuisine: SeaLegs Wine Bar

Best Vegetarian Cuisine: True Food Kitchen

Best Indian Cuisine: Clay Oven

Best French Food: Pinot Provence

Best Mediterranean: LUCCA

Superior Service: Villa Roma

Best Seafood: Slapfish

Most Delicious Dessert: Maro Wood Grill

Best Food Writer: Cathy Thomas, Cathy Thomas Cooks

Best New Restaurant: Arc Food & Libations

Golden Pastry Chef Award: Chef Rachel Klemek, Blackmarket Bakery

Golden Chef Award: Chef Alan Greeley, Golden Truffle

Golden Foodie Awards on greer's OC TV

Greer Wylder steps onto the "Gold Carpet" to get an inside look of the Golden Foodie Awards and talk to the who's who of the culinary industry on Sunday, Sept. 29 at the Fairmont Hotel in Newport Beach.

You can watch here on Greer's OC TV.