THE FINALISTS African Food Maria Bradford (winner)Shwen Shwen Jess and Jo EdunThe Flygerians Akwasi Brenya-Mensa Tatale Lawrence Gomez Papa L’s Kitchen Bar/Pub of the Year Lucy Do (winner)The Dodo Micropub Clement Ogbonnaya Prince of Peckham Erika Haigh Moto Chandramauli Dwivedi The Brewers Inn Caribbean Food Lara Luck (winner)Food by Lara Luck Delroy Dixon Rhythm Kitchen Restaurant Maureen Tyne Maureen’s Brixton Kitchen Dane Johnson Dane’s Catering Service Chef of the Year Babatunde Abifarin (winner)Farin Road Nina Matsunaga Blackbull Sedbergh Adam Bateman The Grand Hotel Keshia Sakarah Caribe’/Baruru Supperclub Writer of the Year Chetna Makan David Jesudason (winner) Emanuele Mensah Melissa Thompson Drinks Professional of the Year Nina Dornoo-Dornor Cocktail Mania Imie Augier (winner)Soda and Friends Rod Eslamieh Chapter 72 Deano Moncrieffe Hacha Bar East and South East Asian Food Sandra Leong Old Chang Kee UK John Li (winner)The Dumpling Shack Group Mark Corbyn Adobros Ferdinand Montoya Sarap Bistro Head Office Impact Patsy Christian Bourne Leisure Raj Markandoo Bubala Afees Bello Wolseley Hospitality Group Tasneem Sharrem (winner)Fat Macy’s Middle Eastern Food Ayesha Kalaji (winner)Queen of Cups Tariq Al Khaldi BEYRoots Philip Juma Juma Kitchen Café Palestina Rising Star Anoushica Matthews Sweet Spice Wines Reuben Nehikhare (winner)The Parlor Kyra Elton East London Liquor Co & Happiness Forgets Shiqi Liu Ustick! South Asian Food Rajiv KC Rajiv’s Kitchen Priya Deshingkar (winner)Deccan Tiffin Dom Fernando Paradise Soho Mohini Samani Mumbai Mix People’s Choice Jenny LauCelestial Peach Henna Zinzuwadia (winner)Ayo Collective Paradise Cove Cue Point (winner)