Birmingham Restaurant Awards

 

On Thursday night the Taste of Birmingham restaurant awards, hosted by Antony Worrall-Thompson and ITV Central's Joanne Malin took place in front of a VIP audience. A glamorous host of celebrities made the presentations including hairdresser Nicky Clarke; Birmingham City Football Club MD, Karren Brady; comic actress Helen Lederer; Johnny Briggs - who played Mike Baldwin in Coronation Street for 30 years; and Wolverhampton-born Ruth Badger, runner up from The Apprentice.

Winning restaurants were as follows:

Best Newcomer - Opus

Best Out Of Town - Bell and Cross

Best Family - Bar Estilo

Best Service - Lasan

Best Business Lunch - Bank

Best Wine List - Hotel Du Vin

Best Restaurant of 2006 - Simpsons

The Restaurant Awards and VIP Gala session, as well as footage from the remaining days of the event were filmed by ITV Central for a programme entitled 'TASTE' to be broadcast on 18th July.

 

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