Scottish Italian Awards – 2014 finalists

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It’s Scottish Italian Awards time this Sunday at the Thistle Hotel with Aldo Zilli presenting awards to the cream of the Scottish Italian community.

The categories and finalist are listed below.  Is your favourite here?

LA LANTERNA (GLASGOW)Best Italian Restaurant
LITTLE ITALY (DUMFRIES)Best Italian Restaurant
GUSTO (EDINBURGH)Best Italian Restaurant
OSTERIA (NORTH BERWICK)Best Italian Restaurant
BORSALINO (ABERDEEN)Best Italian Restaurant

VITO’S (AYR)Best Pasta
PRIMO PIANO (DUMFRIES)Best Pasta
AMODO MIO (FALKIRK)Best Pasta
VIVA RISTORANTE (GLASGOW)Best Pasta
LA VITA (GLASGOW)Best Pasta

LA VITABest Multiple Operator
ZIZZIBest Multiple Operator
CARLUCCIO’SBest Multiple Operator
VITTORIA GROUPBest Multiple Operator
JAMIE’S ITALIANBest Multiple Operator

Italian awards Glasgow thistle hotel Aldo zilli
PALMERSTON CAFE (DUMFRIES)Best Ice Cream Parlour
CROLLA’S GELATERIA (GLASGOW)Best Ice Cream Parlour
VARANI’S FORUM CAFE (KILMARNOCK)Best Ice Cream Parlour
PETER EQUI & SONS (HAMILTON)Best Ice Cream Parlour
S LUCA (MUSSELBURGH)Best Ice Cream Parlour

PICCOLO MONDO (RENFREW)Most Romantic Restaurant
DIVINO ENOTECA (EDINBURGH)Most Romantic Restaurant
CIAO BELLA (GLASGOW)Most Romantic Restaurant
AMORE MIO (MONIFIETH)Most Romantic Restaurant
MILANO (CUMBERNAULD)Most Romantic Restaurant

TONI’S PIZZERIA (GIFFNOCK)Scotland’s Best Pizza
ITALIAN KITCHEN (GLASGOW)Scotland’s Best Pizza
GIGI’S (BONNYRIGG)Scotland’s Best Pizza
VITO’S (AYR)Scotland’s Best Pizza
IL PAVONE (GLASGOW)Scotland’s Best Pizza
LA FAVORITA (EDINBURGH)Scotland’s Best Pizza
BATTLEFIELD REST (GLASGOW)Scotland’s Best Pizza
PALOMINO’S @ INGLISTON (BISHOPTON)Scotland’s Best Pizza
GIANNI’S (BATHGATE)Scotland’s Best Pizza
AMARETTO (BRIDGE OF WEIR)Scotland’s Best Pizza

 

Italian awards Glasgow thistle hotel Aldo zilli
Aldo Zilli

AMORE D ITALIA (GLASGOW)Best Newcomer
GRUMPY GOAT (GLASGOW)Best Newcomer
LUNA ROSSA (RENFREW)Best Newcomer
TARANTINO (GLASGOW)Best Newcomer
TONI’S PIZZERIA (GIFFNOCK)Best Newcomer

EUSEBI DELI (GLASGOW)Best Deli
QUATTRO VENTI (AYR)Best Deli
CARLUCCIO’SBest Deli
DI MAMBRO’S (HAMILTON)Best Deli
SINGL END (GLASGOW)Best Deli

CROLLA’S ICE CREAMFavourite Italian Business
PIETRO’S DELI (GLASGOW)Favourite Italian Business
VITTORIA GROUPFavourite Italian Business
DON MICHELE (DUNDEE)Favourite Italian Business
RUSTICO (ABERDEEN)Favourite Italian Business

LUCA CONRENO (LA LANTERNA)Italian Chef of the Year
MARIANO RUSSO (VOLARE)Italian Chef of the Year
CHRIS ROUSE (CELINO’S)Italian Chef of the Year
GIOVANNI PIA (AMODO MIO)Italian Chef of the Year
ASHLEY RAINBOW (LITTLE ITALY)Italian Chef of the Year
DANIELA COCCHIA (OSTERIA)Italian Chef of the Year
PAULO ZAMBUTO (BORSALINO)Italian Chef of the Year
CLARE RINALDI (PRIMO PIANO)Italian Chef of the Year
SAM ABBASI (MILANO)Italian Chef of the Year
KENNY MACLEOD (CAPO LANDA)Italian Chef of the Year

EUSEBI DELI (GLASGOW)Best Marketing Team
VISOCCHI’S (DUNDEE)Best Marketing Team
AMARETTO (BRIDGE OF WEIR)Best Marketing Team
CELINO’S (GLASGOW)Best Marketing Team
LA LANTERNA (GLASGOW)Best Marketing Team

 

Italian awards Glasgow thistle hotel Aldo zilli

AMARETTO RISTORANTE (BRIDGE OF WEIR)Best Family Restaurant
AMORE (GLASGOW)Best Family Restaurant
LA FIORENTINA (GLASGOW)Best Family Restaurant
GIGI’S (BONNYRIGG)Best Family Restaurant
RIGATONI’S (EDINBURGH)Best Family Restaurant

MIRIAM DI MARCO OF VITOSBest Barista
MARCO CAIRA OF VISOCCHI’SBest Barista
MARIA GILARDI OF QUATTRO VENTIBest Barista
LORENA ZECCHINO OF RUSTICO (MT VERNON)Best Barista
GUGLIELMO TARANTINO OF TARANTINOBest Barista

DIVINO ENOTECA (EDINBURGH)Best Wine List
CAPO LANDA (MUIRHEAD)Best Wine List
PICCOLO MONDOBest Wine List
CIAO BELLA (BURNSIDE)Best Wine List
VIVA RESTAURANTE (GLASGOW)Best Wine List

TEAM MEDITERRANEO (GLASGOW)Scotland’s Best Team
TEAM BAR ALDO’S (ALLOA)Scotland’s Best Team
TEAM ANDIAMO (HAMILTON)Scotland’s Best Team
TEAM LA LANTERNA (GLASGOW)Scotland’s Best Team
TEAM GUSTO (EDINBURGH)Scotland’s Best Team

CELINOS (GLASGOW)Best Bistro
THE DENHOLM MEET (HAWICK)Best Bistro
VIRGINIA’S (ABERDEEN)Best Bistro
BATTLEFIELD REST (GLASGOW)Best Bistro
AL BORGO (EDINBURGH)Best Bistro

ANDIAMO (MILNGAVIE)Best Restaurant Design
PALOMINO’S @ INGLISTON (BISHOPTON)Best Restaurant Design
ITALIAN CAFFE (GLASGOW)Best Restaurant Design
PICCOLINO E VINO (NEWTON MEARNS)Best Restaurant Design
DIVINO ENOTECA (EDINBURGH)Best Restaurant Design

MERCHANT CHIPPIE – GLASGOW The Best Fish and Chips
PALOMBO’S – BALLOCH The Best Fish and Chips
SIZZLER’S – AIRDRIE The Best Fish and Chips
MORDENTE’S- DUNDEEThe Best Fish and Chips
THE BRIDGE -SAUCHIE The Best Fish and Chips

 

emma

Emma

Hello!

I am Emma and with my husband Mark write Foodie Explorers, which is a food and travel website.

I am a member of the Guild of Food Writers and British Guild of Travel Writers.

We have a wide range of judging experience covering products, hotels and have judged, for example, for Great Taste Awards and Scottish Baker of the Year.

Along the way Mark gained WSET Level 2 in Wine and I have WSET Level 2 in Spirits as well as picking up an award with The Scotsman Food and Drink Awards.    

Usually I can be found sleeping beside a cat.

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