2018 - Restaurant & Bar Design Awards / Judging Panel
The Judging panel for this edition of the Restaurant & Bar Design Awards has been announced and is as follows:
Alejandro Helbling / Vice President for Group Services / Jumeirah / (UAE)
Alex Sun / Editor in Chief / Condé Nast Traveler China / (China)
Andre Chiang / Chef & Owner / @Restaurant André / Burnt Ends / Le Jardin des Sens / (Singapore)
Andres Rodriguez / Editor in Chief / Esquire, Forbes, Robb Report, Tapas & L’Officiel Spain / (Spain)
Arne Quinze / Conceptual Artist / (Belgium)
August Lund / Owner / Cofoco / (Denmark)
Bruce Langlands / Board Director of Food & Hospitality / Selfridges / (UK)
Charlie Gilkes / Co-Founder / Inception Group / (UK)
Chris Galvin / Chef Patron / Galvin Restaurants / (UK)
Chris Lucas / Founder and Executive Chairman / Lucas Group / (Australia)
Cory Brian Ingram / SVP of Creative / Dream Hotel Group / (USA)
Dan Flannery / Senior Vice President and Managing Director / EDITION Hotels / (USA)
Daniel Del Olmo / CEO / Disruptive Restaurant Group / (USA)
Daniela Rinaldi / Group Commercial Director / Harvey Nichols / (UK)
David Moralejo / Editor in Chief / Condé Nast Traveler Spain / (Spain)
Des Gunewardena / Chairman and CEO / D&D London / (UK)
Enric Pastor Balaguer / Editor in Chief / AD Architectural Digest / (Spain)
Ewan Venters / CEO / Fortnum & Mason (UK)
Filippo Romeo / Managing Editor / ELLE DECOR / (Italy)
Francois Delahaye / Chief Operating Officer / Dorchester Collection / (France)
Gary Robinson / Director and Executive Chef / Condé Nast International Restaurants / (UK)
George Bukhov-Weinstein / Co-Founder / Goodman restaurants, Burger & Lobster Restaurant Group / (UK)
Gert Friedrich Kopera / Executive Vice President, Global Restaurants / Hakkasan Group / (USA)
Hans Jörg Meier / COO / COMO Hotels and Resorts / (Singapore)
Harry Murray MBE / Chairman / Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa / (UK)
Jean-Michel Offe / Executive VP Development & Innovation / Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts / (Hong Kong)
Jean-Pierre Marois / Filmmaker and Hotelier / Les Bains Paris / (France)
Joel Meares / Global Editor in Chief / Time Out New York / (USA)
Kevin Boehm / Owner / Boka Restaurant Group / (USA)
Kurt Zdesar / Founding Partner / Chotto Matte, Black Roe & Fucina / (UK)
Louis Li / Owner / Jackalope Hotels / (Australia)
Marcos Fernandez Pardo / Managing Director / Ibérica Restaurants / (Spain)
Matt Reid / Founder Director / Maximal Concepts / (Hong Kong)
Michael Harden / Melbourne Editor and Food Critic / Australian Gourmet Traveller / (Australia)
Michelle Ogundehin / Editor at Large / ELLE DECORATION / (UK)
Nikhil Manchharam / Managing Director, Development Asia / YOTEL / (Singapore)
Olivier Harnisch / CEO / Emaar Hospitality Group / (UAE)
Philippe Perd / Head of New Development / Oetker Collection / (France)
Rebecca Anne Proctor / Editor in Chief / Harper's Bazaar Arabia / (UAE)
Robin Chadha / Chief Marketing Officer / citizenM hotels / (Netherlands)
Scott Matthews / CEO / CG Restaurants & Bars & Dirty Martini / (UK)
Siobhan Peyton / Managing Director / Peyton and Byrne (UK)
Thomas Pash / CEO / Rockpool Dining Group / (Australia)
Whitney Robinson / Editor in Chief / ELLE DECOR / (USA)
Wolfgang M. Neumann / President & CEO / Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group / (Netherlands)
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