CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATION (2023)
*Registration is free and must be submitted to the Organizing Committee.
* The restaurant must be a privately-owned and follow Mexican laws.
* It must be open to the general public.
* The address must be a fixed location (no itinerant establishments, open or mobile kitchens), with the ability to seat all patrons to enjoy their meals.
* There must be a full menu available with all prices displayed.
* The staff must include a Chef or Head of Kitchen within the regular staff
* New restaurants may participate, whose opening has been 6 months before the launch of Culinary Awards Los Cabos 2023.
*Previous winners in the “New Restaurant” “Consolidated Restaurant” “Revelation Chef” “Chef of the Year” “Consolidated Chef” “Design, Setting and Atmosphere” categories may not be included in the award-winning category for one year and will be eligible in other categories applicable to their concept.
SECOND EDITION (2023)
Launch: March 14, 2023 (Venue: NAO)
Registration Period: March 14, 2023 – April 15, 2023
Nominations Announcement: October, 2023 (Venue: TBA)
Gala Ceremony: October, 2023 (Venue: NOBU)
~ Jury Awards ~
1. Restaurant of the year, in a hotel
2. Restaurant of the year, in the city
3. Restaurant of the year, in Todos Santos – El Pescadero
4. New Restaurant
5. Consolidated Restaurant
6. Culinary Concept, in a hotel
7. Culinary Concept, in the city
8. Chef of the Year
9. Consolidated Chef
10. Chef in Charge of New Restaurant
11. Wine Experience
12. Excellence in Service, in a hotel
13. Excellence in Service, in the city
14. Pastry Chef of the Year
15. Design, Setting and Atmosphere, in a hotel
16. Design, Setting and Atmosphere, in the city
17. Restaurant nominated by The Jury
~ Foodies Choice (Online Vote) ~
1. Culinary Awards Cabo San Lucas, in Hotel
2. Culinary Awards Cabo San Lucas, in the City
3. Culinary Awards San José del Cabo, in Hotel
4. Culinary Awards San José del Cabo, in the City
5. Culinary Awards Bar in Cabo San Lucas
6. Culinary Awards Bar in San José del Cabo
7. Culinary Awards Food / Lunch in Cabo San Lucas
8. Culinary Awards Food / Lunch in San José del Cabo
9. Culinary Awards Breakfast and/or Cafeteria in Cabo San Lucas
10.Culinary Awards Breakfast and/or Cafeteria in San José del Cab
11. Culinary Awards Laid Back Casual Los Cabos
TODOS SANTOS – PESCADERO
1. Culinary Awards Todos Santos – Pescadero
2. Culinary Awards Bar in Todos Santos – Pescadero
3. Culinary Awards Food / Lunch in Todos Santos –Pescadero
4. Culinary Awards Breakfast and/or Cafeteria in Todos Santos– Pescadero
~ Special Award ~
Culinary Achievement. Award given for contributing over the years to the culinary experience in Los Cabos. This category is outside of competition and is selected by the Organizing Committee of Culinary Awards Los Cabos. This category is out of competition and is selected by the organizing committee of the Culinary Awards Los Cabos.
• Launch &Call
Press Conference. Call via eblast, Social Network and Personal Meetings
• Registration Period
Owners and/or General Managers and/or Qualified Staff register their Restaurant in accord to the criteria for participation.
Participation is free of charge and voluntary.
Restaurants must name a Project Leader. He or She must have the authority complete this registration form, as well as to provide the information requested in said form.
• Jury Selection
Jury is integrated by 70 people recognized as local Culinary Experts and gourmands. Jury is always kept anonymous as they visit all registered restaurants and paid for their consumption by their own. President of the Jury is of the public domain as He or She is the spokesperson of the whole Jury.
• Evaluation Process (Jury Awards)
The members of the Jury visit all the registered restaurants. In accordance with the evaluation criteria, they cast their votes confidentially by means of ballots that are delivered to the President of the Jury. This in turn sends the ballots to the Crowe firm.
The Crowe firm tallies the final votes and qualifications, which it delivers in a sealed envelope until the day of the awards ceremony.
• Evaluation Process (People’s Choice Awards)
Online voting begins at the end of restaurants registration date.
Restaurants promote and spread the word about voting online with their diners to get votes.
Residents and tourists of the destination can support their favorite restaurant according to the different categories.
Voting by the public is done directly on the Culinary Awards Los Cabos website and APP.
The Crowe firm tallies the final votes and qualifications, which it delivers in a sealed envelope until the day of the awards ceremony.
- Aspects that are considered in each category.
- The asterisk marks categories out of competition for winners of an immediately previous year.
- Restaurant of the year, in a hotel
CRITERIA TO EVALUATE:
Food taste
Presentation of the dishes
Originality and handling of ingredients
Food temperature
Serving Sizes
Variety of dishes
Presentation of menus / wine list
Wine selection and pairing suggestions
Prices
Excellence in service
Presence of the staff (host, waiters, bartenders, chef, manager)
Hygiene of public areas and kitchen
QUALITATIVE CRITERIA (do not add points):
Design, setting and atmosphere of the restaurant
Accessibility to get to the restaurant for diners not staying in the hotel
Ease of parking and/or valet parking
Easy to make reservations
2. Restaurante del año, en ciudad
CRITERIA TO EVALUATE:
Food taste
Presentation of the dishes
Originality and handling of ingredients
Food temperature
Serving Sizes
Variety of dishes
Presentation of menus / wine list
Wine selection and pairing suggestions
Prices
Excellence in service
Presence of the staff (host, waiters, bartenders, chef, manager)
Hygiene of public areas and kitchen
QUALITATIVE CRITERIA (do not add points):
Design, setting and atmosphere of the restaurant
Ease of parking and/or valet parking
Easy to make reservations
3.Restaurant of the year, en Todos Santos – Pescadero
CRITERIA TO EVALUATE:
Food taste
Presentation of the dishes
Originality and handling of ingredients
Food temperature
Serving Sizes
Variety of dishes
Presentation of menus / wine list
Wine selection and pairing suggestions
Prices
Excellence in service
Presence of the staff (host, waiters, bartenders, chef, manager)
Hygiene of public areas and kitchen
QUALITATIVE CRITERIA (do not add points):
Design, setting and atmosphere of the restaurant
Accessibility to get to the restaurant for diners not staying
Ease of parking and/or valet parking
Easy to make reservations
4.New Restaurant*
The restaurant must have started operations in the last 2 years.
A restaurant remodeling does not apply.
CRITERIA TO EVALUATE:
Food taste
Presentation of the dishes
Originality and handling of ingredients
Food temperature
Serving Sizes
Variety of dishes
Presentation of menus / wine list
Wine selection and pairing suggestions
Prices
Excellence in service
Design, setting and atmosphere of the restaurant
Presence of the staff (host, waiters, bartenders, chef, manager)
Hygiene of public areas and kitchen
QUALITATIVE CRITERIA (do not add points):
Parking facilities and/or valet parking
Easy to make reservations
5. Consolidated Restaurant*
Restaurantes participantes podrán ubicarse en hotel y/o en la ciudad
Deberán contar con más de 10 años de operación ininterrumpida.
Queda fuera de competencia ganadores por un año y son elegibles en otras categorías. CRITERIA TO EVALUATE:
Food taste
Presentation of the dishesCC
Originality and handling of ingredients
Food temperature
Serving Sizes
Variety of dishes
Presentation of menus / wine list
Wine selection and pairing suggestions
Prices
Excellence in service
Design, setting and atmosphere of the restaurant
Presence of the staff (host, waiters, bartenders, chef, manager)
Hygiene of public areas and kitchen
QUALITATIVE CRITERIA (do not add points):
Parking facilities and/or valet parking
Easy to make reservations
6.Wine Experience
The restaurant must have a wine cellar.
Restaurants inside the hotel and in the city can participate.
It must have staff (sommelier, chef, wine steward, waiters, manager) trained to offer a recommendation and suitable pairing.
CRITERIA TO EVALUATE:
Number of labels available
Number of bottles available
Consistency with the restaurant
Recommendations of qualified personnel
Quality of the variety of wines presented
Bottle temperature at the time of serving
Correct handling of the wine (correct choice of the glass, suggestion for decanting the wine, handling to serve the wine at the table, quantity served)
7. Excellence in Service
CRITERIA TO EVALUATE:
Presence of the staff (host, waiters, bartenders, chef, manager)
Ability to honor a previous reservation
Waiting time to assign a table
Presentation (uniform or clothing, image) of the staff in general.
General staff attention
Resolution of special requests
Waiting time between requests
Dynamics, cohesion of the staff in general
8.Culinary Concept
Participating restaurants may be located in the Hotel and/or in the city.
Culinary concept that clearly differs from others in the destination.
The menu is distinguished by having unique dishes.
CRITERIA TO EVALUATE:
Marketing concept brought to the table
Originality and combination of ingredients, textures and flavors
Star dish, exclusivity of dishes (which can only be found in that restaurant)
Presentation of the dishes, considering the temperature, waiting time between them and preparation times
Special quality raw materials
Variety of dishes consistent with the concept of the restaurant
Freshness and variety of ingredients
Food taste
Originality and handling of ingredients
Prices
9.Chef of the year
The chef must be present at the destination
Be the operational manager of the kitchen
May or may not be in charge of your own menu
CRITERIA TO EVALUATE:
Trajectory
Chef’s personality consistent with the restaurant’s concept
Congruence in the conformation of the menu
Involvement with diners, excellence in service
Originality and presentation of dishes
Food taste
10. Consolidated Chef*
The chef must be a resident of the destination for at least 10 years
Chef in charge of his own menu
Chef must be present at the destination
CRITERIA TO EVALUATE:
Trajectory
Chef’s personality consistent with the restaurant’s concept
Congruence in the conformation of the menu
Involvement with diners, excellence in service
Originality and presentation of dishes
Food taste
11. Chef in charge of New Restaurant *
Chef may not be older than 35 years
The Chef must be in charge of his own menu
Chef cannot be a simultaneous winner in any other category such as Chef
Criteria to evaluate:
Trajectory
Personality of the chef in congruence with the concept of the restaurant
Consistency in menu presentation
Engagement with diners
Originality and innovation of its gastronomic proposal
Food taste
Involvement with diners, excellence in service
Chef in charge for at least 12 months in a restaurant that has been in operation for a maximum of 2 years
Culinary proposal
Presentation of the dishes
12. Pastry Chef of the year in a hotel
The Chef must be a resident of the destination
The Chef must be in charge of preparing the restaurant/hotel desserts
CRITERIA TO EVALUATE:
Trajectory
Chef’s personality consistent with the restaurant’s concept
Originality and combination of ingredients, textures, flavors
Exclusivity of desserts (what can only be found in that restaurant)
Star dessert
Presentation of the dishes, considering the temperature of the food, waiting time between them and preparation times
Special quality raw materials
Freshness and variety of ingredients
Taste of desserts
13. Pastry Chef of the year in the city
The Chef must be a resident of the destination
The Chef must be in charge of preparing the desserts in the restaurant
CRITERIA TO EVALUATE:
Trajectory
Chef’s personality consistent with the restaurant’s concept
Originality and combination of ingredients, textures, flavors
Exclusivity of desserts (what can only be found in that restaurant)
Star dessert
Presentation of the dishes, considering the temperature of the food, waiting time between them and preparation times
Special quality raw materials
Freshness and variety of ingredients
Taste of desserts
14. Design, Setting and Atmosphere*
Outdoor and indoor restaurants can participate
CRITERIA TO EVALUATE:
Lightning
Furniture
Decor
Atmosphere
Consistency of the environment with the concept
15.Restaurante nominated by the Jury
- The Jury Committee may award a special mention to that restaurant that has not registered in a traditional format, however, stands out in the culinary scene of the destination.
