The 2008 IRHAS
International Restuarant & Hotel Awards

November 16th, 2008 | The Beverly Hilton Hotel
Beverly Hills, California, USA

The 2008 IRHAS gala ceremony honored IRHA Award Honorees, Supporting Recipients and Grand Award Hotels and Restaurants from the International Restaurant & Hotel Awards competition on November 16th, 2008 at the home of the Golden Globes, the Beverly Hilton, in Beverly Hills, California, USA. The star-studded gala ceremony was hosted by Mark DeCarlo from Taste of America on the Travel Channel and included a Spotlight on New Orleans.

Hosted by Mark DeCarlo from the Travel Channel"

Hosted by
Mark DeCarlo
from Taste of America
on the Travel Channel USA

2008 IRHA AWARD HONOREES

Lifetime Achievement

Héctor Ceballos-Lascuráin

Achievement in Wine
Robert Mondavi
Robert Mondavi

Achievement in Design
Philippe Starck
Philippe Starck

Visionary Award
Costas Christ
Costas Christ

Achievement in
Travel


Michael Palin

Achievement in
Food & Dining
cp
Carlo Petrini of
Slow Food

Spotlight On New Orleans


2008 SUPPORTING RECIPIENTS

Travel & Dining
Publication of the Year

Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel
Arthur Frommer's
Budget Travel

Marketing Campaign
of the Year
gnome

Travelocity
The Roaming Gnome



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Best of Travel &
Dining in TV
"Anthony Bourdain:
No Reservations"


Best of Travel & Dining in RADIO
"Around The World"
KZSB AM 1290
Santa Barbara

Best of Travel & Dining in WEB
worldreviewer.com

Best of Travel &
Dining in FILM

"Ratatouille"

Travel Editor/s of the Year

Travel & Leisure Magazine
Nancy Novogrod

Food & Dining Editor/s of the Year
New York Magazine
Rob Patronite & Robin Raisfeld

 

2008 GRAND AWARD RECIPIENTS
Click here to view the 2008 nominees

International Value Restaurant of the Year

Glen Etive - Havelock North, Hastings, New Zealand

International Moderate Restaurant of the Year

Cochon - New Orleans, LA, United States

International Luxury Restaurant of the Year

Fearing’s - Dallas, Texas, United States

International Value Hotel of the Year

Hotel Sigiriya Near Colombo -Sri Lanka

International Moderate Hotel of the Year

Gran Hotel Domine Bilbao -Bilbao, Spain

International Luxury Hotel of the Year

The Beach House at Manafaru Maldives -Male, Maldives



Best New Restaurants of the Year

Value - Glen Etive - Havelock North, Hastings, New Zealand

Moderate -
Cochon - New Orleans, LA, United States

Luxury - Hotel Gastronomique de Echoput Hoog Soeren - Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands



Best New Hotels of the Year

Value - Ace Hotel Portland - Portland, Oregon, United States

Moderate - HOSPES VILLA PAULITA - Barcelona, Spain

Luxury - The Beach House at Manafaru Maldives - Male, Maldives


Additional information on the Irha Award Honorees & Grand Awards Click Here

IRHA is a division of International Hospitality Awards, Inc.


SUBMIT FOR
CONSIDERATION in
Spring 2009

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