David Yeo named “Restaurateur of the Year" for Asia in the prestigious World Gourmet Series Awards of Excellence 2012
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David Yeo named “Restaurateur of the Year" for Asia in the prestigious World Gourmet Series Awards of Excellence 2012
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Category: Asia Pacific - Exclusive experiences
- Gourmet restaurants
- Rewards - Gourmet restaurants
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2012-04-06
David Yeo, founder and owner of Aqua Restaurant Group, has been named ‘Restaurateur of the Year’ 2012 for Asia at the prestigious World Gourmet Series Awards of Excellence ceremony held in Singapore. Other nominees for the award were Joel Robuchon, David Thompson (of Nahm) and Pino Piano (of Gaia).
The World Gourmet Series Awards of Excellence recognises individuals and organisations in the Food and Beverage industry for their passion, dedication and success. The best in the industry are nominated for the awards by peers. Running now for 12 years, the Awards of Excellence have become recognised as important and prestigious accolades.
“It is a true honour to have been named Asia’s ‘Restaurateur of the Year’ by peers and colleagues at the prestigious World Gourmet Series. My team and I at Aqua Restaurant Group will do our very best to continue to bring fresh ideas and innovative concepts that give customers totally new experiences. We will do all we can to live up to the Award of Excellence that we have been given” said David Yeo.
David Yeo is the creator and owner of Aqua Restaurant Group, launched in 2000 in Hong Kong. Under the creative vision of his leadership, the Group has not only taken its home base in Hong Kong by storm but has also expanded to include landmark concepts in Beijing and London.
Aqua Restaurant Group now has twenty two cutting-edge bar, lounge club and restaurant concepts, including the Hong Kong’s icon aqua, Hutong and Armani/Aqua launched in collaboration with Giorgio Armani last year.
Aqua Restaurant Group - Key Dates at a Glance
August 2000
aqua Hollywood Road opens and Aqua Restaurant Group is born
May 2001
aqua named one of the World’s 100 hottest tables by Conde Nast Traveler
April 2002
WasabiSabi opens (Times Square, Causeway Bay)
May 2002
Water Margin opens (Times Square, Causeway Bay)
November 2003
ayuthaiya opens (Festival Walk, Kowloon Tong)
December 2003
aqua and Hutong open at One Peking Road (Tsim Sha Tsui)
March 2004
aqua and Hutong featured in Wallpaper magazine
May 2005
Hutong named one of the World's 100 hottest tables by Conde Nast Traveller
October 2005
aqua featured in Time Magazine as one of the World's 7 best sky-high restaurants
January 2006
aqualuna (one of Hong Kong’s few remaining red sail Chinese junk boats) launches
January 2007
tivo and Yun Fu open (Wyndham Street, Central)
February 2008
vivo opens (Elgin Street, SoHo)
April 2008
shiro opens (Pacific Place, Admiralty)
December 2008
Hutong receives Michelin star
September 2009
aqua London opens (London)
October 2009
Aqua Restaurant Group’s all-suite boutique hotel, Hullett House opens (Tsim Sha, Tsui, Kowloon) with 5 restaurants and bars: St. George, Loong Toh Yuen, The Parlour, Stables Grill and Mariners’ Rest
March 2010
ayuthaiya re-opens (Hollywood Road, Central)
October 2010
aqua Beijing opens (agua restaurant and Fez Bar)
March 2011
La Marmite opens (Staunton Street, SoHo)
September 2011
Armani/Aqua and Armani/Privé open (Chater House, Central) in collaboration with Giorgio Armani
November 2011
aqua makeover completed by David Collins Studios and David Yeo
December 2011
St George restaurant at Hullett House awarded Michelin Star. Hullett House named to Conde Nast Traveler Hot List and Travel+Leisure IT list as one of the best new hotels in the World.
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