Food Made Good awards celebrate trailblazers for sustainability in the Hong Kong restaurant industry

Food Made Good HK, a consultancy focused on making the food industry more sustainable, has announced the winners of its annual awards

They were dished out in 10 categories, ranging from business of the year to best planet-friendly dish

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Sakti Elixir (left) at Fivelements Habitat received the Sourcing award in the 2021 Food Made Good awards. They honour the food and beverage professionals who have done the most to make their industry more sustainable.

Published: 6:45pm, 25 Nov 2021Updated: 5:28pm, 26 Nov 2021

Hong Kong chefs, restaurant owners and suppliers came together this week to dish out the city’s only food and beverage awards dedicated to sustainability.

The awards, which are in their second year, are presented by Food Made Good HK, a consultancy with a focus on the food industry. There were 10 award categories, and the winners announced on November 24 were selected based on Food Made Good’s environment sustainability framework.

Somm, a restaurant and bar in the Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, took the Business of the Year award, having excelled at executing sustainable practices during the past 12 months, according to the awards’ judges.

“Sustainability is important because if we don’t do something we’re screwed,” said Richard Ekkebus, director of culinary operations and food and beverage, at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, and the new president of Food Made Good HK.

A dish from Somm restaurant and bar at the Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong. Photo: SOMM

This year Somm became a Food Made Good HK corporate member. Ekkebus says that joining became a way to legitimise the restaurant’s efforts to operate more sustainably, learn from the organisation and focus on working in a more environmentally friendly manner.