2012 Feb 25 What's New In the Beijinger's 2012 Reader Restaurant Awards?
Voting is now open in the Beijinger's 9th Annual Reader Restaurant Awards! From now until March 13 you have the chance to tell us what you really think of the city's dining scene. The awards are bigger than ever this year, as we've included 15 brand new categories on the ballot. To find out more about the new categories, and to vote in the Reader Restaurant Awards, read on.
Here are the 15 new categories for 2012 - and a little as to why we've added them for this year.
- Best Bread - added because bread in Beijing getting closer to what we'd get at home ... wherever home is
- Best Cafe - Beijing's cafe culture is more established and this category reflects that
- Best Decor (Chinese) & Best Decor (Non-Chinese) - we thought this deserved to be two categories
- Best Dinner Entertainment - Everyone likes to be entertained. Now you can share where
- Best Dumplings (Jiaozi) - We've tightened up the parameters for this firm favorite
- Best For Impressing Visitors (Chinese) & Best For Impressing Visitors (Non-Chinese) - Says it all
- Best Place For A Celebration - Food plays a big part in the good times (as well as the bad), but where?
- Best Provincial Government Restaurant - Which is the best representative in Beijing?
- Best Salads - Beijing stepped up its salad game last year, but who came strongest?
- Best Steak (Hotel) & Best Steak (Standalone) - Divided to spice up this always tightly fought contest
- Best Value for Money - Whatever you think VFM is, vote for it
- Restaurant Personality of the Year - It could be a chef, a waiter, a manager ... it could even be you
Voting is simpler than ever. All you need to do is use the survey embedded on this post below:
Reminder: If you don't have a strong favorite in a category, please leave it blank.
A full list of restaurants can be found online at thebeijinger.com
How We Do It
With the broadest coverage and biggest reader participation, our awards are the most trusted in town. the Beijinger’s 2012 Reader Restaurant Awards are determined by a two-step process.
Step one: A nomination panel of over 100 Beijing gourmands, along with a randomly selected list of 100 voters from last year’s balloting, were provided a blank ballot and asked to name their favorite restaurants in each of over 60 categories. We tabulated the results and drew up shortlists of nominated restaurants in the 50 most competitive categories.
Step two: We now turn the ballots over to the public to vote online for three weeks, from Feb 22-Mar 13. Each vote will be examined thoroughly for eligibility. Duplicated ballots will be discarded, as will any attempts at ballot stuffing. The remaining ballots will then be verified, tabulated and each restaurant ranked accordingly. The top vote-getter in each category will be named "Best," while the second and third highest vote-getters (joint third, in the case of ties) will be named "Outstanding." All the results will be revealed at our awards ceremony, which will be held in mid-March.
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