Gourmet Delivery Awards

As delivery becomes more and more important, Culinary Culture has instituted awards for the top delivery services. These could include restaurants, hotels, cloud kitchens or even home chefs.

The Process

Nominate

Nominations open on Culinary Culture’s media pages. Culinary Culture introduces categories to be awarded in each city. Consumers nominate their favourite take-away / delivery restaurants or dishes under each category on Culinary Culture’s Instagram page.

Deliberations

Thousands of nominations under each category are debated and deliberated upon. The winners are first vetted by Culinary Culture’s independent network of FoodHunters, before being finalised by our autonomous Jury.

The Announcement

Winners in various categories are announced on Culinary Culture's social media outlets and felicitated with prizes and awards. They have the right to use the recognition by Culinary Culture in their brand communications.

Winners

Winners 2020 (Delhi NCR)

Best Butter Chicken

Delhi Butter Chicken

Delhi Pavilion, The Sheraton New Delhi

An exemplary preparation of tandoori chicken tikka in makhani gravy, finished with full cream and butter. Best with garlic naan.

Best Pizza

Heisenberg Pizza

Baking Bad

They say they've sold over a hundred-thousand of these thin-crust pizzas since 2015. Not surprising.

Best Sandwich

Mojo Roast Pork Cubano

Plats

The scrumptious cubano is all made in-house: homemade mustard, pickles and pork ham in a crusty bread.

Best D.I.Y. kit

D.I.Y. kit

DIVA Casa by Diva Restaurants

Signature Diva dishes, with hygienic ingredients, delivered in individual packages. “We all love putting a meal together, but don’t want the dirty work. Here, we do the dirty work and you enjoy the cooking,” smiles chef Ritu Dalmia.

Best Biryani

Mutton Biryani

Bageechi

A traditional Mathur community delight, this biryani is aromatic with spices and rose water and rich with desi ghee.

Best Dessert

Tiramisu

HMan BBQ

The restaurant is known for its meats but it’s the espresso-liqueurs-mascarpone dessert that steals the show.

Best Burger

Josper Grilled 6 oz Tenderloin Burger

Tres

A fresh meat patty is grilled and folded in with gribiche sauce, bacon jam and cheese between their signature brioche bun.

Best Dim Sum

Crystal Mushroom Dim Sum

Hello Panda

This pandemic-born delivery brand has rapidly become Delhi’s favourite for Asian treats. This sweet-spicy-chewy dim sum always raises the bar.

Winners

Winners 2020 (Bengaluru)

Best Pizza

Shrooms Pizza (with added Prosciutto)

Brik Oven

Sourdough pizza base topped with Prosciutto Di Parma, drizzled with truffle oil and creamy goat's cheese.

Best Oriental Dish

Char Siu Bao

The Fatty Bao

This is a classic Chinese BBQ pork dish of iconic fluffy, stuffed buns. “We add kimchi and green apple to add crunch and balance the flavours,” shares chef Manu Chandra.

Best Curry

Alleppey Fish Curry

Jamavar, The Leela Palace Bengaluru

The freshest fish, the right balance of coconut milk and spices and sour notes from raw mango are all integral to Mrs. Leela Nair’s recipe.

Best Sushi

Tuna Nigiri

Edo, ITC Gardenia

Edo serves the highest quality sushi in all Bengaluru. The Tuna Nigiri is lean, red meat from imported Yellow Fin tuna on handmade rice pellets.

Best Pastry

Hazelnut Exotica

Lavonne Cafe

This out-of-the-box pastry has two layers. “My desserts use flavours my customers can relate to and I present them with a contemporary look,” says Vinesh Johny, chef and co-founder, Lavonne Cafe and Lavonne Academy.

Best Tiffin Dishes

South Indian vegetarian tiffin dishes

Vidyarthi Bhavan

Soft fluffy idlis, uddina vade, hot poori sagu and more have been a staple here since its inception way back in 1943.

Best Packaging

Perfect packing

Bo Tai

The pandemic urged Zorawar Kalra to rethink his delivery packaging – functional, hygienic, leak-proof and environmentally friendly. Perfect!

Best Dosa

Benne Dosa

CTR

Generous quantities of a special butter, sourced from a secret location, keeps this oil-free dosa light and crisp.

Best Rice Dish

Bannur Mamasa Pulao

Bengaluru Oota Company

Traditional to the Gowda community, it’s made with Bannur’s famous fatty meat. Best with pepper-tossed eggs and hot rasam.

Highest Food Safety

Best Hygiene Protocol

JW Marriott Bengaluru

The new normal is implemented with extra care here – routines include diligent masking, hand-washing and product hygiene standards.

Best Coastal Dish

Ghee Chicken Roast

Karavalli

Tender chicken fried in a subtle Kundapur spice mix with Byadgi chillies and dollops of ghee. Not seafood but, deliciously coastal.

Best Delivery Innovation

Biryani and Pulao collection

ITC Hotels

This delivery-only menu features 10 dishes, each with a side of salan or raita and gulab jamun. It come in environmentally-friendly paper boxes.

Winners

Winners 2020 (Mumbai)

Best Hygiene Protocol

Hygiene and safety

Hunger Inc.

All their outlets follow regular sanitization of surfaces and equipment, thermal scans, double bags and all hygiene protocols possible to safely deliver deliciousness.

Best Packaging

Perfect delivery packing

Marriott on Wheels, St. Regis Mumbai

Sustainable, user-friendly and standardised to ensure you have the Marriott experience at home.

Best Sandwich

Chicken + Onion Fritti Hot Dog

Smoke House Deli

A smoked chicken Bratwurst doused with homemade aioli and honey mustard, topped with crunchy panko-crusted onion rings. Comfort food at its best.

Best Dim Sum

Prawn Shumai Dim Sum

San Qi, Four Seasons Mumbai

A personal favourite of executive chef Anupam Gulati, he ensures the dish is a favourite with his guests. Available on their latest delivery menu too.

Best Pastry

Nutella Macaroon

Le 15 Patisserie

The macaroon queen of India sandwiches a Nutella, dark chocolate and sea salt ganache into cocoa macaroon shells. Heaven.

Best Pasta

Penne Arrabiata

Tratorria, Taj President Mumbai

Did you know that arrabiata means angry in Italian? This oft-ordered, iconic dish has been a menu staple and stays as good as ever.

Best Chaat

Sev Puri

Soam

It’s the epitome of flavours coming together without overpowering the taste of each individual ingredient. Just as good when home-delivered.

Best Sushi

Scorched salmon nigiri

Izumi

This melt-in-the-mouth nigiri is best eaten by hand. Make sure you dip only the fish side in soy sauce!

Best Burger

Crispy Chicken Burger

La Loca Maria

Lockdown burger cravings were satiated by this big, juicy burger topped with caramelized onions. Delivered with a side of Parmesan chilli fries.

Best Curry

Kang Kiew Wan (Green Curry)

Nara Thai

The creamy curry is a perfect balance of sweet and spicy. Best teamed with Nara’s signature butterfly pea rice.

Best Biryani

Dum Pukht Biryani

ITC Maratha Mumbai

ITC does the best biryanis. Slow-cooked on dum in dough-sealed earthen pots, ensures the rice is redolent with the flavours of herbs and meat.

Best Pizza

Pizza Americano

Americano

A thin, flaky, flavourful crust, topped with spicy Italian salami and mozzarella. Best with their signature chilli garlic dip.

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