The Royal Automobile Club on London’s Pall Mall was the setting for the seventh annual Food and Travel Reader Awards. A glamorous black-tie ceremony was attended by the leading lights of the food, drink and travel industries. Esteemed guests included Tommy Banks, Andrew Fairlie, Simon Rogan, Tom Brown, Adam Handling, Francesco Mazzei, Mark Sargeant, Ben Marks, José Pizarro, James Sommerin, Paul Wedgwood and Gizzi Erskine.

From tens of thousands of votes, readers selected their favourites in food, drink and travel.

Full list of winners:
Hotels
Hotel of the Year, City: The Balmoral, Edinburgh
Hotel of the Year, Rural: Chewton Glen, New Milton, Hampshire
Hotel of the Year, B&B: Trevose Harbour House, St Ives, Cornwall
Hotel of the Year, Gourmet Bolthole: Paul Kitching 21212, Edinburgh
Hotel of the Year, International: Castello di Vicarello, Paganico, Italy
Hotel of the Year, Overall Winner: Chewton Glen

Restaurants
Restaurant of the Year, Newcomer: Frog by Adam Handling, Covent Garden
Restaurant of the Year, Outside London: The Black Swan, Oldstead, North Yorkshire
Restaurant of the Year, London: Wild Honey
Restaurant of the Year, Timeless Classic: L’Enclume
Restaurant of the Year, Overall Winner: The Black Swan

Bar
Bar of the Year: Bramble Bar, Edinburgh

Chefs
Breakthrough Chef of the Year: Tom Brown
Chef of the Year: Andrew Fairlie

Travel
Tour Operator of the Year: Trailfinders
Short-Haul Airline of the Year: Norwegian
Long-Haul Airline of the Year: Emirates

Cruise lines
Cruise Line of the Year, Boutique: Hebridean Island Cruises
Cruise Line of the Year, Ocean: Oceania Cruises and Celebrity Cruises
Cruise Line of the Year, River: Viking River Cruises
Cruise Line of the Year, Overall Winner: Viking River Cruises

Specialist Retailer of the Year: The Cheese Box, Whitstable

Cookery School of the Year: WhitePepper