Sustainable Restaurant Association Japan Announces the Winners of the Third Annual FOOD MADE GOOD Japan Awards 2023!

Award-Winning Restaurants

Grand Prize

• PIZZERIA GTALIA DA FILIPPO (Nerima-ku, Tokyo)

Sourcing Category

BEST Sourcing Award

• The wild pizzeria, “SELVAGGIO” (Matsuno-cho, Ehime)
  
  

Sourcing Category, Finalists

• Oppla da Gtalia (Nerima-ku, Tokyo)
• Niseko Chise Garden (Niseko-cho, Hokkaido)
• cafe rest montrose, Fukuyama Oriental Hotel (Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima)
• The wild pizzeria, “SELVAGGIO” (Matsuno-cho, Ehime)

Society Category

BEST Society Award

• All Day Dining “ORIGAMI,” The Capitol Hotel Tokyu (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
  
  

Society Category, Finalists

• All Day Dining “ORIGAMI,” The Capitol Hotel Tokyu (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
• Sens & Saveurs (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
• PIZZERIA GTALIA DA FILIPPO (Nerima-ku, Tokyo)
• BOTTEGA BLU. (Ashiya-shi, Hyogo)

Environment Category

BEST Environment Award

Trattoria Qenaru (Maniwa-shi, Okayama)

Environment Category, Finalists

• All Day Dining “ORIGAMI,” The Capitol Hotel Tokyu (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
• Trattoria Qenaru (Maniwa-shi, Okayama)
• Niseko Chise Garden (Niseko-cho, Hokkaido)
• BOTTEGA BLU. (Ashiya-shi, Hyogo)

Special Awards

BEST Recycle Award (Sponsored by the Committee for Milk Container Environmental Issues)

• Atsugi Area (Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa: Ficodindia, Italian Bar Dari)
  
  

Best Recycle, Finalists

• Chigasaki Area (Chigasaki-shi, Kanagawa: LE NICO à Ominani, Tomoe 1 Chome Bar Oggi)
• Nerima Area (Nerima-ku, Tokyo: PIZZERIA GTALIA DA FILIPPO, Oppla da Gtalia)

*Renamed from the “Circular Economy Award,” which was newly established last year

BEST Fairtrade Award (In collaboration with Fairtrade Label Japan)

• haishop cafe - Shibuya Scramble Square (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
  
  
  

BEST Fairtrade, Finalists

• cafe rest montrose, Fukuyama Oriental Hotel (Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima)
• Kodama Shokudo (Matsumoto-shi, Nagano)
• BOTTEGA BLU. (Ashiya-shi, Hyogo)
  
  

*Newly established this year

FOOD MADE GOOD Japan Awards 2023, Nominees

• Italian Bar Dari (Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa)
• Taverna Vecchio Tram (Takanezawa-machi, Tochigi)
• Oppla da Gtalia (Nerima-ku, Tokyo)
• All Day Dining “ORIGAMI,” The Capitol Hotel Tokyu (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
• cafe rest montrose, Fukuyama Oriental Hotel (Fukuyama-shi, Hiroshima)
• Sens & Saveurs (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
• The wild pizzeria, “SELVAGGIO” (Matsuno-cho, Ehime)
• Chinese Restaurant “Star Hill,” The Capitol Hotel Tokyu (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
• Trattoria Qenaru (Maniwa-shi, Okayama)
• naturam (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo)
• Niseko Chise Garden (Niseko-cho, Hokkaido)
• Japanese Restaurant “Suiren,” The Capitol Hotel Tokyu (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
• PIZZERIA GTALIA DA FILIPPO (Nerima-ku, Tokyo)
• Ficodindia (Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa)
• Bakerys Kitchen Ohana, Futakotamagawa (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo)
• HOSHI NO KITCHEN (Minato-ku, Tokyo)
• BOTTEGA BLU. (Ashiya-shi, Hyogo)
• La Naturalité (Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata)
• Restaurant L’EAU (Minato-ku, Tokyo)

Judges

• Fumiko Ishikawa, Food Business Producer
• Ichiro Ishida, Social Issues Resolution Supporter
• Rumi Ide, Journalist in the Issues of Food Loss and Waste
• Yu Kato, Founder and CEO, Harch Inc.
• Hiroshi Sato, President, Tokyo Institute for Development Sociology: T-IDS
• Maiko Shiozaki, Executive Director, Fairtrade Label Japan
• Tomoko Kitamura Nielsen, Cultural Translator, Representative, aTree
• Shunji Murakami, CEO & Founder, UMITO Partners Inc.
• Manami Yamaguchi, Executive Director, Japan Sustainable Labels Association
• Kenji Yamamoto, Agricultural and Livestock Products Distribution Consultant and Agricultural and Food Journalist

Sustainability-Conscious Food and Beverages

The dishes and drinks served at the ceremony were all carefully prepared with ingredients provided by the corporate sponsors. The exquisite and delicious dishes were prepared by Toshinori Sogabe, Executive Chef of The Capitol Hotel Tokyu under the theme of ‘Sustainability’. Additionally, the menu was designed to highlight which of the 10 categories included in the three pillars of the Food Made Good Standard — Sourcing, Society and Environment — were incorporated into the menu so that participants and guests could easily identify the sustainable points at a glance.

Supporting Companies/Organisations

Venue Sponsor

• The Capitol Hotel Tokyu
  
  

Awards Sponsor

• Committee for Milk Container Environmental Issues
  
  

Gold Sponsor

• K.K. TOMIFUJI
• Bo Project. Co., Ltd.
• NIKKO COMPANY
  
  

Silver Sponsor

• aoito soken Co., Ltd.
• K.K. SADAMATSU
• MORINARADUKE Corporation
• Valrhona Japon SA
• Patagonia Provisions

Supported By

• Global Compact Network Japan

About SRAJapan

SRAJapan organises ratings and campaigns in collaboration with the UK headquarters of The Sustainable Restaurant Association, which also assesses the sustainability awards for The World’s 50 Best, known as the Academy Awards for food. Moreover, SRAJapan works to address the issues surrounding the food system and is committed to promoting food sustainability through building a community of producers, suppliers, restaurants and consumers.

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