2 things - 1. Ed Norman if you're such a dedicated worker, why are you commenting on the Stuff website during working hours? Also there were some former lawyers in the nominations.

2. L&B do promote the produce of the local region on their cooking show quite a lot.

Also Criteria for nominees can be found here. http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/print-edition/wellys-2009/580597/How-to-nominate

@ Jen #23...

Lawyer lawyer lawyer oi oi oi lager lager lager oi oi oi lawyer oi lager oi lawyers love lager oi oi oi!

RJ #15 Well done for your kneejerk sensitivity and for completely missing the point ;o) The point is that the awards are run, sponsored and judged by the very web site you are reading: it is a publicity / self-congratulatory exercise. And it's not the be-all and end-all: a commercial operation knows when it is successful by its bank balance. If you think there are others who are "worthy", all I can suggest is that you run, sponsor and judge your own awards - but not in a "back patting" way of course ;oD heh heh mrs c #21 - the winners are judged by the Dom Post, who also runs and sponsors the event. So they need to maximise the bang for their buck. It's all positive, but a little cosy!

Well done to them both. I've never considered Logan and Brown as business people but it makes complete sense - they definitely helped get Cuba St on the map as more than just a down at heel hangout and there are a huge amount of people employed in the hospitality business. And they always showcase NZ products which helps even more - I'm surprised there are people who are so offended that they got a business award, if theres one to give they deserve it a lot more than a lot of other business people I can think of!

I think they deserve to win.

Ed Norman, lawyers don't win because they would probably charge $200 an hour for accepting the award. $300 in travel expenses to get there and another $200 for the phone call telling them of the nomination.

@ RJ and Dr Donald and his nurse

Obviously none of you attended the Wellington on a Plate festival, it is a brilliant way of showcasing the broad range of cuisine available in Wellington, as well as an excellent tourism venture. It clearly benefited Wellington, with restauranteurs from many restaurants reporting an uptake in business and many satisfied customers. To write off anything that makes money is naive and ill judged. I can guarantee you all work for some form of company yourselves, who, shock horror, have a profit to make!

I guess anything that puts Wellington on the map is a good thing for the city and I enjoy watching their programmes. But like many to eat at their restaurant is a luxury I can't afford and there probably are more deserving people in the community. Not sure how the winners were judged.

It's fantastic that they won a the business section. So they assist NZ by adding how many jobs to the economy?, by adding what exactly to NZ?. Is there not a business that has added jobs for Wellington and added millions of dollars to their economy or is this the best Wellington can come up with. Wellingtons feather in it's cap, business wise, is a restaurant!!! Whoo Hooo

Why am I not surprised that when you read the comments, there are people disappointed about someone's success? What a sad, sad life some people lead when they have to complain that someone has won an award!

RJ = Tall Poppy Syndrome buddy?

Good on ya Logan and Brown, deserved success :)

Carbon foot print, woop t do! They are commercial, I thought they would have donated their time to things, sponsored Welly athlete's, put time into mentoring new business ventures other then ones that mean their business makes more money off other people.

Yep, great food ... carbon emissions ... yay ... ummmm anything else ...