Jimmy Mistry launches DLC Guide in Mumbai, disrupting the world of hospitality awards and ratings globally

Mumbai : The Mumbai edition of the coveted Best of Best Restaurants & Hotels – DLC Guide 2024 was launched at JW Marriott, Juhu, on 17 December 2024.

Inspired by Michelin and Forbes Guides, the DLC Guide stands apart with its transparent approach—ratings are conducted by DLC auditors, who are celebrity entrepreneurs rather than anonymous food critics. They vote on a digital voting panel, where they can see each other’s votes and results LIVE in real time; thereby disrupting hospitality awards worldwide. The transparent approach has enabled them to become the most sought after and respected gastronomy awards globally as it is only excellence which can enable you to win. With entrepreneurial royalty voting for the deserving, these awards have to be earned and cannot be bought.

The Mumbai Edition was a glamorous event with industry stalwarts and celebrities such as Malaika Arora, Zyed Khan, Madhur Bhandarkar, Tanisha Mukherjee gracing the event. The distinguished panel of auditors inducted today include Sabbas Joseph (Wizcraft), Simone Khan Arora (Founder, Designer and Curator – SIMONE), Hrishikesh Kanan (National Brand Head – radio One), Vratika Gupta (Founder – Maison Sia), Alessandro Giuliani (MD – Bocconi Asia, President – Indo Italian Chamber of Commerce), Hansal Mehta (Producer, Director).

Other winners in the culinary space were:

1) Scarlett House – Chef Beena Noronha –Founder Udeshi,Arhan Khan,Malaya Nagpal,Amit Verma,Afsana Verma

2) Papa’s – Chef Hussain Shahzad – Founder  Sameer Seth

3) Indian Accent – Chef Rijul Gulati – Founder Rohit Khattar

4) Amadeo – Chef Kayzad Sadri

5) The Table – Chef Louis Gomes

6) Celini Grand Hyatt – Chef Alessio Banchero – Varun Saraf CEO

7) JW Mariott Mumbai Juhu – Chef Nikita Ramchandani

8) Gigi – Chef Beena Noronha – Founder Pawan Sahri,Nikita Shahri,Dhaval Udeshi,Afsana&Amit Verma

9) Neuma – Chef Suvir Saran – Founder Karan Johar

10) Americano – Chef Alex Sanchez

11) Izumi – Chef Nooresha Kably –Founder  Nooresha Kably

12) Tresind – Chef Sarfaraz Ahmed – Founder Sarfarz Ahmed

15) Torii – Chef Stefan Gadit – Founder Gauri Khan & Abhayraj Kohli

16) Avartana ITC Maratha – Chef Deepti Jadhav

17) Plural – Founder Vedant Shah

18) Roti Bank – Founder D Sivanandan

13) Four Seasons – GM Nitesh Gandhi

14) ITC Maratha – GM Bhagwn Balani
Reflecting on the Mumbai chapter’s success, Jimmy Mistry, Founder & CEO, Della Leaders Club, stated: “It gives me immense joy to have created a truly global guide for hotels and restaurants that puts India on a global map. We have restaurants like Zuma New York by Chef Daniel Su to Bungalow by Celebrity Chef Vikas Khanna who have been globally recognised. I thank my auditors who are some of the most outstanding and prolific entrepreneurs in the world from David Melzer to David Schwartz in New York, from Smita Tharoor to Susana Ecclestone in London, Saher Sheikh in Dubai. Each an outstanding rockstar in their domains, now rating restaurants from an independent non biased point of view.”