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[title]The Time In Awards are a reader-voted celebration of the best responses to the 2020 lockdown in Melbourne, paying tribute to the people and things that have done so much to enhance our iso-life these past three months.
Time In’s editors compiled a list of nominees then we threw it open to the public to vote on the winners, and 6,718 of you did. There are 23 awards in five categories: Food; Drink; Arts and Museums; Entertainment; and Homebound Heroes.
These awards are made possible thanks to Impos, Australia’s leading point of sale system; Moon Dog refreshing craft beers; and makers of chic uniforms Cargo Crew.
The nominees and winners are....
FOOD
Favourite Restaurant Grocery Offering
- Denton Wine Bar
- The Farm Café
- Marion Wine Bar WINNER!
- O My
- The San Telmo Group
- Sibling Café
- That's Amore
- Theodore’s
Voters also loved: La Tienda; Smith and Daughters; Dexter’s Deli
Favourite “At-home” Restaurant Experience – Fine Dining
- Amaru
- Attica WINNER!
- Di Stasio Citta
- Greasy Zoe’s
- Grossi Florentino
- Ides
- Lee Ho Fook
- Matilda 159
- Minamishima
- Vue de Monde
Voters also loved: Estelle; Maha; Bar Liberty
Favourite “At Home” Restaurant Experience – Everyday Gems
A1 Bakery WINNER!
Babajan
Capitano
Cibi
Dainty Sichuan
Daughter in Law
Din Tai Fung
Hakata Gensuke
Jinda Thai
Juanita Peaches
Miznon
Northern Git
Oasis Bakery
Saba’s Ethiopian
Stalactites
Super Ling
Voters also loved: La Tienda, Goldeluck's Bakeshop, The Recreation Bistro and Bottleshop
Favourite Food & Drink Reinvention
- Anchovy goes Laotian
- Burn City Smokers delivered to your door
- Clamms opens to the general public
- Denton Wine Bar bottle shop and grocer
- Earl Canteen support packs
- Falco offers Bar Liberty meals takeaway
- Isol-Asian Cookbook
- Marion becomes Baker Bleu’s northside outpost and grocer
- Pinotta grocer and takeaway
- Salt Kitchen delivered to your door
- St Ali grocery store and hand sanitiser WINNER!
- Sunda’s best staff meals for takeaway
- That’s Amore direct to your door
- Theodore’s grocer and pop-up takeaway
Voters also loved: Scopri food boxes; O My farm and seafood boxes; Atlas masterclasses
Favourite Community Food & Drink Initiative
- Alex Makes Meals feeding healthcare workers
- Attica Soup Project
- Clamms offering free seafood to out-of-work hospo workers
- Covid19EAD feeding out-of-work hospo workers WINNER!
- Earl Canteen and Streetsmart feeding the homeless
- Fair Feed
- Frontline Meals
- Good Beer Co donating four-packs to essential services workers
- Jessi Singh cooking for the community
- La Tienda free meals
- Open Kitchen by Congress free meals for unemployed hospo workers
- Oster Soup Kitchen
- Rascal Support Local
- Sunda’s free meals for hospo workers
Voters also loved: Sibling providing meals and pantry good for people at risk; Moroccan Soup Bar feeding healthcare workers; Hector's Deli + Asylum Seekers Resource Centre
Favourite Lasagne
- 1800 Lasagne WINNER!
- Attica
- Di Stasio
- Estelle
- Grossi
- King and Godfree
- Leonardo's Pizza Palace
- Lume
- Meatsmith
- Mister Bianco
- Neptune
- Piccolo Grand
- Rocco's Bologna Discoteca
- Smith and Deli
Voters also loved: Umberto's; That's Amore; Icecream Social's vegan lasagne
DRINK
Favourite Cocktail Delivery Service
Voters also loved: Kitty Somerset; Atticus Finch; Ugly Duckling
Favourite Overall Booze Delivery
- Bar Liberty
- Campbell Burton Wines
- Carwyn Cellars
- Halles Aux Vins
- Moon Dog Brewery
- Movida/Alimentari
- Mr West WINNER!
- Mrs Singh
- Sol Y Vino
- Stock on Hand
- The Collection Fine Wines
- The Elysian
- The Recreation Bistro
- Whisky and Alement
- Wine and Food Solutions
Voters also loved: Jamsheed Wines; Blackhearts and Sparrows; the Alps
Favourite Boozy Hand Sanitiser
Voters also loved: Animus; the Gospel Distillers; Ned Whisky
ARTS AND MUSEUMS
Favourite Digital Arts Platform
- ACCA
- Arts Centre Melbourne
- The Australian Ballet’s Ballet TV
- Melbourne Theatre Company
- National Gallery of Victoria WINNER!
- Virtual Victorian Opera
Voters also loved: Cream Town; Chapel off Chapel; ACMI Virtual Cinémathèque
Favourite Stream or Livestream
- ACMI Virtual Cinémathèque
- Arts Centre Melbourne’s Big Night In WINNER!
- The Australian Ballet’s Ballet TV
- Check in with Chapel
- Geelong Arts Centre livestream performances
- NGV Art in Focus talks
Voters also loved: Human Rights Film Festival; Delivered Live; Virtual Victorian Opera
Favourite Interactive Arts Class or Activity
- The Australian Ballet’s At Home with Studios online adult classes
- Heide at Home WINNER!
- Isolation Film Festival
- MTC Celebration Cake baking tutorial
- NGV Channel’s Drop-by Drawing NGV
- State Library of Victoria Memory Bank: Collective Isolation Project
Voters also loved: Cork and Canvas; Ballarat International Foto Biennale Mass Isolation Project; ACCA Artivities
Favourite Music Livestream or Stream
Voters also loved: The State of Music; Melbourne Digital Concert Hall; Delivered Live
Favourite Virtual Music Festival or Event
- Isol-Aid WINNER!
- Music From the Home Front
- Recharge Festival
- Untitled's Virtual Day Party with Dom Dolla
Voters also loved: Powderfinger: One Night Lonely; Defected Virtual Festival; Triple J Requestival
ENTERTAINMENT
Favourite Virtual Experience
- Cork and Chroma
- Funlab virtual parties
- Handpicked Wine’s virtual yoga and wine
- High Country at Home
- Hop It at Home virtual experiences
- Innocent Bystander virtual wine tasting
- Melbourne Queer Film Festival Virtual Film Night WINNER!
- Old Melbourne Gaol virtual tours
- Pride of Our Footscray Self Bingolation
Voters also loved: Cooped-up Cabaret; Helen Bidou: Bidou Zooms; Northside Wines Virtual Tasting
Movers and Shakers Award for Favourite Way to Get Moving from Home
- Free online ballet classes, Australian Ballet
- Fed Square’s free yoga and meditation classes WINNER!
- Skateboard pilates, Kaya Health Clubs
- Free exercise classes for frontline workers, S3
Voters also loved: Coreplus Connected; Good Vibes Yoga Virtual Classes; Anna’s Go-Go Academy
Favourite Ooh-worthy Animal Livestreams
Voters also loved: Phillip Island Penguin Burrow Camera; Taronga Zoo; Sea Life Sunshine Coast Seal Presentation
Iso-Overachiever Award for Favourite Way to Upskill
- Atlas Dining Masterclass and ingredient box
- BangPop virtual cooking classes
- Ceramiques Elsternwick pottery kit and tutorials
- Laneway Learning online courses WINNER!
- Tipico cooking classes
- Vue De Monde cooking classes
Voters also loved: Maha Cooking Classes with Shane Delia; Nat’s What I Reckon; Hamish Blake and Ben Shewry Ultimate Romantic Cook-a-Long Cook-In
Get Lit at Home Award for Favourite Online Party
- Mr McClelland’s Finishing School
- Onesixone
- Poof Doof Direct WINNER!
- Pride Live, Pride of Our Footscray
Voters also loved: Hot Dub Time Machine; Razzamatazz Indie Disco at Home; Wham Bam Thank You Fam
Are We There Yet Award for Favourite Online Content for Kids
Voters also loved: ABC Kids; Arts Centre Melbourne; ACCA
HOMEBOUND HERO AWARDS
Favourite Cheerer Upper
- Arnott’s biscuit recipes
- Dressing up for bin night
- People chalking rainbows on streets
- Teddy bears in windows
- Zoos Victoria dancing keeper Adam WINNER!
Voters also loved: Nat’s What I Reckon; Victorian Opera’s Carlos washing his hands; Carla O’Brien’s facemasks on trees
Favourite Iso Trend
- Animal streams
- Boozy hand sanitiser
- Jigsaw puzzles
- Meteor watching
- Pottery kits
- Sourdough WINNER!
- TikTok dance routines
Voters also loved: Baking; Banana bread; Zoom Trivia
Community Spirit Award
- Cream Town online art shop helping artists
- Lounge Room Sessions gigs providing income for musicians
- Nobody Denim making scrubs with Royal Melbourne Hospital
- Prahran Market setting aside a day of shopping for the elderly WINNER!
- Pride of Our Footscray providing work for performers
- S3 studio offering free exercise classes to frontline workers
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