Finalists Announced For The 2017 Derbyshire Life Food & Drink Awards
Published On Tuesday 31 Oct 2017 by Sticky Beak
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DESIGNED to champion, highlight and offer a showcase for the great and the good from the region’s food and drink industry, the Derbyshire Life Food and Drink Awards promises to be packed with excitement as we recognise the very best people and places in the local hospitality industry.
The independent panel of judges has spent the summer assessing the contenders from the list of nominations made by you, and has recently announced the shortlist.
The judges are Chrissie Booth, Chairman of the Derbyshire Federation of Women’s Institutes; Robert Stordy, former lecturer in culinary arts at the University of Derby; André Birkett, head of Chatsworth Farm Shop; and Denise Tollyfield, a professional home economist, food stylist and cookery demonstrator.
Care has been taken to ensure transparency and fairness during judging and, in any categories where the judges had an interest, they were excluded from the decision-making process.
Reaching the shortlist in itself is a mark of excellence and the judges have stressed how competitive the categories are – testament to the high standards of Derbyshire’s hospitality industry.
The winners will be revealed at an awards ceremony held at the Cathedral Quarter Hotel in Derby on 29th November.
To find out about the Derbyshire Life Food & Drink Awards, visit foodawards.derbyshirelife.co.uk
FOOD OR DRINK PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Sausages, Croots Farm Shop, Duffield
Chatsworth Gold, Peak Ales
Goats’ Cheese, The Grumpy Farmer, Shottle
LOCAL PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Wye Bakehouse, Bakewell
New Close Farm Shop, Bakewell
Derby Brewing Company
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
The Loft, Belper
Terroir Bistro, Derby
The Potting Shed Café at Markeaton Garden Centre
PUB OF THE YEAR
The George, Alstonefield
The Cock Inn, Mugginton
The Saracen’s Head, Shirley
INTERNATIONAL CUISINE OF THE YEAR
Ayubowan, Glossop
Anoki, Derby
The Balti, Matlock Bath
TEAROOM/CAFÉ OF THE YEAR
The Apple Tree, Ockbrook
Herbert’s Tearooms, Tissington
Panaderia by Dowds, Glossop
Cool River Café, Matlock
RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR
The Lighthouse, Boylestone
Stones, Matlock
Dovecote Restaurant, Morley Hayes
CHEF OF THE YEAR
Rupert Rowley, Fischer’s, Baslow Hall
Nick Gillespie, La Rock, Sandiacre
Lee Emerson, Harpur’s, Melbourne
INDEPENDENT RETAILER OF THE YEAR
Bloomer’s Bakery, Bakewell
Geoff Mycock & Sons, Buxton
Cheddar Gorge, Ashbourne
CUSTOMER SERVICE OF THE YEAR
The Loft, Belper
Chatsworth Estate Farm Shop
R J Matkin’s Butchers, Swanwick
FAMILY DINING OF THE YEAR
Roosters Bar & Restaurant, Morley Hayes
Bluebell Dairy, Spondon
Mainsail Café, Carsington Water
The Derbyshire Life Food Hero of the Year – in memory of John Jaquest – will be revealed at the awards ceremony
Original article by Derbyshire Life
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