Sussex food and drink awards shortlist revealed
Scores of industry leaders gathered this week at the new Big Reveal event held at Jeremy’s Restaurant at Borde Hill Gardens near Haywards Heath to hear the 65 finalists announced in the Sussex Food and Drink Awards 2014/15.
The event where firms found out if they were nominees was held at Jeremy’s Restaurant, winner of the Best Sussex Eating Experience 2013/14, and many farmers, butchers, chefs, market organisers, shop keepers, brewers and vintners from the far reaches of East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton & Hove were in attendance.
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Hide AdPaula Seager, co-director of Natural Partnerships CIC, which runs the awards, said: “Now in their ninth year, these unique awards are all about boosting the market for Sussex produce and letting people in the county know about the fantastic food and drink grown and made in Sussex,
as well as the many great restaurants, pubs, cafes and food shops where it can be bought and enjoyed,”
Hosting the Big Reveal event was BBC Sussex radio presenter, Neil Pringle who congratulated all the finalists in this year’s awards. The competition is set to be very tough this year with an impressive line up of candidates including lots of new names, as well as some familiar ones, who have made it through as a finalist.
Paula said: “The quality is consistently high in this competition and we are urging people to try out the produce on the finalists list and vote for their favourites to win at www.sussexfoodawards.biz. Voting is open until September 26 and every vote counts.
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Hide Ad“Aside from receiving their trophies, Grand Finalists get free tickets to THE Sussex foodie event of the year, the Sussex Food & Drink Awards Banquet, which is a superb seven-course banquet created entirely from local produce, to be held on January 29 2015 - but most importantly, the winners get huge respect and recognition.”
Sussex Food and Drink Awards 2014/15 Finalists:
Sussex Food Producer of the Year, sponsored by The Southern Cooperative
Beal’s Farm Charcuterie, Barcombe, East Sussex
Caroline’s Dairy, Sidlesham
Cocoa Loco, West Grinstead
Love Food, Worthing
Mud Foods, Midhurst
Nell Ball Farm Foods, Plaistow
Ouse Valley Foods, Piltdown
Piglet’s Pantry, Worthing
Sussex Gold, Partridge Green
The Hungry Guest Bakery, Chichester
Sussex Drink Producer of the Year sponsored by the Sussex Food Network
Ambriel Sparkling (Redfold Vineyards), Nutbourne
Blackdown Spirits, Lurgashall
Gran Stead’s Ginger, Portslade, East Sussex
Hastings Brewery, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex
Highdown Vineyard, Ferring
Kings Beer, Horsham
Langham Brewery, Lodsworth
Plumpton College Winery, Plumpton, East Sussex
Ridgeview Wine Estate, Ditchling, East Sussex
Wobblegate, Bolney
Sussex Food Shop of the Year sponsored by Veaseys and Cheese Please
Charlie’s Farm Shop, Bury
Crates Local, Horsham
Hisbe, Brighton
Rushfields Farm Shop, Poynings
Rye Delie, Rye, East Sussex
Tablehurst Farm Shop, Forest Row, East Sussex
Tottingworth Farm Shop, Heathfield
Townings Farm Shop, North Chailey, East Sussex
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Hide AdSussex Butcher of the Year sponsored by Bodiam Food School and Natural Farms
A. C. Coughtrey, Pulborough
Allan Martin Meats, Ashurst Wood
Bramptons Butchers, Kemptown, Brighton
Busters Farm Produce, Salehurst, East Sussex
Holmansbridge Farm Shop, Barcombe, East Sussex
John Murray Butchers, Loxwood
Leppards Family Butchers, Mayfield, East Sussex
May’s of Stockbridge, Chichester
Old Spot Farm Shop, Piltdown, East Sussex
Steyning Butchers, Steyning
Sussex Farmers Market of the Year sponsored by Harvey’s of Lewes
Arundel Farmers Market
Chichester Farmer Market
Horsham Local Produce Market
Lewes Farmers Market
Shoreham Farmers Market
Steyning Farmers Market
Uckfield Farmers Market
Sussex Eating Experience of the Year sponsored by Natural PR
24 St Georges, Kemptown, Brighton
Amberley Castle, The Queens Room Amberley
Restaurant Tristan, Horsham
The Bell Inn Ticehurst, East Sussex
The Coach and Horses, Danehill, East Sussex
The Crabtree, Lower Beeding
The Curlew Restaurant, Bodiam, East Sussex
The Royal Oak Inn, East Lavant
Wingrove House, Alfriston
Zari’s Restaurant and Lounge, Crawley, West Sussex
Sussex Farmer of the Year sponsored by Spofforths
Carole Uridge (Townings Farm), North Chailey, East Sussex
Charlie Burrell (Knepp Castle Estate), West Grinstead
Charlie Hughes (Southview Farm), Bury, Nr Pulborough
Howard Corney (Court Garden Farm), Ditchling, East Sussex
John Ford (Priors Byne Farm), Partridge Green
Simon and Julia Feakes (Sussex Lamb), Green Street, Nr Horsham
Simon and Shon Sprackling (Rother Valley Organics), Rogate
The Goring Family (Wiston Estate), Washington
Tim and Charles Harrison (Pallinghurst Farm), Rudgwick
Tim Hassell (Goodwood Home Farm), Goodwood