Dines Out: The Sussex Food & Drink Awards
Always a highlight of the culinary year, the annual Sussex Food & Drink Awards took place last week to a sell-out room at the American Express Community Stadium. A glamorous black tie event, guests were treated to the best dinner at this event to date with seven courses of delicious local produce expertly prepared and presented.
Winners that truly deserve these accolades
But the real point of the evening is to celebrate the very best that the county has to offer when it comes to food and drink and once again the public nominations led to a selection of winners that truly deserve these accolades.
Winners for 2017 are:
Sussex Food Producer of the Year, sponsored by The Southern Co-operative The Real Pie Company, Crawley, West Sussex
Sussex Drink Producer of the Year, sponsored by Rix & Kay Solicitors
Nyetimber, West Chiltington, West Sussex
Sussex Young Chef of the Year, sponsored by Sodexo Prestige
Michael Sutherland, The Star Inn, Alfriston, East Sussex
Sussex Farmer of the Year, sponsored by Natural PR in association with Farmers Weekly Andrew and Joanne Knowles, Trenchmore Farm, Cowfold, West Sussex
Sussex Butcher of the Year, co-sponsored by Plumpton College & RP Meats Wholesaler Ltd A C Coughtrey Butchers, Pulborough, West Sussex
Sussex Farmers Market of the Year, sponsored by Harveys of Lewes
Shoreham Farmers Market, West Sussex
Sussex Eating Experience of the Year, sponsored by SuperFast Thermapen® The Earl of March, Lavant, West Sussex
Sussex Food Shop of the Year, sponsored by Wealden District Council
Cowdray Farm Shop, Midhurst, West Sussex
Sussex Street Food Vendor of the Year, co-sponsored by Food Rocks and Horsham District Food and Drink Festival Jah Jyot, Southwater, West Sussex
Sussex Newcomer of the Year, co-sponsored by Kreston Reeves incorporating Spofforths and Sussex Food and Drink Network
The Bluebird Tea Co Shop, Brighton
Praise must also go to Natural Partnership and The Sussex Food & Drink Network who do such a splendid job of organising this massive event.
