Andrew Kay: Brighton & Hove Food and Drink awards

Brighton & Hove Food & Drink Awards

The finalists of this year’s Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Awards have been announced. Public nominations for the awards – headline sponsored by Deliveroo – opened in April with voting via the Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival website running until the end of August. Over 2,600 people voted across 17 categories with new awards including Best International Cuisine and Best Sunday Lunch.

The top three in each category now goes to a judging panel who will secret shop or interview finalists throughout October with the grand final held at My Brighton’s Merkaba bar on Monday 14 November, with drinks sponsored by Ridgeview Wine Estate and Blackdown Artisan Spirits.

“Its been another bumper year of public nominations”, says food festival director Nick Mosley. “Whilst it’s no surprise that many of Brighton’s iconic hospitality businesses are back in the top threes, it’s great to see some new businesses as finalists.”

The awards celebrate the best of the city’s food and drink economy and are made possible by the generosity of sponsors from across the business community.

The Finalists:

Listed in alphabetical order
Best International Cuisine
sponsored by Baobab Developments
The Chilli Pickle, Curry Leaf Café, Planet India

Best Burger
sponsored by Griffith Smith Farrington Webb LLP Solicitors
Burger Brothers, Coggings & Co, The Trolls Pantry

Best Cafe
sponsored by Radio Cabs 204060
Egg & Spoon, Joe’s Café, V&H Café

Best Cocktail Bar
sponsored by Blackdown Artisan Spirits
The Cocktail Shack, The Plotting Parlour, Twisted Lemon

Best Family Dining
sponsored by Whizz Bang Pop
Curry Leaf Café, Food for Friends, Terre à Terre

Best Food/Drink Shop
sponsored by Hilton Brighton Metropole
Butlers Wine Cellar, HisBe, Infinity Foods

Best Food Pub
sponsored by Cardens Accountants and Business Advisors
Earth & Stars, The Ginger Dog, The Ginger Pig

Food Hero
sponsored by Mayo Wynne Baxter
Henry Butler (Butlers Wine Cellar), Kanthi Kiran Thamma (Curry Leaf Café), Richard Humphries (Polygon Pop Up)

Newcomer
sponsored by Rosemary E. Hensby Solicitors
Egg & Spoon, Fourth & Church, Purezza

Best Place to do Business
sponsored by Cobb Digital
Artist Residence, Curry Leaf Café, Hotel du Vin

Best Pub
sponsored by The Beer Collective
Basketmakers Arms, Brew Dog, Brighton Beer Dispensary

Best Restaurant
sponsored by Ridgeview Wine Estate
Food for Friends, The Set, Terre à Terre

Sustainable Food Business
sponsored by Style Accountants
HisBe, Infinity Foods, Silo

Best Brighton & Hove Producer
sponsored by Wobblegate cider & juices
Boho Gelato, Brighton Bier, Brighton Gin

Young Chef of the Year
sponsored by BrightonAndHoveJobs.com
George Thomas (Isaac At), Liam Thorpe (Terre à Terre), Rafe Pol (The Set), Roman Mickulica (Curry Leaf Café)

Best Place to Sleep
sponsored by Midnight Communications
Artist Residence, Drakes of Brighton, My Brighton

Best Sunday Lunch
sponsored by Yelo Architects
Basketmakers Arms, Breeze, Earth & Stars

Special Recognition
sponsored by Deliveroo
Announced on the night