Derbyshire Food and Drink Awards 2008

Vote for your favourite eatery or watering hole by nominating it in the Derbyshire Food and Drink Awards 2008.

Businesses are also being encouraged to get their application forms in for the awards, organised by Derbyshire County Council.

Entries are invited from any catering business serving locally produced food and drink and this year’s categories are:

  • Restaurant of the Year

  • Pub of the Year

  • Bistro of the Year

  • Coffee House of the Year

  • Best International Restaurant

  • Local Food Hero

  • Best Restaurant within an Attraction.

Venues are judged on a number of criteria including the quality of food and drink, customer service and use of county produce with acknowledgement of it on its menus.

In each category there will be a winner and a highly commended, and there is a new award this year for Derbyshire’s best international restaurant.
The awards are judged by an independent panel of food specialists and once all the entries are in a shortlist will be drawn up. Each of the shortlisted venues will be visited secretly by one of the judges before the winners and runners-up are selected.

Customers wanting to nominate their favourite food and drink establishment should do so by Tuesday 1 July. Businesses must have their applications in to the council by Friday 25 July.

The awards are being sponsored by Derbyshire Life (opens in a new window) magazine, with other sponsors being the Derby and Derbyshire Economic Partnership  (opens in a new window) and the Alliance Sub-regional Strategic Partnership (opens in a new window)

For more information about the awards or to nominate a business contact Derbyshire County Council International / Tourism Officer Steph Walsh on 01629 585964, email stephanie.walsh@derbyshire.gov.uk or print and post the application for from the more information section.

Celebrity chef Brian Turner will present the awards with county council cabinet member for regeneration Councillor Geoff Carlile (opens in a new window) at Thornbridge Hall  (opens in a new window) Ashford-in-the-Water, on Thursday 25 September 2008.

You can find out who won last year on the Derbyshire Food and Drink Festival website's Awards page  (opens in a new window)

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