Best Restaurant of the Year
sponsored by Knight Frank
Cornwall Life Food and Drink Awards - 2008
This category can include high street or hotel restaurants. Look out for any nutritional pledge to customers, knowledge of any special diet messages and their support of local produce. Judge it on the food’s value for money and its quality. How well was the meal cooked, and was the menu interesting? Note down also the quality and speed of the service, the knowledge of the staff and the overall atmosphere.
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Best Entrepreneur /Innovative Product
Cornwall Life Food and Drink Awards - 2008
Have you come upon a locally produced food product or kitchen item that you’ve never seen before and been so impressed by its quality that you’ve ordered more - and told your friends all about it? In this category we’re looking for people who have seen a need in the market - and gone out and filled it with style.
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Best Independent Food Shop
Cornwall Life Food and Drink Awards - 2008
This category encompasses shops that specialise in local produce - farm shops, delicatessens, greengrocers, bakers or fishmongers. Look out for value for money, friendliness of staff and how knowledgeable they are. Does the food look fresh and appetising, is it seasonal, well labelled and is there a good range?
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Best Organic
Product / Trader
Cornwall Life Food and Drink Awards - 2008
Is an organic product you have sampled way better than its non-organic equivalent? Judge it on taste, quality and value for money. This category also encompasses traders that specialises in organic produce, and restaurants and catering businesses that value and use organic ingredients in their dishes.
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Best Farmers' Market
Cornwall Life Food and Drink Awards - 2008
Only official farmers’ markets can be entered, with producers from a 30-mile radius selling their own produce. Look out for the overall presentation, the mixture of arts and crafts with cafes and entertainment. Is there a good variety of stallholders and do they present their produce well? Are they carrying out cooking demonstrations and can you sample the food?
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Best Food Producer
Cornwall Life Food and Drink Awards - 2008
This is aimed at the person who rears the cattle, grows the vegetables or produces the pickles. How have they brought their produce to market? Has it been locally grown and what is the quality like? What about the packaging - are all the ingredients listed and easy to read? How has the produce been promoted and has it been pitched at the right price for the market?
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Best Chef
Cornwall Life Food and Drink Awards - 2008
For this category look at the use of local and seasonal produce - does the chef change the menu to reflect this? Does he ask your views on your dining experience? Every chef wants to tantalise your taste buds, so tell us if the chef’s dishes excited you and had you going back for more.
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Best Drinks Producer
Cornwall Life Food and Drink Awards - 2008
This category looks at the brains behind our vineyards, orchards and breweries. Do they use all fresh, natural ingredients for their juices or presses, or quality traditional varieties of hops and barley for their beers? Is the packaging easy to read, and are their products free of artificial preservatives, flavourings or colourings?
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Best Country Pub
Cornwall Life Food and Drink Awards - 2008
Ambience is all-important here. Check out pubs with clean, cosy lounges with open fireplaces and personable staff. Does the establishment offer value for money? Look at the variety of beers on offer - are local varieties available? Do they support local suppliers? Is there a traditional atmosphere with pub games and quizzes?
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Best Butcher/Meat Producer
Cornwall Life Food and Drink Awards - 2008
Ask your butcher/meat producer questions about where his meat comes from. If it’s a butcher, check on the variety of items on sale and the service from the staff in the shop. Question the butcher’s or meat producer’s principles regarding traceability and knowledge of hanging and cooking the meats.
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