Sponsored by Dorset Food and Drink, the Dorset Food, Drink and Farming Awards, hosted by Dorset Magazine, are entering their second round of judging with the winners to be announced in the December issue.
Because of the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus, to ensure the safety of everyone involved, this year’s event will be run throughout the pages of the Dorset magazine and the thirty finalists will be judged virtually by the panel before being announced. A winners’ celebration. Will be held when government guidelines allow.
This year’s finalists are:
Best Independent Food and Drink Retailer (sponsored by NFU Mutual Wessex)
- Framptons of Bridport
- Fruit n Two Veg, Beaminster
- Le Petit Prince, Westbourne
Best Farm Shop (sponsored by Furleigh Estate)
- Felicity’s Farm Shop, Morcombelake
- Jurassic Coast Farm Shop, Dorchester
- Steeptonbill Farm Shop, Milton Abbas
Food Producer of the Year
- Baboo Gelato, Bridport
- From Dorset with Love, Blandford Forum
- The Book and Bucket Cheese Company, Cranborne
Drink Producer of the Year
- Barefaced Brewing, Bournemouth
- Fountain Rock Coffee Roasters, Weymouth
- The Dorset Ginger Company, Lytchett Matravers
Entrepreneur of the Year (sponsored by Saffery Champness)
- Alex and Emma Young, Ginger Viking, Blandford Forum
- Keri Astill-Frew, V.Dorset Delivery, Poole
- Nigel Cox, Weymouth Fresh Fish
Community Food/Drink Initiative Award (sponsored by Clipper Teas)
- Lizzie Baking Bird, Weymouth
- Sherborne Viral Kindness, Sherborne
- The Old Thatch, Wimborne
Business Collaboration Award
- Bothen Hill and Furleigh Estate, Bacchus and Asparagus, Bridport
- Mercato Italiano, Bridport Basket, Bridport
- Allen Valley Milk and Pamphill Dairy, Pamphill
Best Local Food/Drink Delivery Experience
- Dark Bear, Bridport
- Seabeats, Weymouth
- The Dorset Food Co, Blandford Forum
Best Dining Experience to Go
- Brassica, Beaminster
- The Half Moon, Melplash
- Truly’s, Westbourne
Chef of the Year (sponsored by WhitePepper Chef Academy and Cookery School)
- Eric Tavernier, Les Enfants Terribles, Weymouth
- Jan Bretschneider, Restaurant Roots, Southbourne
- Brett Sutton, The White Post, Rimpton
Dorset Food, Drink and Farming Hero 2020 (sponsored by Dorset Food and Drink)
Our hero will be announced in the December issue.
Congratulations to all the finalists, we’ll update you with the winners in December!
