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ARCHIVE : SIXTH DERBYSHIRE FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS LAUNCHED

Leading food and drink venues will soon be vying for a top accolade in the sixth annual Derbyshire Food and Drink Awards to be co-hosted by a celebrity chef.

Application forms for the 2007 awards, launched by Derbyshire County Council, are now being sent out to food and drink establishments across the county and entries are being invited from any catering business serving locally produced food and drink.

Celebrity chef Brian Turner will present the awards with county council cabinet member for regeneration councillor Geoff Carlile at a ceremony in October.

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

In each category there will be a winner and a highly commended, and there are two new sections this year – the Derbyshire Local Food Hero of the Year and the Derbyshire Breakfast of the Year.

The awards are judged by an independent panel of food specialists including an AA inspector and an assessor for Quality in Tourism.

Once all the entries are in a shortlist will be drawn up by the county council and each venue will be visited by one of the judging panel, who won’t identify themselves, before the winners and runners-up are selected by the judges.

Categories in the competition are:

• Restaurant of the Year
• Pub/Bistro of the Year
• Tea Room/Coffee House of the Year
• Restaurant within an Attraction
• Derbyshire Breakfast of the Year
• Derbyshire Local Food Hero of the Year.

All entry forms, sample menus and other promotional literature produced by the establishment, along with a list of local suppliers used on a regular basis, must be received by the county council by the closing date of Friday 31 August.

Derbyshire County Council’s cabinet member for regeneration councillor Geoff Carlile, said: “By holding the awards for the sixth year the county council is showing its commitment to supporting local businesses and promoting Derbyshire’s varied and top quality food and drink.

“We are looking to hear from establishments that are proud of their cuisine, service, high standards and use of quality local produce who believe they deserve to be recognised in these prestigious awards.

“The standards were very high last year and I expect this year to be the same.”

Last year’s winners were:

• Restaurant Category winner – The Dining Room, Ashbourne
• Pub/Bistro Category winner – The Crown Inn, Marston Montgomery
• Tea Room/Coffee House Category winner – No.6 The Square, Buxton
• Restaurant Within An Attraction Category winner – YHA Hartington

Any businesses wishing to enter that do not receive an entry form should contact county council tourism officer Steph Walsh on 01629 585964.

The winners will be announced at an awards dinner on 25 October.

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