The Cotswold Life Food & Drink Awards nominate now!

The Cotswold Life Food & Drink Awards are back, and we want to know your favourites... but make sure you get them in by the closing date of 14 July!

The Cotswold Life Food and Drink Awards are now open for nominations - support our well-loved food and drink scene by telling us your favourite places to eat and drink.

Whether it’s the local pub you treasure, a divine dining destination, an individual who has influenced our food and drink scene or a small but mighty food producer creating the finest ingredients for top chefs, we want to hear all about them. If you're a food and drink business within the local area why not enter yourself - you could be an award winner

 

NOMINATION CRITERIA

Outstanding Contribution Award

This category recognises an individual working within the Cotswold food and drink industry who excels in their role and deserves to be applauded for their work and commitment. The Outstanding Contribution Award is not just a look back over a career, but also a look at the impact this person has had and is still having.

Pub of the Year

This category combines traditional country drinking pubs and those recognised as dining pubs where the welcome is as outstanding as the beers, wines, ales and food on the menu.

Cafe, Coffee or Teashop of the Year

It’s a debate that will forever rumble, but this award will find the place that serves the best tea and coffee - as well as those all-important cakes and bakes.

Restaurant of the Year

This restaurant will offer an incomparable dining experience, everything from the ambiance to the service and most importantly the food. If you’re going to eat at one place in the region - this should be it.

Best Food Product or Producer

Whether a farmer/fruit and veg grower/manufacturer, this food hero will be a person devoted to their business and producing the very best food the Cotswolds has to offer.

Drinks Producer of the Year

Whether a gin-maker, vineyard, brewery or manufacturer, we are looking for a person devoted to their business and producing the very best drink products in the Cotswolds.

Chef of the Year

The Chef of the Year will be someone who has devoted themselves to serving the best food the region has to offer and has propelled the Cotswolds dining scene onto a national stage. They will display fantastic technical ability, use a wide range of seasonal ingredients, present food in a striking manner and have a deep understanding of flavour pairings.

Outstanding Service Award

We are on the hunt for an outstanding level of service that makes for a truly enjoyable visit to the food and drink venue. A person whose achievements have helped put the Cotswolds firmly on the map as an innovative and dynamic place.

Bakery of the Year

We want to hear about truly scrumptious cakes, bread and bakes being made and sold locally. Share your favourites.

Butcher of the Year

We are looking for a butcher who provides a diverse range of high-quality meat products as well as speciality items sourced from animals that have been reared in the Cotswolds by means of good animal husbandry. The butcher should also be able to demonstrate a commitment to sustainable and ethical practices.

Food retailer of the Year

We’re interested in an imaginative initiative that’s changing the way good quality food and drink is being sourced and sold. It could be a wholesaler, website, farm shop or independent retailer that’s transforming your access to great local produce with an original idea.

Farmer of the Year

The judges will be looking for traditional family farms which are clearly businesses, not just ways of life, and which have embraced the need for quality management and are also conscious of today’s requirements for conservation and diversification.

Small Holder of the Year

We’re looking for someone who has developed a herd or crop showing attention to detail to animal welfare, environmental impact and the needs of the local community.

HOW TO NOMINATE

Visit cotswoldlife.co.uk to nominate in any or all of the categories.

Closing date: Sunday 14 July 2024.

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