The food Reader Awards 2014 winners

Food Reader Awards, 2014The food Reader Awards, now in their third year, celebrate the best food and drink in the South West and were voted for strictly by readers of foodmagazine and http://www.food-mag.co.uk in three rounds of voting which began last autumn. The most voted for categories were Best Restaurant, Local Cookery School and Local Food Hero.

“The glitterati of the South West food and drink world were out in force for a fabulous awards evening of good food, great cheer and a lot of laughs. It was a killer finalist list and the winners were ‘stoked’ to use the quote of the night.”

Do we have our favorite here at Your Home with Karie Engels?  Yes we do, and we were excited to see CountryWoodSmoke.com on the list below.

The food Reader Awards 2014 winners

Best Chef – sponsored by Sharp’s Brewery

Winner
Nathan Outlaw, Restaurant Nathan Outlaw and Outlaw’s, Rock, Cornwall
Grand finalists
Martyn Compton, Tanners, Plymouth, Devon
Simon Hulstone, The Elephant, Torquay, Devon

Local Food Hero – sponsored by First Great Western

Winner
Guy Watson, Riverford
Grand finalists
Michael Caines MBE, Gidleigh Park
Nathan Outlaw, Restaurant Nathan Outlaw and Outlaw’s

Best Restaurant – sponsored by Total Produce

Winner
Riverford Field Kitchen, Buckfastleigh, Devon
Grand finalists
Paul Ainsworth at No6, Padstow
Ben’s Cornish Kitchen, Marazion

Best Hotel – sponsored by Jelf Insurance

Winner
Gidleigh Park, Chagford
Grand finalists
The Two Bridges, Dartmoor
St Moritz, near Wadebridge

Best Cafe – sponsored by Havana Coffee Co

Winner
Picnic, Falmouth
Grand finalists
Boston Tea Party, across the South West
Toast, Honiton

Best Pub – sponsored by St Austell Brewery

Winner
The Victoria Inn, Perranuthnoe, Cornwall
Grand finalists
The Treby Arms, Plympton, Devon
The Star & Dove, Bristol

Best Drink – sponsored by Smith & Williamson

Winner
Sharp’s Doom Bar
Grand finalists
Thatchers Cider
Tribute Ale Best

Foodie Product – sponsored by Cheeky Cow Cheese

Winner
Choccie Bar chocolates
Grand finalists
Frandie Macaron
Field Fare frozen produce

Best Independent Retailer – sponsored by Darts Farm

Winner
The Cornish Food Box Company, Truro
Grand finalists
Chandos Deli across South West
Quayside Fish, Porthleven, Cornwall

Best Blogger – sponsored by Rodda’s

Winner
Grand finalists

Best Farm Shop – sponsored by Salt Media

Winner
Riverford Farm Shop, Staverton, Devon
Grand finalists
Padstow Farm Shop, Cornwall
Trevaskis Farm Shop, near Hayle, Cornwall

Best Cookery School – sponsored by Helpful Holidays

Winner
River Cottage Cookery School, Axminster
Grand finalists
Ashburton Cookery School, Ashburton
Rick Stein’s Seafood School, Padstow

Best Wine List – sponsored by Bibendum Wine

Winner
Fifteen Cornwall, Watergate Bay
Grand finalists
Ben’s Cornish Kitchen, Marazion
Rendezvous Wine Bar, Exeter

Special Award

The Cornish Chefs Club
Take a look behind the scenes of the awards with this blog post from Best Blogger Jane of The Hedge Combers.

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