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Bristol success in BBC Food & Farming Awards
The head chef at Redcliffe Children’s Centre has been named cook of the year at the BBC Food & Farming Awards as the so-called Oscars of the food world was held in Bristol for the second time on Thursday night in a specially erected tent on College Green.
Jo Ingleby is a chef specialising in children under-five and their families. With her team, she has developed the idea of ‘experimental cookery’ for the under-fives, where the children can choose from ingredients and equipment to develop a creation of their own.
After receiving her award, Jo received one of the biggest cheers of the night as she said: “Start them young in the kitchen. And don’t start on cakes; start on vegetables.”
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Bristol’s own Bertha’s Pizza, who cook their sourdough pizzas in the back of a converted Land Rover, were one of three shortlisted entrants in the best street food and takeaway category but lost out to Hang Fire Smokehouse in Cardiff.
There was another Bristol winner on the night, however: Steve Griffiths, head gardener for Let’s Grow – a community food growing project run by Knowle West Health Association occupying over an acre of land on the Springfield allotments, close to the Northern Slopes.
Steve won the BBC Radio Bristol Food Hero award, presented by George Ferguson and introduced by Michelin starred chef Tom Kerridge who said that “Bristol punches well above its weight when it comes to great food”.
Father of four Steve is in charge of 1.3 acres of Let’s Grow Community Allotment Gardens including polytunnels, chickens and bee hives in Knowle West.
He has been involved in the allotment project since its launch in 2012, grows vegetables for the community kitchen and helps teach children and local groups about food.
Steve said: “I do what I do because I love it. I hope what I do inspires other people to do the stuff I love to do. Thank you and let Bristol grow!”