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Food & Farming Awards nominations open soon
For the third year running, the BBC Food & Farming Awards are being hosted in Bristol this year.
Nominations open on Sunday for the prestigious awards celebrating the best of British food, drink and farming, with food lovers asked to nominate their favourite producers, workplace cooks, local markets and food heroes.
Joining the judging panel this year for the first time is Jack Adair-Bevan from The Ethicurean restaurant in Wrington.
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The panels will be looking for winners in a range of categories: Best Food Producer, Best Drinks Producer, Best Food Market, Best Local Food Retailer, Cook of The Year (an award won in 2015 by Jo Ingleby [above] head chef at Redcliffe Children’s Centre), Countryfile’s Farming Hero Award, and a new BBC Future Food award to find the best new idea in the UK food supply chain.
Also, for the first time, The One Show will be leading the search for the Best Takeaway/Street food in the country.
Awards founder and Radio 4’s The Food Programme presenter Sheila Dillon said: “In 2000 we created the awards to cast light on the unsung heroes providing us with great food. They still do that, but what we now see is the awards helping to transform economies and institutions.
“One winner, prison caterer Al Crisci was given the confidence to go on and set up the Clink Charity, transform prison training and help inmates pursue careers in food. Another winner, Butcher John Mettrick saw his business grow and make a really positive impact on farmers in Derbyshire.
“We’re anticipating more transformation from the Food & Farming Awards class of 2016.”
Nominations are open for two weeks from January 10-24 via www.bbc.co.uk/foodawards
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