Finalists announced in Best Banger competition
The best of Chester and Cheshire’s sausages have been selected to enter the final of The Chester Food & Drink Festival Sausage Competition. Carole Faulkner of The Cheese Shop was Chairman of the eight strong judging a panel, including chef Martin Bouchier who flew in from his restaurant in Andalucia, Spain for the tasting. More than 100 sausages were entered, each butcher provided his bestseller and a new recipe designed exclusively for the competition.
The eight judges awarded marks for presentation, texture and taste. The eight sausages that scored highest were:
Phil Salt, of Stocks Lane, Boughton, Thick Pork
Phil Salt, of Stocks Lane, Boughton, Country Style
Noel Baker, of The Close, Blacon, Beef & Onion
David Joinson (Last Years Winner) of Chester Market, Pork and Blue Cheshire Cheese
David Joinson, of Chester Market, Pork and leek
Stuart Bebbington, of Chester Market, Pork and Apple
John Edge, of Handbridge, Lamb and Mint
And Chris Austin, of Austin’s Butchers, with the Chester Sausage
The final judging will take place during the Festival over Easter weekend, March 22nd to 24th.
Carole Faulkner, Chairman of the judging panel said:
“It was a hard task for the judges to whittle down the entrants from more than one hundred to just eight. The quality of the best selling sausages is naturally very high and the new recipes have some really interesting combinations of herbs and spices, with some unusual tasty additions. We’re looking to spice up the competition with more public involvement, details to follow in March.”
For more information about other events happening over the Chester Food & Drink Festival please visit www.chesterfoodanddrink.com.
Chester’s Food and Drink Festival is organised on behalf of Chester City Council with support from the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA), Cheshire County Council, Made in Cheshire and North West Fine Foods and Visit Chester & Cheshire, the tourism board for Cheshire and Warrington.
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Notes
This month sees the start of the Festival celebrations with preliminary judging to find the four finalists for the Young Chef of the Year "cook off’ that will take place during the Festival. Also, there will be the announcement of the schools competition for Cheshire Junior Chef of the Year.
The Gala Dinner and awards ceremony will ensure more than 400 people sample a gourmet menu sourced from leading producers in the North West. This will be held on Tuesday March 25th 2008.
Festival brochures will be available across the City from February. Phone 01244 351609 for more details. For further information on the region go to www.visitchester.com.
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