Shortlist for Food and Drink Awards
Restaurants, cafes, pubs and bars have been shortlisted for the Chester Food & Drink Festival 2009. The annual Food & Drink Awards will be presented at a glittering Gala Awards Dinner at The Pavilion at Chester Racecourse on Wednesday April 15.
The Awards mark the ‘icing on the cake’ for the city’s eighth annual Food and Drink Festival, with the main Taste Festival part of the event, including celebrity chef demonstrations, taking place over the Easter Weekend from April 11 to 13 at Chester Racecourse.
The shortlisted entries are:
Best Small Restaurant of the year Best Large Restaurant
Upstairs at The Grill Restaurant 1539
Joseph Benjamin The Blackhouse Grill
Bollicini Moules A Go-Go
Chez Jules
Best Bar Best Café/Deli
Oddfellows Delivert
Cruise Blue Moon
Living Room Delikate
Telford’s Warehouse Aldente
Best Newcomer Best Sandwich Bar
The Barn Philpotts
Convivio Henry Harbingers
The Gunnary, Tarvin Number 46
Ring O’Bells, Christleton Watergate Deli
Best Pub Best Newcomer
The Brewery Tap The Barn
The Old Harkers Arms Convivio
The Royal Oak, Kelsall The Gunnary, Tarvin
The Albion Inn Ring O’Bells, Christleton
Local Produce Shop of the Year Best Use of Local Produce
Aberduna Farms The Royal Oak, Kelsall
The Cheese Shop The Albion Inn
Edens of Handbridge Restaurant 1539
Manor Farm Shop, Tattenhall
The Hollies, Little Budworth
Excellence in customer care – nominations made through mystery diners
The Chester Grosvenor Hotel & Spa
Best Interior Design Family Friendly Award
Oddfellows The Royal Oak, Kelsall
The Barn The Red Lion, Dodleston
The Arkle Bar and Lounge Chez Jules
Restaurant 1539 Ring O’Bells, Christleton
Customers across Cheshire nominated their favourite venues with the final lists being refined by a panel of judges from Chester@large.
A well experienced panel of mystery diners will visit the shortlisted establishments and mark on a range of factors to find the winners for 2009. Winners will be announced at the Gala Dinner where guests will receive a delicious meal and fantastic live entertainment throughout the evening.
There are two types of tickets available for the Gala Dinner:
Full ticket – including welcome drink and two-course meal 30 pounds
Half ticket – including welcome drink and canapes 10 pounds
For more information or to book your table, call Lizzie or Hannah on 01244 350298 or email lizzie@whiteevents.co.uk
For more details about other events happening over the Chester Food & Drink Festival, please visit: www.chesterfoodanddrink.com
Chester’s Food and Drink Festival is sponsored by Chester Racecourse and PR consultancy, Marketing Projects. More sponsors to be announced.
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