2010 Awards announced with new category sponsors.

Local Food Heroes Launch: 24 February 2010

The launch of the Local Food Heroes 2010 event took place on Wednesday 24 February in Reeds Restaurant, 27-28 Tombland, Norwich.

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The launch will take the form of a cookery demonstration from one of the 2009 category winners, Matthew Colchester, and two of his colleagues at Reeds restaurant: Andy Rudd and Des Artiss.  The menu at the launch will use ingredients from the 2009 category winners, who were: de-lish Charcuterie (Wells), Mrs Temple’s Cheese, Recruiting Sergeant (Horstead) and St George’s Distillery.

The competition is an opportunity for readers to nominate any individual or business working in or participating in the food or farming industry.  This could involve either creating, producing, cooking or marketing a food product of outstanding quality with passion and enthusiasm. Nominations can range from farmers to fisherman, chefs to butchers or brewers to bakers!

The launch will introduce four new category sponsors in addition to the championship sponsor, Bidwells. 

• Best new food or drink venture; sponsored by Adnams
• Best local food producer; sponsored by BOCM PAULS
• Best use of regional produce on a menu; sponsored by PIC UK
• Best local drink producer; sponsored by Dewing Grain

To nominate online visit:
http://www.bidwells.co.uk/nominationform.php?contact_id=408

James Brooke, head of Bidwells Rural Land & Business in Norfolk, commented: 'As Championship Sponsor we are, for the fourth consecutive year, delighted to continue to support this excellent initiative to promote Norfolk food and drink businesses and particularly those smaller, dedicated, local producers who are championing the best in Norfolk produce.' 

Sue Corning, of category sponsor PIC UK (Pig Improvement Company) is delighted to be involved: “PIC UK welcomes the opportunity to sponsor the Local Food Heroes at this year’s Aylsham Show. We are keen to promote British produce, particularly British pork, and look forward to seeing how regional produce can be used to create interesting and tasty menus.”

BOCM PAULS, sponsors of the ‘Best Local Food Producer’ category said: "BOCM PAULS is very pleased to show its support for the Aylsham Show, the local farming community and the food they produce through sponsorship of the Local Food Heroes competition."

Andrew Dewing, Chief Executive at Dewing Grain, explained why they had sponsored the awards.  He said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for local drink producers to promote their wares.  Winning one of these awards will be a great achievement and will pay testament to the quality and high standards of the local produce that is on offer in our region.  This is an excellent initiative and we are extremely proud to be sponsoring the ‘Best Local Drink Producer’ and would like to take this opportunity to invite nominations.”

Adnams, sponsors of the ‘best new food or drink venture’ is delighted to be involved in the Aylsham Show Food Heroes competition: “as a business Adnams is passionate about supporting local food suppliers and producers - from the grain that we use in our beer to the fresh fish served in our restaurants and pubs. These awards are a great opportunity to celebrate the best of Norfolk and those businesses and individuals who have worked so hard and been so committed to creating local products with passion. Of course the awards are also a great excuse to sample new food and drink and we are very much looking forward to the judging process.”

Marian Williams, President of the Aylsham Show said: “We are keen to show support for small businesses through the Local Food Heroes competition – they are undoubtedly the lifeblood of Norfolk’s local economy.  The support of four new sponsors is excellent news and we thank them as well as Bidwells who continue to sponsor the Championship Award for the 'Ken Dye Memorial Salver' presented at The Aylsham Show.”

To nominate online visit:
http://www.bidwells.co.uk/nominationform.php?contact_id=408


Bidwells is pleased to remain Championship Sponsor for 2010.

2009 Winners & Nominees:

Best Local Drink Producer
Elderflower People, Heacham, King's Lynn
Front Street Brewery, Binham
Grain Brewery, Harlestone
Norfolk Cider Company, Hoveton
St George's Distillery, Roudham
Teddy Maufe, Wells
Uncle Stuart's Brewery, Hoveton
Wolf Brewery, Attleborough
Yetmans Brewery, Holt

Winner:
St. George's Distillery

Best Local Food Producer
Back to the Garden, Letheringsett
Church Farm Shop, Hethersett
Clarke's Country Kitchen, Hevingham
De-Lish, Wells
Dudleys Bakery, Cromer
G W White Butchers, Aylsham
Graves Butchers, Briston
Green Farm Lamb, Little Barningham
Norfolk Fish Co, Holt
Martin's Farm, Hindolveston
Metfield Bakery, Dereham
Mrs Temple, Wells
Norfolk Herbs, Dereham
Nortons Dairy, Frettenham
Plumbe and Maufe, Burnham Overy
Rutland Butchers, Melton Constable
Salle Organics, Reepham
Swannington Farm to Fork, Swannington
Swanton Morley Butchers, Dereham
Whites Butchers, Aylsham

Winner:
Mrs Temple's Cheese

Best New Food or Drink Venture 2008/09
Dameon Layt, Bungay
De-Lish Charcuterie, Wells
Hickling Food Fayre, Hickling
Salle Organics Café, Salle
The Wiveton Café, Wiveton
Uncle Stuart's Brewery, Hoveton
Back to the Garden, Holt
John Kenny of Happy Hogs, Aylsham
King's Head, Letheringsett
Palmer's Pickles, Walsham
Richard Garrod, Bintree
The Ship Inn, South Walsham

Winner:
de-lish Charcuterie, Wells

Best Use of Regional Produce on the Menu
All Things Nice, Cawston
Blickling Hall Restaurant, Blickling
Broadhouse Hotel, Wroxham
Gareth Williams, Carpenters Arms, Wells
Helen Lewis, Greedy Goose Team Room, Mannington
Morston Hall, Morston
Norfolk Farmhouse Icecream, Dereham
Recruiting Sergeant, Horstead
Relish, Newton Flotman
Saracen's Head, Wolterton
The Crown, Wells
The Lodge Restaurant, Elsing
The Old Pump House, Aylsham
The Walpole Arms, Itteringham
Mr MacCarthy, Blakeney
Wroxham Barns Restaurant, Hoveton

Winner:
Recruiting Sergeant, Horstead

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