Chesterfield Food and Drink Awards declared a sell out!
Celebrity chef, Theo Randall will be in town on Wednesday 28 October to host Chesterfield’s annual Food and Drink Awards. Organised by Destination Chesterfield and in association with Chesterfield College the awards are a sell out yet again with more guests than ever attending the prestigious event.
Over 250 guests – 100 more than attended in year one, will come together to celebrate the success of the town’s food and drink industry at Chesterfield’s third glitzy ceremony.
31 businesses and individuals are up for 13 awards which will be announced on the night by Theo Randall. He said: “I am thrilled to be involved with the Chesterfield Food and Drink Awards 2015. The awards are a great demonstration of how the food and drink scene in Chesterfield has evolved in recent years. It is now catering for many tastes, from authentic Japanese and Jamaican to Italian and Great British. The town has everything and is continuing to develop its thriving and increasingly successful hospitality scene.”
The awards are being held at Chesterfield College’s Heart Space building. As well as hosting the ceremony, 50 of the college’s hospitality students will catering a delicious two course meal for the evening and providing silver service to guests. The college’s students will also be taking centre stage on the night, as three students from its Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Professional Cookery course have been shortlisted for the prestigious Young Chef of the Year award.
This year’s full shortlist in the 2015 Chesterfield Food and Drink Awards include:
Restaurant of the Year – sponsored by Chesterfield Borough Council
Blu Bistro & Coffee House
Calabria
Cocina at Casa Hotel
Café/Tea Room of the Year – sponsored by Kier
H & F Vintage Tea Rooms
Libby’s
Stephenson’s Coffee and Tea House
Gastro Pub of the Year – presented by headline sponsor Chesterfield College
Red Lion Bar & Bistro at Peak Edge Hotel
The Tickled Trout
The Three Cottages
Pub / Bar of the Year – Sponsored by Hooper’s
Coco Bar Bistro
The Manor at Brampton
The Market Pub
Best Newcomer – sponsored by Barber Harrison and Platt
Coffee St
Four One Three
Qoozies
Best Customer Service – sponsored by East Midlands Chamber
Blu Bistro & Coffee House
Libby’s
Stephenson’s Coffee and Tea House
Best Out of Town
The Bateman’s Mill
Red Lion Bar & Bistro at Peak Edge Hotel
The Tickled Trout
Chesterfield Food Producer – sponsored by Natwest
Granny Mary’s (Original Recipes)
Liza Bakes
Teresa Lambarelli’s
Young Chef of the Year – sponsored by Saint Mary & All Saints, Chesterfield (the Crooked Spire Church)
James Greatorex
Leanne Billyeald
Liam Slinn
International Restaurant of the Year – sponsored by MSE Hiller
Dehli 41
Indian Blues
O Tokuda
Family Friendly Award – sponsored by Jumble Design
Chesters
The Little Castle
The Manor at Brampton
Conference Venue of the Year – sponsored by Mitchells Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers
Casa Hotel
Peak Edge Hotel
The Proact Stadium
On the night, a special award honouring a Food Hero in the town will also be presented by sponsor Banner Jones Solicitors.
Other supporters of the awards include the Derbyshire Times, Peak FM, Franke Sissons, Holdsworth Foods, Black Eyed Susan, Reflections and magician Steve Faulkner.
To find out this year’s winners of the Chesterfield Food and Drink awards live on the night, follow @DesChes on Twitter using the hashtag #CFDA15 or visit www.chesterfield.co.uk
