REVEALED: The winners of the Dorset Food, Drink & Farming Awards 2018
PUBLISHED: 11:48 28 September 2018 | UPDATED: 11:48 28 September 2018
Dorset Food, Drink and Farming Awards 2018
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Here are our Dorset Food, Drink and Farming winners for 2018; nominated and voted for by you
At Dorset Magazine, we know that one of your greatest passions is the food and drink produced in this county, and the farms from which that produce comes. These awards are designed to showcase the great and the good in Dorset, and reward the hardworking people behind them, including suppliers and producers, small farming businesses, chefs, restaurants, pubs and hoteliers.
Dorset is renowned for its top-notch produce and the passion of the people who work in the food and drink industry. On 27 September we held a glamorous awards evening at The Italian Villa to celebrate the extraordinary men and women – farmers, chefs, bakers, butchers, tea shop owners to name but a few – who work so hard to put Dorset on the culinary map.
Here are our 2018 winners…
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Best Drinks Product of the Year
Finalists
• Cerne Abbas Brewery
• The Dorset Ginger Company
Winner
Langham Wine Estate
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Best Restaurant of the Year
Finalists
• The White Post
• Yalbury Cottage
Winner
The Ollerod
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Best Seafood Restaurant of the Year
Finalists
• Sea Beats
• Restaurant Les Enfants Terribles
Winner
Storm Fish Restaurant
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Chef of the Year
Finalists
• Robert Ndunga, The Acorn Inn
• Chris Staines, The Ollerod
Winner
Alex Naik, Abbots Court
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Best Tea/Coffee Shop of the Year
Finalists
• Cotea
• The Scented Botanist at Keyneston Mill
Winner
Finca
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Customer Service Award
Finalists
• Crab Apple Catering
• Steeptonbill Farm Shop
Winner
Webster Family Butchers
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Eco Champion of the Year
Finalists
• Baboo Gelato
• Cariad Wholefoods
Winner
Waste Not Want Not
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Entrepreneur of the Year
Finalists
• Ollie Grubb and Lorna Bowmer, Ministry of Fudge
• Chrissy and Karl Regler, From Dorset With Love
Winner
Oli Perron – Lunch’d
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Independent Retailer of the Year
Finalists
• The Wobbly Cottage
• Jurassic Coast Farm Shop
Winner
Gold Hill Organic Farm
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Pub of the Year
Finalists
• The Anchor Inn
• The Three Horseshoes
Winner
The Acorn Inn
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Dog Friendly Award
Finalists
• Seventhwave Café Bar and Restaurant
• Under the Greenwood Tree Café
Winner
BearKat Bistro
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Best Hotel Restaurant of the Year
Finalists
• Summer Lodge Country House Hotel
• Seasons Restaurant at The Eastbury Hotel
Winner
The Pig on the Beach
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Product of the Year
Finalists
• Great British Biscotti Company
• Hotch Potch Savoury Pies
Winner
Dorset Blue Vinny
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Dorset Food and Drink Hero 2018
Michael Davies of Dorset Blue Vinny
