REVEALED: The finalists of the Dorset Food, Drink & Farming Awards 2018
PUBLISHED: 16:03 20 August 2018 | UPDATED: 16:04 20 August 2018
Dorset Food, Drink & Farming Awards 2018
Archant
We are delighted to announce our 2018 finalists
Yet again this year we have received a record number of votes across all categories, as well as a great response to our new categories, Eco Champion of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year. All our finalists have been voted for by our readers. Once voting closed, our judges sifted through the hundreds of nominations, deliberating long and hard to select three finalists in each category. All will be invited to join us at a glittering awards ceremony on 27th September at The Italian Villa, where we will reveal our winners.
We are delighted to announce our 2018 finalists.
BEST DRINKS PRODUCT
Sponsored by Saffery Champness
Langham Wine Estate, Crawthorne, Dorchester
The Dorset Ginger Company, Lytchett Matravers
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BEST PRODUCT / PRODUCER
Sponsored by Porter Dodson
Great British Biscotti Company, Christchurch
Hotch Potch, Sturminster Newton
Dorset Blue Vinny, Stock Gaylard
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BEST RESTAURANT
Sponsored by Westchem
Yalbury Cottage, Lower Bockhampton
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BEST SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
Sponsored by FLAG
Sea Beats Cafe & Bistro, Weymouth
Les Enfant Terribles Restaurant, Weymouth
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CHEF OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Kingston Maurward
Robert Ndungu, The Acorn Inn, Evershot
Alex Naik, Abbots Court, Winterborne Kingston
Chris Staines, The Ollerod, Beaminster
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BEST TEA / COFFEE SHOP
Sponsored by Clipper Tea
The Scented Botanist at Keyneston Mill, Tarrant Keyneston
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CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD
Sponsored by Beales Gourmet
Webster Family Butchers, Bournemouth
Steeptonbill Farm Shop, Milton Abbas
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ECO CHAMPION OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Litter Free
Cariad Wholefoods, Blandford Forum
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ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Dorset Growth Hub
Oli Perron, Lunch’d, Bournemouth
Ollie Grubb & Lorna Bowmer, Ministry of Fudge, Christchurch
Chrissy & Karl Regler, From Dorset with Love, Blandford Forum
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INDEPENDENT RETAILER OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Fiona Penny at Sunflowers
The Wobbly Cottage, Broadwindsor
Gold Hill Organic Farm Shop, Child Okeford
Jurassic Coast Farm Shop, Winfrith Newburgh
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BEST PUB
Sponsored by Hall & Woodhouse
The Three Horseshoes, Burton Bradstock
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DOG FRIENDLY AWARD
Sponsored by Dave Cumber Vets
Under the Greenwood Tree Cafe, Lower Bockhampton
The White Horse Inn, Hinton St Mary
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BEST HOTEL RESTAURANT
Sponsored by Lester Aldridge
Seasons Restaurant at The Eastbury, Sherborne
Summer Lodge Country House Hotel, Evershot
The Pig on the Beach, Studland
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2018 FOOD & DRINK HERO
Sponsored by Dorset Food & Drink
To be announced on the night.
