Michel Roux OBE
celebrates
Northamptonshire’s
finest food and drink!

After much anticipation and a
great deal of excitement, the
winners in the Carlsberg UK
Northamptonshire Food and
Drink Awards 2016/17 were
celebrating being named the
best of the county’s best.

The competition, now in its
eighth year, is again aimed
at celebrating all that is great
about local produce and drink,
recognising excellence within
the county’s dining venues and
rewarding those who work so
hard within the culinary sector.

The results were announced at a glittering Awards
Dinner in November staged at Northamptonshire
County Cricket Club in Northampton and attended by
the evening’s special guest, Michel Roux OBE (Snr).
Joint winners of the F&B Achiever of the Year title
was awarded to Angus and Kirsty Clarke of Waterloo
Cottage Farm, Great Oxendon, and the Jeyes Family
of The Apothocoffee Shop, Earls Barton. Waterloo
Cottage Farm also won Artisan Local Savoury Product
of the Year (Sponsored by Heygates Flour and Animal
Feed) for their Marinated Hogget Cannon.

The title of Restaurant of the Year (sponsored by
Whitco Catering and Bakery Equipment Ltd) went to
The Palmichael in Burton Latimer, with the runner up,
Olive, from Corby.

The Booker Young Chef of the Year (sponsored by
Booker) was awarded to Sebastian McLean from
Rushton Hall, Rushton.

The evening also shone a spotlight on Eat Out
Eat Well, a national scheme run here in the county
by Environmental Health Northamptonshire which
rewards caterers and eateries who make it easier for
their customers to make healthy choices, and saw
the top scoring Gold venues from five of the seven
borough and district councils being celebrated for their
achievement. They were:

Kafe Bloc in Kettering
Manvell Farm Tea Room in Walgrave
Millie’s Café in Wellingborough
Mrs B’s in Rushden
Reg’s Café in Kings Sutton

The winners of all the categories were
presented with a trophy – a specially
commissioned bone china jug designed
by Newnham-based Susan Rose China
- by Michel and the categories’ respective
sponsors.

Welcoming guests to the event were the
Awards’ Director, Rachel Mallows of The
Mallows Company, Bruce Ray, VP Global
Government Relations and UK Corporate
Affairs at Carlsberg, and Stephen Catchpole
who is the Chief Executive of SEMLEP
(South East Midlands Local Enterprise
Partnership).

Guests made up of finalists, judges,
sponsors, media partners and supporters,
including Awards Patrons William Sitwell
and Sophie Grigson, then enjoyed a
sumptuous three course meal designed
and created by Lee Scott and assisted by a
team of culinary students from Northampton
College who forwent their regular classes to
be part of the prestigious event.

For the full results of this year’s competition,
including watching the videos of the Chef
and Booker Young Chef of the Year cook-offs
and the bake-off in the Independent Café /
Tea Room of the Year category, please visit
www.northamptonshirefoodanddrink.co.uk

If you are an organisation, business or individual
interested in taking part in, or sponsoring, next
year’s awards, please contact Rachel at The
Mallows Company on 01933 664437 or email
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Carlsberg UK Northamptonshire Food & Drink Awards

Carlsberg UK Northamptonshire Food & Drink Awards