Probably the best culinary competition in the world!

The Carlsberg UK Northamptonshire Food and Drink Awards celebrate all that is great about the county’s produce and drink and recognise excellence within our dining venues.

The Awards were launched at Holdenby House on Thursday 29th April. Guests, including last year’s winners and runners-up, judges and sponsors, were treated to a cookery demonstration of a Northamptonshire Brunch prepared exclusively of local produce from the meat to the mushrooms, the coffee to the honey. All this whipped up by Jeremy Medley Head Chef from Oundle Mill, the runner-up in the 'Restaurant of the Year' competition in 2009, and Adam Tindall, Head Chef at The Saracen’s Head at Little Brington.

The closing date has already passed for the Curry Chef of the Year competition (sponsored by British Pepper and Spice in conjunction with Northampton College and with our partner What’s on Where magazine). Our judging panel is sifting through the entries to shortlist the best. The cook-off will take place later this month.

Those awards which were hotly-contested last year were:

Best Local Product - Closing date 19th July 2010
Do you make the best product made in the County?
• Download Entry Form (PDF) (Microsoft Word)
Best Local Drink - Closing date 19th July 2010
Is your drink better than the rest?
• Download Entry Form (PDF) (Microsoft Word)
Restaurant of the Year - Closing date 26th July 2010
Sponsored by Rational with Business Times
Does your restaurant offer a great experience for customers?
• Download Entry Form (PDF) (Microsoft Word)
Pub or Bar Restaurant of the Year - Closing date 26th July 2010
Sponsored by South Lincs Foodservice in conjunction with taste publications.
Is your pub or bar restaurant the greatest?
• Download Entry Form (PDF) (Microsoft Word)
Community Pub of the Year - Closing date 14 July 2010
Sponsored by Carlsberg UK in conjunction with the Chronicle and Echo and the Evening Telegraph.

Does your pub go the extra mile? See the coupons in the Chronicle and Echo or the Evening Telegraph to nominate them here
Local Food Hero of the Year - Closing date 31 August 2010
Sponsored by CPRE Northants (Northamptonshire’s Campaign to Protect Rural England
• Download Nomination Form

Nomination forms are also available from your Northamptonshire Library.
(Find your local library here).

For further information please see the Judging Criteria and full
Terms and Conditions (PDF) or call Rachel, Graham or Anna on 01933 664437 or email rachel@rachelmallows.com