THE TASTE CHESHIRE FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS ARE RETURNING! #Blog
Victoria Hayes
12th July 2022
Voting Begins for the 21st Taste Cheshire Food and Drink Awards
THE TASTE CHESHIRE FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS ARE RETURNING – Now is the time to have your say in Cheshire’s definitive Food and Drink Awards.
Voting begins Friday 15th July 2022 for the Taste Cheshire Food and Drink Awards 2022.
Since 1999 the best restaurants, pubs, producers, and shops in the Cheshire area have gotten together once a year to enjoy a well-earned night off and celebrate the incredibly high standards they have created in local hospitality. The awards are now the benchmark for customer satisfaction and company achievement and previous winners proudly display their plaques in venues across the county.
The Taste Cheshire awards are unique in that they are voted for by the public in the opening stage. Each category is open for the public to nominate anyone they chose from the local area in each category, they don’t have to be a Taste Cheshire member to be considered.
Taste Cheshire CEO Briony Wilson said, “We are absolutely thrilled to be bringing the food and drink awards back to the county. We have been asked constantly since lockdown about them and everyone is so excited to once again take a moment to recognise the enormous achievements of food and drink in Cheshire. Not only is it a wonderful opportunity to celebrate these passionate and dedicated people, it’s also the best night out of the year for the teams! We are delighted to have included some new categories this year too, highlighting the changing priorities of the industry, such as the Green Award for Sustainability, the Cheshire Cocktail Champion and Event Venue of the Year. Cheshire truly is The County of Food and Drink. At Taste Cheshire we are proud to be able to shout about our venues and producers and to honour those at the pinnacle of their profession with these awards”
The awards are amongst the most voted for Food and Drink Awards in the UK with over 44,000 votes registered in 2019 as customers voted for and nominated their favourite places in different categories. The process to vote is simple with everyone encouraged to vote by going online to www.tastecheshire.com and visiting the VOTE page. Voting is free, so get involved now. You can vote for whomever you wish in every category, but only one voting form will register from each computer/email address. Taste Cheshire are looking to you, the people of Cheshire, to nominate your favourite establishment from across the county, in the categories that are most applicable.
The initial voting period will be 6 weeks long, with public voting closing 26th August 2022. The votes will be counted and the nominees with the most votes will progress to the final. The nominated finalists will be mystery shopped by industry experts and the judge’s assessments are made available to the nominee after the winners have been announced, showing how their business was judged.
The 2022 winners will be crowned at a glittering dinner on the 28th of September which will be held at the Pavilion at Chester Racecourse. Tickets for this event are £65.00 per person with a table of ten costing £620 and include a pre-dinner cocktail and a 4 course gala meal provided by Horseradish Catering.
This is the one night of the year the hospitality industry, collectively lets its hair down and it is always one of the feature nights of the calendar.
For more information about the awards, sponsorship opportunities or to book tickets for the event call Briony Wilson on 01244 956 414 or email her at [email protected] .
If you want to support your favourites, please vote for them on the Taste Cheshire website – tastecheshire.com
The categories are : –
- Local Produce Shop of the Year
- Event Venue of the Year
- Cheshire Accommodation Award
- Newcomer Award (last 24 months)
- Best Casual Eatery
- Best Cheshire Bar
- Food Producer of the Year
- Drink Producer of the Year
- Green Award for Sustainability
- Family Friendly Venue
- Local Produce in a Menu
- Best Cheshire Pub
- Best Small Restaurant
- Best Large Restaurant
If you are interested in sponsoring any of the awards please do get in touch with us, a few spaces remain.