VIDEO: Winners’ speeches at Sussex Food and Drink Awards
In the video above, the newly crowned Young Chef of the Year from Horsham pays tribute to Thomas ‘Grimmy’ Drewery, who died in a car crash on Friday January 23.
Five of the evening’s eight award winners are shown accepting their gongs on stage at the ceremony at Brighton and Hove Albion’s Amex Stadium.
The full list of winners is as follows.
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Hide AdSussex Drink Producer of the Year, sponsored by Sussex Food & Drink Network
Winner - Wobblegate, Bolney, West Sussex
Runners up - Highdown Vineyard, Ferring, West Sussex and Langham Brewery, Lodsworth, Petworth, West Sussex
Sussex Food Shop of the Year, sponsored by Veasey & Sons and Cheese Please
Winner - Rushfields Farm Shop, Poynings, West Sussex
Runners up - Charlie’s Farm Shop, Bury, near Pulborough and Tablehurst Farm Shop, Forest Row, East Sussex
Sussex Butcher of the Year, sponsored by Absolute Butchery
Winner - A C Coughtrey, Pulborough.
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Hide AdRunners up - Bramptons Butchers, Kemptown, Brighton & Hove and Leppards Family Butchers, Mayfield, East Sussex
Sussex Farmers Market of the Year, sponsored by Harveys Brewery
Winner – Steyning Farmers Market.
Runners up - Horsham Local Produce Market, West Sussex and Lewes Farmers Market.
Sussex Eating Experience, sponsored by Natural PR
Winner - The Curlew, Bodiam, East Sussex
Runners up - Coach & Horses, Danehill, East Sussex and Zari’s Restaurant & Lounge, Crawley.
Sussex Young Chef of the Year, sponsored by Sodexo Prestige
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Hide AdWinner - Tim Sheed, The Pass, South Lodge Hotel, Lower Beeding, near Horsham.
Runners up - Dan Cotton, The Crabtree, Lower Beeding, near Horsham and Ryan Tomkinson, East Sussex National, Little Horsted, East Sussex
Sussex Farmer of the Year, sponsored by Spofforths Chartered Accountants
Winner - Tim Hassell, Goodwood Home Farm, Goodwood, near Chichester.
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Hide AdRunners up – Charlie Hughes, Southview Farm Dairy and The Goring family, Wiston Estate, Washington, West Sussex
Sussex Food Producer of the Year, sponsored by The Southern Co-operative
Winner - Cocoa Loco, West Grinstead, near Horsham.
Runners up - Caroline’s Dairy, Sidlesham and Nell Ball Farm Foods Ltd, Plaistow, near Horsham