delicious. magazine Produce Awards - judging
The delicious. magazine Produce Awards are in their third year and going from strength to strength. I was honoured to be asked to judge entrants from the Eastern region for the third time.
This year the Awards worked a little differently, with the regional heats being judged at food festivals around the country on a fantastic stage provided by Award sponsors Fisher & Paykel.
I joined Michelin-star chef Galton Blackiston and food entrepreneur William Kendall on a sunny September day at the Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival. Our Chair was Chef Valentina Harris who’s been touring the country managing the awards. We tasted a wonderful array of produce from the East of England. Judging them based on Appearance, Taste, Provenance and Passion.
Products scoring an average score of over 30 will go through to the national finals at Borough Market in early October.
The East of England finalists are:
10 products were selected by the judges to go forward to the national final in October, to be held at London’s Borough Market, and these are:
Truly traceable Venison & Game pies Homemade Venison Pie
Cotchel Topaz & Evelina Apple Juice
Reliquum Reliquum Plum
Cotchel Braeburn Juice
St Peter’s Brewery Golden Ale
Old Rectory Preserves Elveden Ren Onion Relish
Cotchel Conference, Topaz & Evelina Juice
St Peter’s Brewery Cream Stout
You can read more about the delicious. magazine Produce Awards here >
NB as some entrants were business I have an affiliation with I stood back from judging these categories and scores were taken only from the other judges.
