East Midlands Newspapers Ltd

Food & Drink Awards 2012

Sunday 28th October 2012

Celebrating food and drink excellence in the East Midlands

Celebrity Chef Aldo Zilli was the VIP host of the second, annual East Midlands Food and Drink Awards 2012 held at Greetham Valley on Sunday 28th October 2012.

Over 180 guests attended the glittering awards presentation ceremony and enjoyed a fabulous night of fabulous food prepared by the chefs at Greetham Valley Hotel, Gold and Conference Centre, all washed down by guest celeb Aldo entertaining all in his own inimitable style.

And the winners were...

Best Bar: The Brewery Tap Peterborough, Best Chef: The Wheatsheaf Hubberts Bridge, Best Fish & Chips: Linfords Market Deeping, Best Gastro Pub: The Windmill Redmile, Best Hotel Restaurant: Supreme Inns Bicker Bar, Best Indian Restaurant: Red India Oakham, Best Newcomer: Larders Coffee House Louth, Best Oriental Restaurant: Jasmine House Melton Mowbray, Best Special Event Caterer: Bindi Grantham, Best Tea Room/Café: Pizzini Bottesford, Best Venue: The Eden Wine Bar Grantham, Best Customer Care: Linfords Market Deeping, Local Food Hero: The Old Stables Horncastle, Best European Restaurant: L’Oliveto, Rutland Water.

Thanks to headline sponsor New College Stamford, event sponsor Kevin Turton Photography and the award sponsors below

  • Best Bar

    Sponsored by Straightahead Telemarketing Services Ltd.

    To vote by text send EMN BAR followed by the name of the food and drink establishment and the town to 61500 before midnight on 21st October 2012. Please include your name and daytime telephone number, if different from the number used to text, at the end of your message. See terms and conditions at the foot of this page.

  • Best Hotel Restaurant

    Sponsored by L'Oliveto - Normanton (Rutland Water).

    To vote by text send EMN HOTRES followed by the name of the food and drink establishment and the town to 61500 before midnight on 21st October 2012. Please include your name and daytime telephone number, if different from the number used to text, at the end of your message. See terms and conditions at the foot of this page.

  • Best Fish & Chips

    Sponsored by KFE.

    To vote by text send EMN FISH followed by the name of the food and drink establishment and the town to 61500 before midnight on 21st October 2012. Please include your name and daytime telephone number, if different from the number used to text, at the end of your message. See terms and conditions at the foot of this page.

  • South Lincs Food Service logo

    Best Gastro Pub

    Sponsored by South Lincs Food Service.

    To vote by text send EMN GASTRO followed by the name of the food and drink establishment and the town to 61500 before midnight on 21st October 2012. Please include your name and daytime telephone number, if different from the number used to text, at the end of your message. See terms and conditions at the foot of this page.

  • Boston Coffee Company logo

    Best Tea Room/Café

    Sponsored by Boston Coffee Company.

    To vote by text send EMN TEA followed by the name of the food and drink establishment and the town to 61500 before midnight on 21st October 2012. Please include your name and daytime telephone number, if different from the number used to text, at the end of your message. See terms and conditions at the foot of this page.

  • Greetham Valley logo

    Customer Care for Service/Front of House

    Sponsored by Greetham Valley.

    To vote by text send EMN CARE followed by the name of the food and drink establishment and the town to 61500 before midnight on 21st October 2012. Please include your name and daytime telephone number, if different from the number used to text, at the end of your message. See terms and conditions at the foot of this page.

  • Best Newcomer

    Sponsored by MSM Hygiene.

    To vote by text send EMN NEW followed by the name of the food and drink establishment and the town to 61500 before midnight on 21st October 2012. Please include your name and daytime telephone number, if different from the number used to text, at the end of your message. See terms and conditions at the foot of this page.

  • Best Oriental Restaurant

    Sponsored by King Brothers.

    To vote by text send EMN ORIENT followed by the name of the food and drink establishment and the town to 61500 before midnight on 21st October 2012. Please include your name and daytime telephone number, if different from the number used to text, at the end of your message. See terms and conditions at the foot of this page.

  • Best Indian Restaurant

    Sponsored by Anglia Laundry.

    To vote by text send EMN INDIAN followed by the name of the food and drink establishment and the town to 61500 before midnight on 21st October 2012. Please include your name and daytime telephone number, if different from the number used to text, at the end of your message. See terms and conditions at the foot of this page.

  • Best European Restaurant (including French, Spanish, Italian, Turkish and Greek)

    Sponsored by Acorn Taxis.

    To vote by text send EMN EUROPE followed by the name of the food and drink establishment and the town to 61500 before midnight on 21st October 2012. Please include your name and daytime telephone number, if different from the mobile number used to text, at the end of your message. See terms and conditions at the foot of this page.

  • New College Stamford logo

    Best Chef

    Sponsored by New College Stamford.

    To vote by text send EMN CHEF followed by the name of the food and drink establishment and the town to 61500 before midnight on 21st October 2012. Please include your name and daytime telephone number, if different from the number used to text, at the end of your message. See terms and conditions at the foot of this page.

  • Local Food Hero

    Sponsored by Compass Learning & Development.

    From your local high street butchers, delicatessens, bakers, to village shops and fishmongers, this category is about celebrating the achievements of local independent businesses who champion local food and individuals and businesses that grow, make and sell the region's best local produce.

    To vote by text send EMN HERO followed by the name of the food and drink establishment and the town to 61500 before midnight on 21st October 2012. Please include your name and daytime telephone number, if different from the number used to text, at the end of your message. See terms and conditions at the foot of this page.

  • Best Venue

    Sponsored by Sturgess Alfa Romeo.

    To vote by text send EMN VENUE followed by the name of the food and drink establishment and the town to 61500 before midnight on 21st October 2012. Please include your name and daytime telephone number, if different from the number used to text, at the end of your message. See terms and conditions at the foot of this page.

  • Best Special Event Caterer

    Sponsored by The Vintner's Selection Ltd.

    To vote by text send EMN EVENT followed by the name of the food and drink establishment and the town to 61500 before midnight on 21st October 2012. Please include your name and daytime telephone number, if different from the number used to text, at the end of your message. See terms and conditions at the foot of this page.