The Publican Food & Drink Awards - the shortlist!
The shortlisted finalists for The Publican Food & Drink Awards have been announced.
The finalists have been selected after much careful deliberaton and debate by The Publican team and our trade partners, and just getting this far represents a major achievement for the pubs, pubcos and individuals on the shortlist.
The next stage will see finalists asssesed by journalists from The Publican, as well as our trade partners, before the overall winners are selected. The trade partners are Beautiful Beer, BII, Cask Marque, the Craft Guild of Chefs and the Wine & Spirit Education Trust.
A new event for 2008, The Publican Food and Drink Awards celebrate quality, innovation and customer service in both food and drink in pubs. The winners will be announced at a ceremony at Battersea Evolution, London, on November 11, 2008.
The finalists in each category are:
Cask Ale Pub of the Yeaar
- The Bell Inn, Adderbury, Oxfordshire
- The Johnson Arms, Dunkirk, Nottingham
- The Hare & Hounds, Bury, Greater Manchester
- The Taps, Lytham, Lancashire
Speciality Beer Pub of the Year
- The Dove Street Inn, Ipswich, Suffolk
- The Royal Standard of England, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
- The White Horse, Parsons Green, London
- The Sausage Tree, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Wine Pub of the Year
- The Inn @ West End, West End, Surrey
- The Angel Inn, Near Skipton, North Yorkshire
- The Butcher's Hook, Fulham, London
- The Red Lion, Market Harborough, Leicestershire
Spirits Pub of the Year
- Benson Blakes Bar & Grill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
- The Hide Bar, Bermondsey, London
- The Great Eastern, Brighton, East Sussex
- Tooting Tram Shed, Tooting, London
Drinks Pub of the Year
- The Horse & Plough, Bingham, Nottingham
- The White Horse, Parsons Green, London
- Fence Gate Inn, Burnley, Lancashire
- The Sun Hotel & Bar, Lancaster, Lancashire
Local Food Pub of the Year
- The Countryman Inn, Shipley, West Sussex
- The Feathers Inn, Stocksfield, Northumberland
- White Hart Hotel, Wiveliscombe, Somerset
- The Norway Inn, Truro, Cornwall
Sunday Lunch Pub of the Year
- The Fountain Inn at Clent, Clent, West Midlands
- The Royal Oak, Paley Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire
- The Ship, Wandsworth, London
- The Chaser Inn, Tonbridge, Kent
Classic Food Pub of the Year
- Waggon & Horses, Halam, Nottinghamshire
- The Five Bells, Cullompton, Devon
- The Royal Standard of England, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
- The Sandrock, Farnham, Surrey
Gastro Pub of the Year
- Ye Old Sun Inn, Colton, Yorkshire
- The Dog Inn, Grunisburgh, Suffolk
- The Bluebell, Henley in Arden, Warwickshire
- The Sands End Pub & Dining Room, Sands End, London
Food Pub of the Year
- The Royal Standard of England, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
- The Whitmore Arms, Orsett, Essex
- Thorverton Arms, Exeter, Devon
- The Norway Inn, Truro, Cornwall
Chef of the Year
- Ashley McCarthy - Ye Old Sun Inn, Colton, Yorkshire
- Dominic Chapman - The Royal Oak, Paley Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire
- David Perron - The Royal Standard of England, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
- Richard Upton - The Three Fishes, Whalley, Lancashire
Front of House Team of the Year
- Ye Olde Punchbowl Inn, Bridgnorth, Shropshire
- Crown Inn, Broughshire, Yorkshire
- Baron of Beef, Bucknell, Shropshire
- The Whitmore Arms, Orsett, Essex
Back of House Team of the Year
- Ye Old Sun Inn, Colton, Yorkshire
- The White Horse, Bedford, Bedfordshire
- The Inn @ West End, West End, Surrey
- The Whitmore Arms, Orsett, Essex
Unsung Hero of the Year
- David Wallace - The Inn @ West End, West End, Surrey
- Nick Tyler - Trengilly Wartha Inn, Falmouth, Cornwall
- David Pocock - The Punch Tavern, Blackfriars, London
- Sonia Hickman - The Olde Bull Inn, Barton Mills, Suffolk
HQ Drinks Champion of the Year
- Sarah Halpin, Business Development Area Manager, Kurnia Intertrade
- Xenia Irwin, Wine Buyer, St Austell Brewery Co
- Stephen Martin, Beer and Cider Category Manager, Punch Taverns
- Elton Mouna, Retail Marketing Manager, Fuller, Smith & Turner
HQ Food Champion of the Year
- Simon Howlett, Executive Chef, Fuller, Smith & Turner
- Paul Drye, Catering Development Manager, St Austell Brewery
- Darren Somerton, Operations Manager, Whiting and Hammond
- Robert Clayton, Executive Chef, Merchant Inns
Retail Drinks Concept of the year
- Revolution by Inventive Leisure, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire
- The Living Room by The Living Room Group, Hale, Cheshire
- Smith & Jones by The Barracuda Group, Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Retail Food Concept of the year
- The Carvery concept by The Orchid Group, St Albans, Hertfordshire
- Ale & Pie House by Fuller, Smith & Turner, Chiswick, London
- Chef & Brewer by Spirit Group, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire
- Revolution by Inventive Leisure, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire
Drinks Pub Company of the Year
- Brakspear Pub Company, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire
- Peach Pub Company, Deddington, Oxfordshire
- Geronimo Inns, East Hill, London
- Barracuda Group, Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Food Pub Company of the Year
- St Austell Brewery, St Austell, Cornwall
- Whiting and Hammond, Tonbridge, Kent
- The Orchid Group, St Albans, Hertfordshire
- Peach Pub Company, Deddington, Oxfordshire
