Awards

tastebuds on October 3rd, 2008
British cheese

The British Cheese Awards, the annual celebration of the very best of the British Cheese industry, has announced the winners of this year’s hard fought competition, with quality being recognised across the board, in both artisan and commercial sectors. Of the record breaking 910 cheeses entered into this year’s Awards, the Supreme Champion was judged [...]

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tastebuds on September 18th, 2008
Best vegetarian meals in the UK

The British Vegetarian Society announced the products and venues shortlisted for its 2008 Awards. The nominations for the awards were voted for through the charity’s website and members’ magazine.

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tastebuds on September 11th, 2008
Martin Burge, Head Chef at Whatley Manor

Martin Burge was brought up in Bristol and originally trained at Brunel Technical College. Having emerged with distinctions his first job was under Michael Croft at the Royal Crescent Hotel in Bath. When Croft moved to London to run the kitchen at Mirabelle, 21 year old Burge went with him, before moving on to Pied [...]

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Matterhorn chef Sean Marshall (photo by Steve Brown)

Wellington’s Matterhorn is more popularly known as the favoured local bar for Wellington’s chic crowd. Yet it is the cuisine that wowed the judges, who awarded Matterhorn the Supreme Winner as well as Best Casual Dining – Metropolitan in this year’s competition, announced in the latest issue of the Cuisine NZ magazine.

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