We are delighted to announce our 2018 finalists. We look forward to seeing you all at the awards ceremony at the Cheltenham Racecourse on Monday July 2
Newcomer of the Year
Sponsored by Arthur David
– Fillet & Bone, Chipping Campden
– Koj, Cheltenham
– Tierra & Mar, Cirencester
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Butcher of the Year
– Jesse Smith Butcher, Cirencester
– Todenham Manor Farm, Todenham
– Waghornes Butchers, Prestbury
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Local Tea/Coffee Shop of the Year
– Café 53, Tetbury
– Café au Chocolat, Tewkesbury
– Smiths of Bourton, Bourton-on-the-Water
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Best Independent Retailer
Sponsored by Worcester Family Law Practice
– Severn & Wye Smokery, Westbury-on-Severn
– Taste of the Country, Shipston-on-Stour
– The Orchard Deli, Quedgeley
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Best Farm Shop
Sponsored by Royal Agricultural University
– Court Farm Shop, Cheltenham
– Jolly Nice, Frampton Mansell
– Over Farm Market, Gloucester
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Cheese of the Year
Sponsored by Paxton & Whitfield
– Cerney Ash, Cerney Cheese, North Cerney
– Truffle Gloucester, TruffleHunter and Simon Weaver Organic, Upper Slaughter
– Rollright, King Stone Dairy, Chipping Norton
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Food Product of the Year
Sponsored by Royal Three Counties Show
– Gelato, Moo Meadows, Epwell
– Gloucester Marmalade, The Artisan Kitchen, Gloucester
– Truffles, Costèllo + Hellerstein, Nailsworth
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Best Ale, Beer or Cider
Sponsored by The Midcounties Co-operative
– Medium Cider, Pearson’s Cider, Bourton-on-the-Hill
– Medium Sparkling Cider, Severn Cider, Newnham
– Yubby Bitter, Yubberton Brewing Co., Chipping Campden
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Drinks Product of the Year
– Bacchus 2016, Poulton Hill Estate, Poulton
– Garden Tiger Dry Gin, Capreolus Distillery, Cirencester
– Cotswolds Single Malt Whisky, Cotswolds Distillery, Stourton
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Best Local Supplier/Producer
Sponsored by Steepleton by PegasusLife
– Kitchen Garden Foods, Stroud
– The Craft Drink Co., Moreton-in-Marsh
– Tubby Tom’s, Hartpury
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Best Cotswold Pub
Sponsored by NFU Mutual Moreton-in-Marsh & Cheltenham
– The Boat Inn, Ashleworth
– The Hare, Milton-under-Wychwood
– The Red Lion, Arlingham
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Family Dining Award
– Circus Sauce, Giffords Circus
– The Red Lion, Long Compton
– The Roastery Coffee House, Quedgeley
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Customer Service Award
Sponsored by Jonny-Rocks Chauffeurs
– L’Artisan, Cheltenham
– The Coconut Tree, Cheltenham
– The Grape Escape, Cheltenham
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Restaurant of the Year
Sponsored by Peter Hickman Hairdressers
– KIBOUsushi, Cheltenham
– Michael’s Mediterranean, Chipping Campden
– The Old Passage, Arlingham
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Chef of the Year
Sponsored by Arthur David
– Emily Watkins, The Kingham Plough, Chipping Norton
– Gareth Fulford, Purslane, Cheltenham
– Matthew Beardshall, Wild Garlic & Wilder, Nailsworth
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2018 Cotswold Food & Drink Hero
Sponsored by Hazlewoods
To be announced on the evening
