The lockdown didn’t stop us from celebrating the brilliant food and drink producers in Suffolk for this year’s EAT Suffolk Food & Drink Awards
Our editor, Jayne Lindill, went out on the road delivering the awards to the winners of the 2020 EAT Suffolk Food & Drink Awards.
We couldn’t host our ceremony due to the lockdown but that didn’t deter us from celebrating some of the best of Suffolk’s food and drink stars.
Here are all the finalists and winners for 2020:
• Young Chef of the Year, sponsored by Bidfood
Winner: Harvey Thompson - Tuddenham Mill
Finalists: Thomas Rayson - The Northgate, Scott Morton Tonkins - The Northgate, Sam Austin - The Swan at Lavenham
• Chef of the Year
Winner: Sam Sturman - The Brewers Rattlesden
Finalists: Greig Young - The Northgate, Swann Auffray - The Great House Restaurant & Hotel, Thomas Coleman - The Swan at Lavenham
• Best Independent Food and Drink Retailer, sponsored by East of England Co-op
Winner: Two Magpies Bakery
Finalists: Maximus Sustainable Fishing, Hopsters, BMC Cakery
• Restaurant of the Year
Winner: The Leaping Hare, Wyken Vineyards
Finalists: The Unruly Pig, Maison Bleue, The Turks Head
• Pub of the Year
Winner: The Greyhound & TwentyOne, Wickhambrook
Finalists: The One Bull (Bury St Edmunds), The Low House/The King’s Head (Laxfield), The Sorrel Horse (Shottisham)
• Best Newcomer
Winner: The Brewers Rattlesden
Finalists: FOLK café (nr Bury St Edmunds), The Neathouse (Dennington), Hanks Deli & Shop (Ipswich)
• Pride of Suffolk, sponsored by Marketplace amp
Winner: Lane Farm Country Foods / Suffolk Salami
Finalists: James White Drinks, Wooster’s Bakery, Heart of Suffolk Distillery
• Field to Fork, sponsored by Ashtons Legal
Winner: Suffolk Sweet Tomatoes
Finalists: The Tiny Tipple Company, The Wild Meat Company, Truly Traceable Venison & Game Pies
• Best Coffee/Tea Shop, sponsored by Castlemeadow Care
Winner: Cortado Espresso Bar (Newmarket)
Finalists: G & Ts Cafe and Kitchen (Yoxford), Painters Café (Sudbury), Applaud Coffee (Ipswich)
• Outstanding Front of House, sponsored by Prosper Hospitality
Winner: Coach and Horses (Melton)
Finalists: The Kings Arms (Haughley), The Turks Head (Hasketon), The Unruly Pig (Bromeswell)
• Best Afternoon Tea, sponsored by The Suffolk Shutter Company
Winner: The Neathouse (Dennington)
Finalists: Marlows Home & Garden – Kitchen Cafe (Bury St Edmunds, but sadly now closed), G&T’s Café and Kitchen (Yoxford), Painters Café (Sudbury)
• Suffolk Food and Drink Hero, sponsored by Cory Brothers Shipping Agency
Bill Pinney