Congrats to all of the winners and runners up in the Brighton Food & Drink Awards held at MyHotel last night, which was made up of 17 categories and judged by media and business people passionate about both food and drink, and representatives from the food festival.
Festival director Nick Mosley said “Brighton & Hove truly punches above its weight when it comes to restaurants, bars, pubs, cafés, hotels and – increasingly – food and drink production. Whilst we can’t lay claim to a Michelin-starred restaurant, we do have an incredibly broad range of hospitality businesses from fine dining and bistro to back street boozers and street food style outlets. For a city of our size, we have a hospitality sector that is unmatched in the UK, and is the envy of towns and cities across the country.”
How many of these have you been to?
Best Food / Drink Producer
Sponsored by Wobblegate apple juice and cider
Gold: Brighton Bier
Joint Silver: Boho Gelato
Joint Silver: Brighton Gin
Best Family Dining
Sponsored by Whizz Bang Pop
Gold: Food for Friends
Silver: Terre à Terre
Bronze: Curry Leaf Café
Best Burger
Sponsored by Griffith Smith Farrington Webb LLP solicitors
Gold: Burger Brothers
Silver: Coggings & Co
Bronze: The Troll’s Pantry
Best Café
Sponsored by Brighton & Hove Radio Cabs 204060
Gold: Egg & Spoon
Silver: V&H Café
Bronze: Joe’s Café
Sustainable Food Business
Sponsored by Style accountants
Gold: Infinity Foods
Silver: hiSbe
Bronze: Silo
Best Food / Drink Shop
Sponsored by Hilton Brighton Metropole
Gold: Butler’s Wine Cellar
Silver: hiSbe
Bronze: Infinity Foods
Best Food Pub
Sponsored by Cardens accountants
Gold: The Ginger Dog
Silver: The Ginger Pig
Bronze: The Earth & Stars
Best Sunday Lunch
Sponsored by Yelo architects
Gold: The Earth & Stars
Silver: Breeze Brasserie
Bronze: The Basketmakers Arms
Best Place to Sleep
Sponsored by Midnight
Gold: Artist Residence
Silver: Drakes of Brighton
Bronze: My Brighton
Best Place to do Business
Sponsored by Cobb Digital
Gold: Curry Leaf Café
Silver: Artist Residence
Bronze: Hotel du Vin
Best Newcomer
Sponsored by Hensby Law
Gold: Egg & Spoon
Silver: Purezza
Bronze: Fourth & Church
Best International Cuisine
Sponsored by Baobab developments
Gold: The Chilli Pickle
Silver: Planet India
Bronze: Curry Leaf Café
Best Pub
Sponsored by The Beer Collective
Gold: The Basketmakers Arms
Silver: The Lion & Lobster
Bronze: Brewdog
Food Hero
Sponsored by Mayo Wynne Baxter solicitors
Gold: Kanthi Kiran Thamma, Curry Leaf Café
Silver: Henry Butler, Butler’s Wine Cellar
Bronze: Richard Humphries, Polygon Pop Up
Best Cocktail Bar
Sponsored by Blackdown Artisan Spirits
Gold: The Cocktail Shack
Silver: The Plotting Parlour
Bronze: Twisted Lemon
Young Chef of the Year
Sponsored by BrightonAndHoveJobs.com
Winner: Roman Mikulica, Curry Leaf Café
Runner-ups: Liam Thorpe, Terre à Terre; George Thomas, Isaac At; Rafe Pol, The Set
Best Restaurant
Sponsored by Ridgeview Wine Estate
Gold: The Set
Silver: Terre à Terre
Bronze: Food for Friends
Special Recognition
Sponsored by Deliveroo
Michael Bremner, 64 Degrees
Find out more at www.brightonfoodfestival.com
