FOOD + DRINK
Taste of Kent Awards 2018 cont .
Doug Jackson , George Ashby , Gavin Kean , Gary White & Darren Smith , Kent Wine of the Year : Bacchus 2016 – Chapel Down , Tenterden
Adam Watkins & The Ferryhouse Team Kent Dining Pub or Bistro of the Year : The Ferry House Inn
Alisa Sweeny , Simon & Nadine Morriss Kent Restaurant of the Year : The Buoy & Oyster , Margate
The Doughty team & Mark Lumsdon-Taylor Kent Butcher Shop of the Year : S . W . Doughty , Doddington
Stuart Tricker & Will Boscawen Kent Food Product Classes Awards , Specialist Drinks : Craft Mead with Kent Golding Hops , Marourde
Stuart Tricker , Gemma & Johnny Gormley Kent Food Product Classes Awards , Dairy Class : Pure Whole Milk – Plurenden Manor Farm
Kent Wine of the Year sponsored by NFU Mutual
Winner Bacchus 2016 – Chapel Down , Tenterden
Runners Up Ortega 2016 – Biddenden Vineyards , Biddenden
Sparkling White 2013 – The Mount Vineyard , Shoreham ( Sevenoaks )
Kent Dining Pub or Bistro of the Year sponsored by University of Kent
Winner The Ferry House Inn , Isle of Sheppey
Runners Up The George Inn , Molash The Hop & Huffkin , Sandwich
Kent Food Producer of the Year sponsored by Shopper Anonymous
Winner Bessie ' s Tea Parlour - Broadstairs
Runners Up Sissinghurst Pigs , Sissinghurst The Chai Stop , Minster , Thanet
Kent Local Food Retailer of the Year sponsored by Opies
Winner Austens of Rochester , Rochester
Runners Up Barham Village Store , Barham Macknade Fine Foods , Faversham
Kent Restaurant of the Year sponsored by Thomson , Snell & Passmore
Winner The Buoy & Oyster , Margate
Runners Up The Carriage Restaurant , Faversham The Corner House , Canterbury The Mulberry Tree , Boughton Monchelsea
Kent Butcher Shop of the Year
Winner S . W . Doughty , Doddington
Runners Up Southborough Butchers , Tunbridge Wells Stour Valley Game , Chilham
A wide range of products have also been entered for the Kent Food Product Classes Awards , sponsored by Shepherd Neame . These classes are not open to public vote and products are submitted by the businesses to an independent expert panel who then select an overall winner .
Specialist Drinks
Winner Craft Mead with Kent Golding Hops – Marourde , Mereworth
Highly Commended Canterbury Gin by Canterbury Brewers and Distillers
Bakery and Confectionery
Winner Stoneground Wheat and Barley Flour – Pure Kent , Staplehurst
Dairy Class
Winner Pure Whole Milk – Plurenden Manor Farm , High Halden
Prepared Food
Winner Habanero Chilli Biltong – North Downs Real Food , Lenham
Ambient
Winner Oak Smoked Cold Pressed Rapeseed Oil – Pure Kent , Staplehurst
Kent Tastiest Juice of the Year , AC Goatham & Son
Winner Spiced Kent Apple Juice – Owlets Fruit Juice , Lamberhurst
Runners Up : Apple & Cherry Juice – Chegworth Valley , Harrietsham
Apple Juice – Biddenden Vineyards , Biddenden
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