Observer Food Monthly Awards 2010 - winners announced

By Food Job Blogger on 15 October 2010 | Comments 0

The results are now in for the popular Observer Food Monthly Awards 2010, which is now in its seventh successful year.

This year's winners were chosen by an elite panel of food critics and experts, such as Jay Rayner (The Observer's restaurant critic, awards co-host and erstwhile Masterchef: The Professionals judge), Mariella Frostrup (broadcaster), Tom Parker Bowles (food columnist) and Nigel Slater (noted food writer). The results were also produced with the help of votes from Observer readers.

The lucky winners in each category included:

• Best Restaurant - The Kitchin in Edinburgh
• Best Food Personality - Jamie Oliver
• Best Place to Drink - 69 Colebrook Row in London
• Best Food Blog - Salad Club
• Best Ethical Restaurant - Riverford Field Kitchen
• Best 'Cheap Eat' - Thali Café in Bristol
• Best Independent Local Retailer - Fodder in Great Yorkshire
• Best Sunday Lunch - Hawksmoor in London
• Best Producer - Trealy Farm
• Best Newcomer - Sipsmith in London
• Young Chef of the Year - Stevie Parle
• Outstanding Contribution - Sheila Dillon
• Lifetime Achievement - Prue Leith

Events like the Observer Food Monthly Awards, which celebrate everything about the food industry from production to the plate, are incredibly important in sustaining the food industry and raising its profile as an attractive prospect to bright, young food job hunters.

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