Kent Food & Drink Heroes
Published: Thursday 9th Jan 2014
Written by: Carol Attwell
The Kent Life and Kent on Sunday Food & Drink awards have been awarded for 2013. The awards twelve in total, range from Best Newcomer, Best Farmers Market through to best Pub and Restaurant of the year. The awards have been distributed over a large area of Kent and we have listed them below. Come and visit, we have the Pubs and Restaurants, the Famous Castles and Gardens. We have beautiful beaches as well as wonderful woodlands to explore.
Kent Food & Drink Heroes
Newcomer of the Year
Oyster Pearl Pub and Restaurant, Whitstable
Butcher of the Year
Fullers Butchers, Tunbridge Wells
Teashop of the Year
Mrs Knott’s Tea Rooms, St Margaret’s Bay
Independent Retailer of the Year
Macknade Fine Foods, Faversham
Farm Shop of the Year
The Barnyard at Gore Farm, Sittingbourne
Food and Drink Producer of the Year
Winterdale Cheesemakers, Wrotham
Family Dining Venue of the Year
Little Brown Jug, Chiddingstone Causeway
Pub of the Year
Five Bells Inn, East Brabourne
Farmers’ Market of the Year
Tonbridge Farmers Market
Restaurant of the Year
Thackeray’s, Tunbridge Wells
Chef of the Year
Graham Garrett, West House Restaurant
Stephanie Hayman, Cinque Ports Community Kitchen, Betteshanger