Chesterfield Food and Drinks Awards shortlist
The establishments were selected from hundreds of nominations received by competition organisers Destination Chesterfield, which run the awards in conjunction with Chesterfield College.
Four nominees – Calabria, Stephenson’s Coffee and Tea House, Barca Bar and Tramway Tavern - hope to retain their titles in 2014 after triumphing in their nominated categories last year.
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Hide AdFive businesses have been shortlisted for the Restaurant of the Year category including defending champion Calabria.
Nominated across two categories are Calabria, Lombardis, Stephenson’s Coffee and Tea House, St Thomas’ Coffee Bar and Coco Bar Bistro.
Two new categories have been introduced - International Restaurant of the Year and the Family Friendly Award.
A secret panel of judges will visit the shortlisted businesses in order to decide the winner of each category.
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Hide AdTV chef and presenter Ainsley Harriott will announce the winners, as well as those of an additional four categories, at the awards ceremony on October 29 at Chesterfield College.
Peter Swallow, chair of Destination Chesterfield, said: “The awards are recognition of the contribution Chesterfield’s thriving hospitality industry makes to the local economy. I’m delighted to see how the community has once again got behind the myriad of eating and drinking establishments both locally and further afield and nominated so many of them.
“We have a number of strong contenders in each category, however the proof will be in the eating and our judges will be visiting each and every establishment to check whether they all live up to the claims.”
The shortlisted establishments are:
Restaurant of the Year - sponsored by Chesterfield Borough Council:
Blu Bistro & Coffee House
Calabria
Cocina @ Casa Hotel
Lombardis
The Old Post Restaurant
Café/Tea Room of the Year:
Meringue Bakery & Café
Stephenson’s Coffee and Tea House
St Thomas’ Coffee Bar
Gastro Pub of the Year:
Barca Bar @ Casa Hotel
Coco Bar Bistro
The Market Pub
Pub / Bar of the Year – Sponsored by Redbrik Estate Agents:
Coco Bar Bistro
The Grouse Inn
Tramway Tavern
Best Newcomer - sponsored by Barber Harrison and Platt:
Little Red Smokehouse
The Galleon Steakhouse
Wingerworth Pub & Kitchen
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Calabria
Lombardis Ristorante Italiano
Stephenson’s Coffee and Tea House
Best Out of Town - sponsored by Northern Tea Merchants:
Fox & Goose Inn
Kathmandu Gurka
The White Horse at Woolley Moor
International Restaurant of the Year - sponsored by BRM Solicitors:
Dehli 41
O Tokuda
Star of Sall
Family Friendly Award - sponsored by Jumble Design:
The Lock Keeper
The Manor at Brampton
St Thomas’ Coffee Bar