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Café of the Year: Great Food Club Awards 2020/21

2nd November, 2020

Winner All Mine Cakes by the Lake, Maythorne, near Southwell, Nottinghamshire Finalists The Crimson Tree, Sherwood, NottinghamBread & Butterflies, West Bridgford, NottinghamApteekki, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire The winner is All Mine Cakes by the Lake – a beautiful, tranquil and extremely professionally run gluten-free café set by fishing lakes in Maythorne near Southwell. Former nurse Hayley […]

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Butcher of the Year: Great Food Club Awards 2020/21

2nd November, 2020

Winners Robin Maycock Butchers, Holloway, Matlock, Derbyshire – Butcher of the YearOwen Taylor & Sons, Alfreton, Derbyshire – Catering Butcher of the Year Finalists Mould’s Family Butcher, Nassington, NorthamptonshireRoberts of Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, Leicestershire Robin Maycock Butchers & Bakery in Holloway near Matlock wins our Butcher of the Year 2020/21 title. It is an exceptional traditional butcher’s shop with […]

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Deli of the Year: Great Food Club Awards 2020/21

2nd November, 2020

Winner Thrussington’s Village Store, Thrussington, Leicestershire Finalists The Bottle Top, Ruddington, NottinghamshireChristopher James Deli, LeicesterWigston Fields News & Deli, Wigston, Leicester Thrussington’s Village Store is the winner for being as close to a perfect little village deli and tearoom as it’s possible to get! Overlooking the village green, it’s everything you could want from a […]

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Drink Producer of the Year: Great Food Club Awards 2020/21

2nd November, 2020

Winner Braybrooke Beer Co, Braybrooke, near Market Harborough, Northamptonshire Finalists Brentingby Gin, Melton Mowbray, LeicestershireWhite Peak Distillery, Ambergate, DerbyshireNapton Cidery, Napton, Warwickshire The winner is Braybrooke Beer Co for its impeccable range of lagers. This specialist lager brewery on a farm near the Leicestershire/Northamptonshire border has only been brewing since 2018 but has created beers […]

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Bakery of the Year: Great Food Club Awards 2020/21

2nd November, 2020

Winner The Bakehouse, Sherwood, Nottingham Finalists Beauvale Priory Bakehouse, Moorgreen, NottinghamshireBisbrooke Artisans, Bisbrooke, RutlandLily & Honey, Oakham, Rutland The winner is The Bakehouse in Sherwood – not only for its impressively broad range of excellent-quality breads, cakes, pasties and sourdoughs, but also for its dynamic industriousness. Walk into The Bakehouse and you’ll find an alluring […]

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Food Hero of the Year: Great Food Club Awards 2020/21

2nd November, 2020

The winner of this special annual award (for which there is no shortlist) is the team behind March House Farm Shop in Great Dalby, Leicestershire for their inspirational hard work and dynamism over the tumultuous past 12 months. In the same week that lockdown began in March 2020, March House Farm launched an excellent online […]

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Private Chef of the Year: Great Food Club Awards 2020/21

2nd November, 2020

Winner Craig Floate, Nottingham Finalists Knife, Fork & Spooner, Ketton, RutlandStanley Street Food, Barnwell, NorthamptonshireThe Enterprising Chef, Melbourne, Derbyshire The winner of this new category is Craig Floate for his excellent classic cooking and impressive customer service. All Finalists have much to commend them, with each offering a very different culinary experience to the next. […]

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Street Food Producer of the Year: Great Food Club Awards 2020/21

2nd November, 2020

Winner Smoqued, Swadlincote, Derbyshire Finalists Feast & The Furious, Melton Mowbray, LeicestershireNoni’s Family Kitchen, LeicesterChez Sebastien Artisan Pizza, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire The winner is Smoqued for its authentic and carefully prepared South American street food. From a distinctive yellow 1973 Citroen H-Van, Smoqued, run by James Gordon, serves mouthwatering dishes such as Lamb Barbacoa Tacos […]

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Great Food Club Awards 2020/21 – The Winners

2nd November, 2020

The Champions Fine-Dining Restaurant of the Year – full details & picturesAlchemilla, NottinghamLast year’s winner: The Hammer & Pincers, Wymeswold, Leics2018/19 winner: John’s House, Mountsorrel, Leics Casual-Dining Restaurant of the Year – full details & picturesHitchen’s Barn, Oakham, RutlandLast year’s winner: House of Feasts, Eye Green, Peterborough, Cambs Dining Pub of the Year – full details & picturesThe Stag & […]

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Toffee Apple Cake with Salted Caramel Sauce – and Cidentro Cider

27th October, 2020

A sponsored recipe from Cidentro Cider Happy autumn! It’s apple-harvest season and cider-makers are busy at work in their orchards. Inspired by all the apples being gathered in, here’s a delicious autumnal recipe for Toffee Apple Cake. Try it with Cidentro Cider, which recently won Silver and Bronze Medals at the International Cider Challenge 2020. […]

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The story behind Leicestershire’s new pop-up tipi pub

17th October, 2020

Words, pictures and video by Bobby Twidale James Ball, head chef and director of Zest Catering & Events, and Emma Tilley, owner of Bridge House Barn at Kibworth Harcourt, would normally have been booked solid with weddings and events for the entire spring-summer season in 2020. The combination of James’ cuisine and a magical tipi-village […]

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Price & Fretwell’s ‘NHS Hamper’ raises £525 for Nottinghamshire hospital

2nd October, 2020

Award-winning catering butcher Price & Fretwell has donated £525 to Kings Mill Hospital in Sutton-in-Ashfield. The money was raised through sales of its ‘Supporting the NHS Hamper’. Co-founder Darren Price (pictured above with two nurses from Kings Mill Hospital) said: “We donated the money to Ward 22 of the hospital where my grandmother Elizabeth Fretwell recently passed […]

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Burleighs Gin crowdfunding campaign hits £100k target in first week

23rd September, 2020

But there’s still time to invest… Burleighs Gin of Leicestershire has hit its initial crowd-funding target of £100,000 in a single week. However, the distillery is still calling on food and drink lovers to invest after extending the campaign to October 7. Burleighs is currently valued at £2.3 million and has so far received more […]

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Crystal Clear Compliance helps food & drink businesses get Covid-secure

23rd September, 2020

Sponsored post Crystal Clear Compliance of Great Easton near Market Harborough works with pubs, restaurants and food shops to help them survive and thrive. Founder Lucy Walsh and her team help independent businesses deal with new post-Covid health & safety and environmental regulations. The government requires every business to complete a Covid risk assessment. Crystal […]

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Have you tried Cocoa Amore’s stunning Noir range?

17th September, 2020

Sponsored post Since the beginning of lockdown, Leicestershire’s Cocoa Amore have been rolling out their brand new ‘Noir’ range in sleek black cardboard packaging. The range features a fantastic spectrum of chocolatey treats, from boxes of chocolates, to tins of fondant truffles, to exciting new filled bars. For the first time, Cocoa Amore have made their […]

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Melton Mowbray’s Round Corner wins three golds at World Beer Awards

17th September, 2020

Round Corner Brewing of Melton Mowbray – just two years old and Great Food Club’s current Drink Producer of the Year – has bagged three gold medals at the prestigious 2020 World Beer Awards. The winning performance means it is once again one of the UK’s most accoladed breweries at the awards. Expert panellists awarded […]

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Melton Mowbray’s Cidentro Cider House stars on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch

8th September, 2020

Melton Mowbray cider-maker Cidentro appeared on live TV on August 30 on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch. From a live video link in Devon, cider expert Gabe Cook – known as The Ciderologist – chose three ciders. He talked about each – Wild Disco by Nightingale Cider, Table Cider by Little Pomona and Rosé Cider by […]

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The School of Artisan Food at Welbeck reopens to students

8th September, 2020

It’s back to school to celebrate Sourdough September! The School of Artisan Food at the heart of Nottinghamshire’s Welbeck Estate has reopened and welcomed back students for the first time since lockdown. A new programme of culinary and baking courses has been launched, as well as activities to celebrate Sourdough September. “We are delighted to […]

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Leicestershire pub walk: Peatling Magna to Claybrooke Parva via The Crab & Cow at Leire – a great walk made even better!

7th September, 2020

By Bobby Twidale Late in July, with lockdown restrictions sufficiently lifted, we set off to walk from Peatling Magna to Claybrooke Parva, along the footpaths that make up this section of the Leicestershire Round footpath. Having already completed the Rutland Round in early June and now a good way through the Leicestershire Round, this particular […]

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The Engine Yard at Belvoir is back open for breakfasts, gin, pizza, ice creams and more!

7th September, 2020

A sponsored post from The Engine Yard The Fuel Tank café/restaurant and Balloon Bar at Belvoir Castle’s Engine Yard are back open – and so are all the other independent shops that make up this rural food & shopping hub. The Fuel Tank is now serving breakfasts from Friday to Sunday, 10am-11.30am. If you’re after a […]

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Happy 40th birthday, Hambleton Hall! We propose a toast!

25th August, 2020

But which of the 10,000 bottles in its wine cellar should you choose? A 40th birthday demands a celebration, but the pandemic has scuppered party plans for many of us this year, including Hambleton Hall near Oakham. Special events might be on ice but guests can still enjoy the Michelin-starred restaurant, the boutique rooms and […]

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Cidentro Cider House of Melton Mowbray receives national acclaim

13th August, 2020

New Leicestershire cider producer Cidentro Cider House of Melton Mowbray has attracted national acclaim in The Guardian newspaper. Food writer Fiona Beckett chose Cidentro’s Still Cider (7%ABV) as a must-try product in her article about a new campaign called Cider is Wine. The producers featured in Fiona’s piece – including Cidentro – all use 100% […]

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Sunny or grey, Burleighs’ summer specials will hit the spot!

11th August, 2020

Enjoy your picnic in style with a Burleighs Gin Hamper and take advantage of a sublime summer miniatures offer Sponsored post There is still time to enjoy the summer – and what better way to enjoy the sun than with a Great British gin picnic? Burleighs Distiller’s Cut Gin is the perfect summer tipple to enjoy with friends – […]

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Discover chocolate’s terroir with Cocoa Amore’s set of eight Single Origin bars

6th August, 2020

Sponsored post Cocoa is much like wine or whiskey in that its flavour is intrinsically linked to where it is grown. Factors that alter its flavour include climate, soil and local geography. Cocoa Amore’s Single Origin range allows you to discover these fascinating flavour nuances for yourself. The set includes eight 30g chocolate bars from […]

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How Orbis in Oakham came from nowhere to reach No. 1 – despite lockdown

28th July, 2020

Orbis in Oakham is a restaurant that takes its name from the Latin orbis terrarum, which means ‘circle of lands’. It lives up to its title by serving international cuisine in the form of small plates, sharing dishes and cocktails. Orbis opened on January 25, 2020. Within two months it was plunged into lockdown. But owner Jonathan […]

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How The Rustic Crust of Nottinghamshire’s home-made pizza oven grew into a gleaming 55-seater restaurant

1st July, 2020

In 2007, Ross and Camille Oliver were the proud owners of a well-used garden pizza oven. Now they run one of the region’s most talked-about new independent restaurants… During a trip to Rome in 2007, Ross and Camille Oliver fell in love with real pizza. On returning to their Nottinghamshire home, they wanted to create […]

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Burleighs Gin of Leicestershire celebrates sixth birthday!

29th June, 2020

Burleighs Gin is six years old, having distilled its first batch of gin on June 24, 2014. As a thank you to all its loyal fans, it is offering £6 discount per bottle on Signature, Distiller’s Cut & Pink Edition Gin until the end of June, using the code TURNING6. Shop here. Burleighs commercial director […]

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Owen Taylor & Sons claims top haul in Q Guild of Butchers ‘Star’ Awards

29th June, 2020

Owen Taylor & Sons Butchers in Leabrooks near Alfreton, Derbyshire, has won two ‘Best of the Best’ Diamond accolades in June’s Q Guild of Butchers 2020 Smithfield ‘Star’ Awards. The shop bagged double wins with its gluten-free sausage and home-made pastrami in the ‘Fresh from the Deli’ category. Both products also picked up a top-ranked […]

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The Pickled Shop of Bulwick spreads foodie love and eyes July reopening

23rd June, 2020

The Pickled Shop of Bulwick, Northamptonshire, has launched four ‘ALL4lLOVE’ hampers. Each is filled with various delicious options, including chutney/jam from The Pickled Village, a Snowdonia cheese truckle, Fine Cheese Co crackers and a Warner’s gin miniature. Shipping is available all over the UK. “Lockdown has been a lonely or difficult time for many,” said […]

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‘Customers fell in love with local during lockdown. We have to keep the flame burning’

22nd June, 2020

VIDEO: Great Dalby’s March House Farm Shop – a GFC Farm Shop of the Year Finalist 2020 – reveals how the Covid crisis has transformed their business… March House Farm Shop in Great Dalby near Melton Mowbray – a finalist in the Great Food Club Awards 2019/20 – has experienced its busiest ever period during lockdown. New […]

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