insideKENT Magazine Issue 37 - April 2015 | Page 68
FOOD+DRINK
Taste of Kent Awards cont
Tony Blake, kff and Kim Reason and
Norman Lewis, Anno Distillery
Cllr Brian Kentfield, Samantha Nicholas, Michael-John Knatchbull, The Mersham
Hatch Estate, Nick Johanssen, Chris Reynolds, AONB
Simon Bray, Monks Farm, Claire Houchin,
BTF Partnership and Clive Edmed
Peter Gregory, EMR and
Marion Regan, Hugh Lowe Farms
Susie and Chris Kember,
Lower Ladysden Farm
Peter Gregory, EMR and
Henry Bryant, DH Bryant and Partners
Best Kent Food Product
ponsored by kff
Winner: Kent Dry Gin, Anno Distiller, Marden
Kent Countryside Award
sponsored by Kent Downs and High Weald AONBs
Winner: The Mersham Estate, Michael-John Knatchbull, Ashford
Garden of England Champions
Soft Fruit, sponsored by East Malling Research
• Cherries – Zoe variety, D H Bryant and Partners, Faversham
• Strawberries – Baby Jubilee variety, Hugh Lowe Farms, Maidstone
• Raspberries – Glen Ample variety, Lower Ladysden Farm, Marden
Garden of England Champions
Top Fruit, sponsored by BTF Partnership
• Top Apple – Jazz variety, Simon Bray, Monks Farm, Norton
• Top Pear – Concorde variety, Richard and Clive Edmed,
Horsmonden, Tonbridge
There were a number of winners who were new to the list of finalists,
including Stour Valley Game, Wise Owl Cider, Chegworth Valley,
Hudson’s Fish, Hot Face Sauces, and The Corner House. Last year’s
winners celebrating again this year include Goody Ales and Macknade
Fine Foods.
This year’s awards are run with sponsorship from Cripps LLP,
Biddenden Vineyards, BTF Partnership, Chapel Down Winery,
Chapman’s of Sevenoaks, EMR (East Malling Research), Hadlow
College, Henkelman UK Ltd, insideKENT, Investaco, Kent Downs and
High Weald AONBs, KCC (Kent County Council), kff (Kent Frozen
Foods), Moor’s, Opies, Rix & Kay Solicitors, Shopper Anonymous Kent,
Shepherd Neame, Stephen’s, and Wilkins Kennedy, as well as event
support from the Kent Event Centre.
Pictures and more information on all of the winners are available at
www.tasteofkentawards.co.uk.
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