Bake Off winner Candice Brown to judge Coventry and Warwickshire Foodie Awards

Bake Off winner Candice Brown to judge Coventry and Warwickshire Foodie Awards

Postby dutchman » Wed Jun 01, 2022 9:43 pm

The 2016 Great British Bake Off champ will pick a winner - as will Stratford-based chef Paul Foster

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Candice Brown knows what it takes to scoop a top culinary prize as winner of the 2016 Great British Bake Off. So the 37-year-old is perfect fodder to be a judge in this year's Coventry and Warwickshire Foodie Awards.

Candice will be joined on the judging panel by TV chef Glynn Purnell and Paul Foster, who runs Stratford -based Michellin-starred restaurant Salt. Around 50 finalists are competing for 17 gongs, including best artisan food and drink producers, farm shop, independent food and drink retailer, newcomer, street food trader and chef or cook of the year.

Candice and food and drink broadcaster and champion Nigel Barden will judge the Best Casual Dining Chef award during a live cook-off at the Pub In The Park festival in Warwick on June 12. She said: "I'm delighted to be judging the final of Coventry & Warwickshire Foodie Awards."

"It's so great to have a local initiative involved and a fantastic way to see the local cooking talent out there. I’m looking forward to crowning the next Best Casual Dining winner."

All the finalists are invited to the awards ceremony at The Box in Coventry's Fargo Village on June 16. All but two of the awards will be decided on the night with the Fine Dining and Casual Dining categories to be decided at exclusive cook-off events judged by Paul at a later date.

In partnership with Visit Coventry and Visit Warwickshire, The Foodie Awards 2022 are a celebration of the best of the region’s food and drink scene. Quality, service and innovation is triumphed with a particular emphasis on farm to fork.

Paul Jones, of Visit Coventry, said: "We are delighted with the response to the Food Hero/Community Award and would like to thank all those who voted for the winner of this category. We appreciate these are exceptionally challenging times for all businesses right now and, we hope this award will shine a light on those businesses who have gone above and beyond to help support their local community."

The Awards, now in their second year, will again be raising money for The Trussell Trust network of eight food banks in Coventry and Warwickshire. A Finalists' Night will be held at Zach’s Barn, Hilltop Farm Shop, near Leamington, on June 6.

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