The winners emerged from over 100 entrants to be crowned across nine categories, including the coveted ‘Garbutt + Elliott Business of the Year’ award. Both the winners and the shortlisted companies were celebrated at the awards ceremony, held at Kirkgate, the stunning Victorian Street in York’s famous Castle Museum.

The awards, set up by Leeds and York based Garbutt + Elliott, highlight the county’s growing position within the national and international food and drink sector and were created to recognise entrepreneurs and businesses from across Yorkshire who are part of creating the county’s great food industry.  

The winners were chosen by a team from Garbutt + Elliott, together with an excellent judging panel, consisting of regional food professionals from sponsors Deliciouslyorkshire,  SIAFS, Rollits, Made in Yorkshire and Yorkshire Food Guide as well as local food experts and Yorkshire chef extraordinaire Steph Moon, who also acted as MC for the awards.

Scooping two awards on the night was Cedar Barn Farm Shop and Café, who not only won in the Deliciouslyorkshire Taste category for their delicious sweet treats but also were awarded the accolade of Garbutt + Elliott Business of the Year, the most coveted of the awards.

Commenting on the winners, Garbutt + Elliott Managing Partner, Russell Turner, said, “Judging these awards was no easy task. The calibre of business, determination, genuine enthusiasm and love for their product as well as, of course, the products themselves, was extraordinarily high. We wish all the winners and those shortlisted, the best of luck and we look forward to watching them as they progress and grow.”

The overall winners of awards were:

Best Innovation: The Yorkshire Pudding Pie Company

Yorkshire Grit Award: Mak Tok

Best Yorkshire Brand: York Gin Company

Best Yorkshire Exporter: NorthBar

Young Business of the Year: Leeds Cookery School

Best Partnership: Breckenholme Trading Company / Staal Smokehouse

Growth Business of the Year: Minskip Farm Shop

Deliciouslyorkshire Taste Award: Savoury – Nukkad Indian Street Food, Sweet – Cedar Barn Farm Shop, Drink – Hotham’s Gin School and Distillery

Garbutt + Elliott Business of the Year: Cedar Barn Farm Shop and Café

For more information on the Garbutt + Elliott Yorkshire Food Entrepreneur Awards visit www.garbuttelliott.co.uk/events.

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The second annual Garbutt + Elliott Food Awards have now closed for entrants and a shortlist of 28 businesses across the eight categories have been announced.

The awards, established by leading York and Leeds based accountancy firm, Garbutt + Elliott, now in their second year, celebrate Yorkshire’s growing position within the national and even international food and drink marketplace. The awards received around 100 entrants and will see the winning businesses crowned at a ceremony on March 7, at the historical Victorian street of Kirkgate, in York’s Castle Museum.

With a very strong client base and commitment to the food and drink sector, Garbutt + Elliott are celebrating the industry and encouraging small and large producers, manufacturers and retailers to showcase their successes, within a supportive and collaborative awards scheme. The awards were set up in recognition of entrepreneurs and businesses from across Yorkshire who have been part of creating the county’s great food industry and cover all areas of the business.

Commenting on the shortlist, Garbutt + Elliott Partner, Tony Farmer, said: “There are many food and drink entrepreneurs who have great products or services, but to really thrive they need defined business strategies and the ability to work within them.  We are looking for entrepreneurs who have this business spirit within them and who can demonstrate business acumen, even when it isn’t their personal strength. Our shortlist reflects this, with people and companies who have been able to navigate their way in an extremely competitive sector.”

The final shortlist was compiled by a team from Garbutt + Elliott, together with the judging panel which consisted of sponsors Deliciouslyorkshire,  SIAFS, Made in Yorkshire and local food experts from York on a Fork, Make It York , Lemon Zest PR and Yorkshire chef extraordinaire Steph Moon.

Marketing Manager, Peta Bean, says: “It was an incredibly hard decision-making process only made easier by having to sample the delicious product for the ‘Deliciouslyorkshire’ Taste Award! We took a significant amount of time to discuss the finer details of all the applications and to seek out those who had that extra something to differentiate them. We are now excited to choose the overall winners, including the overall Business of the Year.”

Garbutt + Elliott advise entrepreneurial food and drink businesses across the county and see daily how forward-thinking and innovative these businesses are. The firm also provides accounting, audit, corporate finance, tax and payroll services across a diverse range of sectors including property and construction, manufacturing, charities, digital media and creative arts.

Award categories and shortlisted entrants include:

Best Innovation – sponsored by SIAFS

• The Yorkshire Pudding Pie Company
• Seagrown
• Dine Delivered
• Scotts Fish and Chips

‘Deliciouslyorkshire’ Taste Award – sponsored by Deliciouslyorkshire

Savoury Taste

• Nukkad Indian Street Food
• Yorkshire Born Yorkshire Fed
• Wild Greens Farm
• Chef Akila

Sweet Taste

• Cedar Barn farm Shop and Cafe
• Freaks of Nature

Drink

• Hotham’s Gin School and Distillery
• York Gin

Growth Business of the Year – sponsored by Urban Market

• Cedar Barn farm Shop and Cafe
• Minskip Farm Shop

Best Partnership – sponsored by the Yorkshire Food Guide

• Birds On The Loose
• Breckenholme Trading Company and Staal Smokehouse
• York Gin and York Cocoa House

Young Business of the Year – sponsored by Made In Yorkshire

• Fitch Brew Co Ltd
• Kinoko Kombucha
• York Gin
• Cooper King
• Leeds Cookery School

Best Yorkshire Exporter – sponsored by Department for International Trade

• North Bar Ltd
• Warrendale Farms

Best Yorkshire Brand – sponsored by Rollits

• Hesper Skyr
• Yorkshire Rapeseed Oil
• York Gin
• Sloemotion
• North Brewing
• Binghams Food Ltd

Yorkshire Grit: Resilience Award

• Bramhope Village Bakery
• Mak Tok Ltd
• Atom Beers

For more information visit www.garbutt-elliott.co.uk/food-awards

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Amongst the UK’s main restaurant cities York entered the top-20 list in terms of its number of top-scoring destinations, ranking at 8th=: on a par with more established foodie destinations such as Bath; and ahead of big cities such as Leeds, Oxford and Newcastle. With Le Cochon Aveugle (at 91), it also has a representative amongst the Harden’s 100: the country’s culinary crême de la crême.

The guide’s editor and co-founder Peter Harden said:

“During Harden’s 28 years of reviewing, York has hitherto been one of those charming British cities with inspiring medieval architecture, but, by contrast, a middle-of-the-road selection of pubs, tea-shops and bistros. But in the last year or two, the city has shot to prominence as a foodie-magnet, with an assortment of Shoreditch-worthy arrivals in recent times such as Arras, Le Cochon Aveugle, Skosh and the yet-to-be-rated Roots.”

Of the Harden’s 100 Best UK Restaurants, the No. 1 slot went to the Sanchez-Inglesias family’s Casamia in Bristol (up from No. 2 last year). With tickets to eat in the restaurant sold four months in advance, the Harden’s review applauds “an attention to detail you don’t see in other fine dining restaurants” but notes that “it’s the theatre and introduction by the chefs that really rounds off the experience”.

North of the border, Edinburgh (with 51 listings), is still unrivalled outside London in terms of quality, with 13 restaurants amongst the guide’s top scorers. Of these, four are in the Harden’s 100: Restaurant Martin Wishart (at 18), Castle Terrace (at 53), Number One (at 71) and Kitchin(at 95).

Scotland put in a strong performance accounting for 7 entries on the top-100 list. Outside of those Edinburgh restaurants noted above, Scotland’s representatives in the Harden’s 100 were Andrew Fairlie in Auchterarder(at 55), The Peat Inn Cupar (at 58) and The Torridon Restaurant in Annat (at 94). Glasgow again put in a strong showing as the 5= city outside London in terms of top scorers and 6= in terms of the total number of entries.

Wales achieved a respectable 3 rankings in the top-100 list, with The Walnut Tree at Llandewi Skirrid (at 34), Gareth Ward at Ynshir in Eglwys Fach (at 44), and Tyddyn Llan in Llandrillo (at 47). Cardiff maintained its position in the top-20 in terms of total number of entries (at 20=).

The Harden’s 100 ranking of the UK’s best restaurants in full

1. Casamia, The General, Bristol (2)
2. Texture, London (33)
3. The Araki, London (1)
4. Restaurant Nathan Outlaw, Port Isaac (4)
5. The Ledbury, London (3)
6. La Dame de Pic, London (90)
7. Fraiche, Oxton (12)
8. Winteringham Fields, Winteringham
9. Waterside Inn, Bray (7)
10. Hambleton Hall, Hambleton (43)

11. Core by Clare Smyth, London
12. Aulis London, London
13. The Five Fields, London (28)
14. Bubbledogs, Kitchen Table, London (27)
15. Sushi Tetsu, London (16)
16. Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, Great Milton (25)
17. The Fat Duck, Bray (5)
18. Restaurant Martin Wishart, Edinburgh (9)
19. The Box Tree, Ilkley (39)
20. Lympstone Manor, Exmouth (54)

21. Sorrel, Dorking
22. Adam’s, Birmingham (32)
23. Restaurant Sat Bains, Nottingham (13)
24. Indian Accent, London
25. Le Gavroche, London (22)
26. Morston Hall, Morston (36)
27. Quilon, London
28. Artichoke, Amersham (61)
29. Black Swan, Oldstead (8)
30. Moor Hall, Aughton (30)

31. L’Enclume, Cartmel (18)
32. Yorke Arms, Ramsgill-in-Nidderdale (19)
33. The Feathered Nest Inn, Nether Westcote
34. The Walnut Tree, Llandewi Skirrid
35. The Clove Club, London (10)
36. Brat, London
37. Pétrus, London (41)
38. Midsummer House, Cambridge (21)
39. Hedone, London (42)
40. L’Ortolan, Shinfield

41. Hunan, London (56)
42. Simpsons, Birmingham
43. Mãos, London
44. Gareth Ward at Ynyshir, Eglwys Fach (15)
45. Freemasons at Wiswell, Wiswell
46. Lucknam Park, Luckham Park Hotel, Colerne
47. Tyddyn Llan, Llandrillo (38)
48. Hakkasan Mayfair, London
49. The Sportsman, Seasalter (85)
50. The Neptune, Old Hunstanton (44)

51. Raby Hunt, Summerhouse (29)
52. Fera at Claridge’s, Claridge’s Hotel, London
53. The Castle Terrace, Edinburgh
54. The Clock House , Ripley
55. Andrew Fairlie, Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder (35)
56. Gidleigh Park, Chagford (11)
57. The Square, London
58. The Peat Inn, Cupar (94)
59. Purnells, Birmingham (88)
60. Pied À Terre, London (23)

61. Lumière, Cheltenham
62. Verveine Fishmarket Restaurant, Milford-on-Sea
63. Min Jiang, The Royal Garden Hotel, London (99)
64. Le Champignon Sauvage, Cheltenham
65. Cotto, Cambridge
66. Zuma, London (79)
67. Nobu, Metropolitan Hotel, London
68. Amaya, London
69. The Greenhouse, London (20)
70. Hide, London

71. Number One, Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh
72. The Harrow at Little Bedwyn, Marlborough (83)
73. Lickfold Inn, Lickfold
74. La Trompette, London (71)
75. Roux at Parliament Square, RICS, London (46)
76. Roganic, London
77. Chez Bruce, London (53)
78. Story, London (17)
79. Jikoni, London
80. Hélène Darroze, The Connaught Hotel, London (37)

81. Yauatcha Soho, London
82. Marcus, The Berkeley, London (75)
83. Pollen Street Social, London (77)
84. Elystan Street, London (69)
85. Dinings W1, London
86. Chutney Mary, London
87. Outlaw’s at The Capital, London
88. Trinity, London (97)
89. Duddell’s, London
90. Roux at the Landau, The Langham, London

91. Le Cochon Aveugle, York (40)
92. Trishna, London (64)
93. Murano, London (48)
94. The Torridon Restaurant, Annat
95. The Kitchin, Edinburgh (47)
96. Paris House, Woburn
97. The Ritz, London (45)
98. The Frog N1, London
99. Little Fish Market, Brighton
100. Wilks, Bristol (65)

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The newest big name on the food scene in Leeds is Assembly Underground Leeds, an appealingly subterranean food hall that features (predictably enough) great street food and a huge range of beers to choose from. The space that it inhabits, I’m reliably informed, used to house a nightclub and has been artfully distressed into a comfortable space that uses its corners to be deceptively spacious, fitting in a good number of food vendors.

On the drink front, the headline number is 50… there are 50 beer lines available to give a pretty startling choice of beers. It’s perhaps even a little overwhelming if you’re not committed to your beer knowledge; one assumes that the staff sampling sessions are suitably prolonged affairs.

On the food side, Bread & Butter serve up rotisserie style Brazlian “churrasqueira” and high quality meats cooked on skewers for super indulgent sandwiches. The Falafel Guys have earned themselves a great reputation over the last few years, serving up street food treats from their bright red van on Briggate, and now have a home more suited to the British weather thanks to Assembly Underground. On the preview evening I attended, there was sadly no pizza to be had from Pizza Authority but I was in the company of a very good pizza chef who assured me that the set up was up to the task of cranking out good pizza. Coffee duty is taken care of by Underground Coffee, but I was more interested in the colder drinks available so grabbed a cold beer before sampling some of the food.

I managed to hit Slap & Pickle and Jah Jyot for a couple of plates before my appetite gave out, first taking in a juicy, indulgent cheese and bacon burger. Slap & Pickle claim to serve the best burgers in Leeds. While that’s not the kind of absolute statement I’m given to making, I’m totally happy to say that this was a superb mess of enjoyment to work through. I can’t wait to check out their speciality loaded fries. The chicken Amritsar curry I had from Jah Jyot was a decent blend of spice and subtlety. In retrospect I wished I’d had enough space to fit in a masala dosa or one of the platters they were serving up but the chicken curry was perfectly enjoyable, though didn’t provoke the same praise from the group as the Slap & Pickle burger.

I’ll be back to Assembly Underground Leeds to check out the rest of the traders when I can but it’s safe to say that this is a great space with good food and drink options that’s bound to find its own niche in the Leeds food scene. I’ll look forward to a return visit.

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• Northern Bloc for Best Innovation
• Heck for Growth Business of the Year
• Herb Fed Poultry and Herbs Unlimited for Best Partnership
• Bullion Chocolate for Young Business of the Year
• The London Deli Co and North Brewing Co (joint winners) for Best Yorkshire Exporter
• Lottie Shaw’s for Best Yorkshire Brand
• Dyls for the Yorkshire Grit Award
• Ged Bell Pies for the Deliciouslyorkshire Taste Award
• Lottie Shaw’s for the Garbutt + Elliott Business of the Year

These eleven of Yorkshire’s leading food and drink entrepreneurs were recognised for their business acumen at a fantastic ceremony hosted by legendary Yorkshire chef Steph Moon in 2018 that was attended by more than a hundred food & drink sector business leaders. Of particular note was Lottie Shaws achievement, winning both Best Yorkshire Brand and the Garbutt & Elliot business of the year.The response when entries opened last year was fantastic, making it hard enough to choose finalists, let alone winners. Make sure you’re part of the discussion this time around!

The 2018 awards were sponsored by Deliciouslyorkshire, SIAFS, Make it York, Rollits LLP, ARC Retail Consultancy, Yorkshire Food Finder, York on a Fork and LemonZest PR.

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With a strong client base in the food and drink sector, Leeds and York based accountants, Garbutt + Elliott wanted to celebrate the industry and encourage small and large producers, manufacturers and retailers to showcase their successes, within a supportive and collaborative awards scheme. 

Announcing the launch, Managing Partner, Russell Turner, said: “We are looking for the cream of the crop and the cherry on the cake! Every business has a story to tell and we look forward to entrants from businesses that do things differently, be them producer, manufacturer, grower or seller.”

The regional food and drink sector is growing both in size and recognition and Garbutt + Elliott are excited to be a part of a movement positioning Yorkshire’s plethora of businesses at the front of the game. 

Garbutt + Elliott see first hand, on a daily basis how forward-thinking and innovative the regional food and drink sector is. With clients, in the sector ranging from micro-breweries, to national producers and high-street retailers, it makes perfect sense for them to celebrate all that Yorkshire has to offer.

All areas of the industry are covered within the award categories, which are sponsored by regional food champions, and include:

• Best Innovation
• ‘Deliciouslyorkshire’ Taste Award
• Growth Business of the Year
• Best Partnership
• Young Business of the Year
• Best Yorkshire Exporter
• Best Yorkshire Brand
• Yorkshire Grit Resilience Award

The deadline for entries is January 25, 2019. A shortlist will be announced in February 2019 on the Garbutt + Elliott website and via social media.  Winners will be announced at an awards event on March 7, 2019 at Kirkgate Street, in the Castle Museum.

Businesses can enter by simply providing basic company information, submitting 300 words for the chosen category and sending any supporting documents before the deadline.  It is also possible to nominate other businesses for a category. To find out more or to nominate yourself or someone else please visit www.garbutt-elliott.co.uk/food-awards.

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