Public nominations put forward the best Sussex restaurants, producers, farmers and butchers. Winners are announced at the Sussex Food and Drink Awards dinner at the end of January.
Recent winners are listed below.
For more about the awards including lists of runners-up, visit the The Sussex Food and Drink Awards website
2011/12
- Sussex Food Producer of the Year
Winner – Caroline's Dairy, Sidlesham
Runner up – Nut Knowle Farm, Horam
Runner up – Tablehurst and Plaw Hatch Community Farm, Sharpthorne
- Sussex Drink Producer of the Year
Winner – Dark Star Brewery, Horsham
Runner up – Hepworth Bewery, Horsham
Runner up – World Coffees, Lindfield
- Sussex Farmer of the Year
Winner – Jenny & Trevor Passmore, Church Farm, Coombes
Runner up – Shon & Simon Sprackling, Rother Valley Organics, Rogate
Runner up – Tim Hassell, Home Farm, Goodwood
- Sussex Young Chef of the Year
Winner – Steven Edwards, South Lodge, Horsham
Runner up – Hanna Payne, The Pass at South Lodge, Horsham
Runner up – Simon Duncan, Sam's of Brighton
- Best Sussex Eating Experience
Winner – The Curlew Restaurant, Bodiam
Runner up – Restaurant Tristan, Horsham
Runner up – Simply Delicious, Bognor Regis
- Best Sussex Food/Farm Shop
Winner – Cheese Please, Lewes
Runner up – Plaw Hatch Farm Shop, Sharpthorne
Runner up – Sussex Produce Company, Steyning
- Sussex Butcher of the Year
Winner – Tablehurst Farm, Forest Row
Runner up – S K Hutchings, Partridge Green
Runner up – New Street Butchers, Horsham
- Best Sussex Farmers' Market
Winner – Uckfield Farmers' Market
Runner up – Lewes Farmers' Market
Runner up – Shoreham Farmers' Market
2010/11
2009/10
- Cheese Please, Lewes
Winner – best food/farm shop
- Meads Village Butchers, Eastbourne
Winner – butcher of the year
- Anise, Felbridge Hotel & Spa, East Grinstead
Winner – best eating experience
- Hepworth & Co Brewers, Horsham
Winner – drink producer of the year
- Uckfield Farmers Market
Winner – best farmers' market
- Simon Bishop, Netherfield Place Farm, Netherfield
Winner – farmer of the year (who tragically died in a car accident )
- Prosperity Brownies, Lancing
Winner – food producer of the year
- Oliver Darby, Temptation, Brighton
Winner – young chef of the year
2008/09
- Cheese Please, Lewes
Finalist – food shop of the year
- Harvey & Son (Lewes) Ltd
Winner – drink producer of the year
- Joshua Cook, The Real Eating Company, Lewes
Finalist – young chef of the year
- The Forager, Hove
Finalist – best Sussex eating experience
- Jason Clarke, W J Crouch Ltd, Heathfield
Finalist – butcher of the year
- Nigel Heath, J Heath and Son, Eastbourne
Finalist – butcher of the year
- Ben Trotman, Bens Butchers, Lewes
Finalist – butcher of the year
- Egypt Farm, Rushlake Green
Finalist – producer of the year
- The Happy Pig Company, Pevensey
Finalist – producer of the year
East Sussex County Council