MULTIPLE Stroud businesses have been nominated for the inaugural Gloucestershire Foodie Awards evening which will be held next week. 

Non Solo Pasta, Salt Bakehouse, Eastington Farm Shop and Josh Ambridge from Choux Bun Appetit are among those who have been nominated for the awards.  

Foodie Awards founder and director Jonathan Smith said: “We have been impressed by the response.

Stroud News and Journal:

"Seeing the amazing Gloucestershire talent and passion from those entering is exciting. Guests can try an array of bite-size food plates – a true taste of Gloucestershire – from street food to cordon bleu ‘pop-up’ tables and foodie vans set up around the venue – we hope a true representation of what defines Gloucestershire Food.”

Within each category are three finalists with the overall winner presented on March 29.

The Finalists are:

Cafe/Coffee Shop 

The Coffee Dispensary

The Hideout Lounge

The Hide Coffee and Tea House

Farm Shop of the Year

Eastington Farm Shop

Bennetts Farm Shop

Todenham Farm Shop

Pub/Bar of the Year

The Farmers Boy

Bar No9

The Old Fox at Coaley 

Food or Drink Experience Award

Restaurant GL50

The Season Kitchen

Restaurant Journey

Cookery School of the Year

Natural Cookery School

Harts Barn Cookery School

Severn Bites Breadmaking

Start-up of the Year

Bennetts Farm Shop

Pink Salt Shed

Grandbar Snacks

Casual Dining Restaurant

Kibou Cheltenham

L'Artisan

Sam's Montpellier

Casual Dining Chef of the Year

Josh Ambridge - Choux Bun Appetit

Richard Bodger - The Farmers Boy

Yves Ogrodzki - L'Artisan

Fine Dining Restaurant

Wilder Restaurant

The Painswick

Lumiere Restaurant

Fine Dining Chef of the Year 

Paul Evans - The Season Kitchen

Brett Russell - Tierra & Mar

Matthew Beardshall - Wilder Restaurant 

Young Chef of the Year

Casey Lamb - Gloucestershire College

Ruby Garrett - Gloucestershire College

Liam Robbins - The Speech House Hotel

Made In Gloucestershire - Food

Gloucester Biltong

Godsells Cheese

Pink Salt Shed

Kitchen Garden Foods

Made in Gloucestershire Drink - Alcoholic Drink

Woodchester Valley Vineyard

Battledown Brewing Co

Steeplechase Distillery

Made in Gloucestershire Drink - Non - Alcoholic Drink

Hayles Fruit Farm

Fire&Flow Coffee Roasters

Eastington Farm Shop

International Taste

Bombay and Co

L'Artisan

Non Solo Pasta

Food/Drink Retailer 

Forest Deli

Wholly Gelato

The Cotswold Veg Box

Food or Community Hero Award

National Star Bistro

Cheltenham Open Door

Foodloose Cheltenham

Inspired Cookbook - Carl Benton

Mobile/Street Food Vendor of the Year

Salt Bakehouse

The Ground and Round Burger

Dirty Boys

The event will be held on Wednesday, 29 Mar 2023, at Blackfriars Priory in Gloucester.

It will begin at 6 pm with welcome drinks, followed by ‘taste-bites’ of what is good from Gloucestershire.