Bath Good Food Awards Success

The Scallop Shell, the Allium Brasserie and Sam Moody celebrate Bath Good Food Awards success.

The Allium Brasserie at the Abbey Hotel, voted top Restaurant, and Sam Moody of the Bath Priory voted Best Chef, took home the top prizes at the Bath Good Food Awards at a gala dinner in the Bath Pavilion on Sunday 28th February. Bath seafood restaurant, The Scallop Shell, also enjoyed a successful evening with two awards, as well as coming highly commended in two other categories.

50 Awards were presented to leading food producers, food establishments and people from in and around Bath. Over 15,000 votes were cast by the public to choose the shortlists.

The Bath Good Food Award judging panel, headed by wine critic Angela Mount, tasted, visited and debated their way through the 220 nominee places. The judging panel included local food heroes such as MasterChef Winner Ping Coombes, Michelin starred Martin Blunos, Noya Pawlyn of Noya’s Kitchen, Adrian Kirikmaa of City of Bristol College and one of its most successful alumni and Michelin star recipient; Josh Eggleton of the Pony and Trap.

Event organiser Rudy Millard commented “There was a particular buzz around the awards this year. We’re delighted that the evening was such a fabulous celebration of everything that Bath’s best food establishments and producers have to offer”.

The audience was moved by a tribute from Angela Mount to the late Jonray Sanchez-Iglesias of Bristol’s Michelin starred Casamia, where everyone gave a standing ovation.

The three course dinner was designed and prepared by students at Bath College under the direction of David Campbell of the Royal Crescent Hotel and Chris Staines of Allium Brasserie. Three promising Bath College students were recognised for their work, Best Cookery Student; George Ormond, Best Front of House Student; Sam Battrick, Best Apprentice Student; Calleb Drake. A special award was presented to Bridget Halford of Bath College for Best Ambassador of Bath Food.