Following the huge success of the publicly voted People’s Favourite Award in 2015, the SRA is again inviting diners to nominate the restaurants that leave them with a great taste in the mouth, as well as a full stomach. Last year’s winner was StarBistro is Gloucestershire.
Mark Linehan, Managing Director of the SRA, said: “Recent years have witnessed a transformation in diners’ attitudes towards food and the People’s Favourite award really captured the imagination of the dining public and unearthed hundreds of restaurants across the country going way beyond simply serving delicious food.
"We can’t wait to hear about hundreds more restaurants that are not only serving fabulous food but are also the unsung heroes of hospitality and then giving the public the chance to vote for their favourite.”
Other awards include Best Food Waste Strategy, which is open to all foodservice businesses and was previously won by Bennett Hay, Food Made Good University/College of the Year and the Food Made Good Supplier of the Year.
Raymond Blanc, president of the SRA, will host the awards at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Lindley Hall on 22nd March. Blanc will also present his own Sustainability Hero award which honours those that have made a significant impact on sustainable food, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall was awarded last year.
The Food Made Good awards are sponsored by Nestle Professional. The gala lunch will be prepared by Petersham Nurseries and the front of house will be run by the team from Clink Events, led by Al Crisci.