Local Food Hero is a competition to find, celebrate and award Britain's best independent food businesses - those who champions local produce with a strong connection to their community. In 2009, the competition was hosted by the television programme ''
Market Kitchen
''Market Kitchen'' is a British cookery television programme, made by Optomen, that premiered on the Good Food channel in 2007. Presented by Rachel Allen, Amanda Lamb, Matt Tebbutt, Tom Parker Bowles and Matthew Fort, the programme concentrat ...
'', on the channel
Good Food
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. Businesses from 10 regions in the UK were nominated and voted for by the public on the Good Food Channel website. After voting ended, the 10 businesses from each region with the most votes were assessed by a selection panel. The panel shortlisted three businesses from each region.
Presenters
Matt Tebbutt
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*In British English, of a surface: having a non-glossy finish, see gloss (material appearance)
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and
Matthew Fort
Matthew Fort (born 29 January 1947) is a British food writer and critic.
Matthew Fort is the son of the Conservative MP Richard Fort, who died when he was 12. His brother is the writer Tom Fort. He attended Eton College, and later Lancaster Un ...
visited the shortlisted businesses for a feature on ''Market Kitchen''. A panel of expert judges then chose one winner from each the 10 regions, all of whom appeared as guests on ''Market Kitchen''. The overall national winner for 2009 wa
The Dinner Ladieswho received a trophy and £5000.
In previous years,
celebrity chef
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s
Gary Rhodes
Gary Rhodes (22 April 1960 – 26 November 2019) was an English restaurateur and television chef, known for his love of English cuisine and ingredients and for his distinctive spiked hair style. He fronted shows such as ''MasterChef'', ''Mast ...
,
Ollie Rowe and
Rosemary Shrager
Rosemary Jacqueline Shrager (; born 21 January 1951) is a British chef and TV presenter, best known for being an haute cuisine teacher on the reality television programme ''Ladette to Lady'', and as a judge on ''Soapstar Superchef''. She also ...
presented and judged the competition as a stand-alone show.
Changes
The first season would have a celebrity "regional scout" visit eight businesses in their locality, who they would talk to and sample their produce. The scout would then choose their favourite three who would then go on to the regional finals, where the three chefs and judges would pick their first second and third placed contestant, the winner of the regional heat would then be chosen by combining the judge's and public votes.
The second season saw a slight change where five finalists are chosen to go on the regional finals.
Series 1 (2006)
Regional finalists and winner
The following are the three regional finalists for 2006:
East Anglia
East Anglia'sregional scout was
Danny Boome
Daniel Robert Boome, (born in February 1976), is a chef, athlete and health enthusiast. He is also the host of the syndicated TV show ''Recipe Rehab'', which is on Litton's Weekend Adventure. He grew up in Peterborough, England and began his caree ...
.
* The Letheringsett Watermill (regional winner)
* Samphire
* Rainbow Café
* Byfords Café & Deli
* DJ Barnard Meats
* Alder Carr Farm
* The Galley Restaurant
* The Lavender House
London
London'sregional scout was celebrity chef,
Aldo Zilli
Aldo Zilli (born 26 Jаnuary 1956) is a celebrity chef specialising in Italian cuisine, based since 1976 in the United Kingdom. One of nine children, he was born in the small seaside town of Alba Adriatica in the central Italian region of Abruzzo ...
* Lighthouse Bakery (regional winner)
* Kelly's Organic Foods
* Crumpet
* The Easton
* Hope & Greenwood
* The Ginger Pig
* Duke of Cambridge
* Mortimer and Bennett
Midlands
The regional scout for th
Midlandswas
Terri Dwyer
Teresa "Terri" Dwyer (born 31 July 1973) is a British television presenter and actress, best known for her role as Ruth Osborne in the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. She has also presented the ITV home makeover show 60 Minute Makeover.
Career ...
.
* The Pink Pig (regional winner)
* The Fighting Cocks
* Deli on the Square
* Maison Mayci
* The Wellington
* Berrys Coffee House
* Littleover Apiaries
* The Handmade Scotch Egg Company
North East
The regional scout for th
North Eastwas
Brian Turner.
* Northumbrian Quality Meats (regional winner)
* Ryebury of Helmsley
* The Whitby Catch
* Helmsley Walled Garden
* Langthorne's Buffalo Produce
* Carroll's Heritage Potatoes
* The Comfort Food Company
* Greens of Whitby
North West
Edwina Currie
Edwina Currie (' Cohen; born 13 October 1946) is a British writer, broadcaster and former politician, serving as Conservative Party Member of Parliament for South Derbyshire from 1983 until 1997. She was a Junior Health Minister for two year ...
stepped up as regional scout for th
North West
* The Café @ Green Pavilion (regional winner)
* The Weavers Shed Restaurant
* Mrs Kirkhams Lancashire Cheese
* The Grasmere Ginger Bread Shop
* The Whale Tail Café
* Artisan Café
* The Real Lancashire Black Pudding Company
* Holly Tree Farm Shop
Northern Ireland
Paul Rankin
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was the regional scout for th
Northern Irelandarea.
* Yellow Door Deli (regional winner)
* O’Doherty Butchers
* Helen Bay Organics
* The Bay Tree
* The Duke Restaurant
* Cloughbane Farm
* Tully Meadows Luxury Jersey Ice Cream
* Pretty Mary's
Scotland
The scout fo
Scotlandwas
Kaye Adams
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.
* Original Smokies from Arbroath (regional winner)
* Ferry Fish
* Heart Buchanon Café
* The Store
* Farm House Kitchen
* The Water Tower
* McPhies Bakery
* Fletcher Fine Foods
South East
Sarah Cawood
Sarah Louise Cawood (born 7 August 1972 in St Pancras, London) is an English broadcaster, best known for presenting the BBC Children's Saturday flagship morning show ''Live & Kicking''.
Career
Cawood grew up in the Cambridgeshire village of ...
scouted th
South Eastregion.
* The Crooked Billet (regional winner)
* Farm Fresh Express Limited
* Dairy Barn Farm Shop
* The Vaults And Garden Café
* The Royal Standard
* Spice Merchant
* The Real Jam and Chutney Co.
* Hammer Trout Farm and Smokery
South West
Michael Caines
Michael Andrew Caines (born 3 January 1969) is an English chef born in Exeter, Devon.
He was head chef of Gidleigh Park in Devon until January 2016. He is currently the executive chef of the Lympstone Manor hotel between Exeter and Exmo ...
chose the eight finalists from th
South West
* Roswell Fruit and Veg
* Country Cheeses
* Montgomery Cheese
* Combe House Hotel and Restaurant
* The Dartmoor Inn
* Jekka's Herb Farm
* Riverford Organic Vegetables Limited
* Quartier Vert
Wales
The scout for th
Wales regionwas
Angela Gray
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Fiction
* Angel ...
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* Organic Zone (regional winner)
* Pilgrim's Tea Rooms
* The Harbour Master
* The Treehouse
* Castell Deudraeth Bar and Grill
* The Barn at Brynich
* Xtreme Organix
* Frantastic Crepes
Overall Winner
The overall winner for ''Local Food Hero'' 2006 was th
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Series 2 (2007)
The overall winner for ''Local Food Hero'' 2007 was the Daisy's Farm Fresh Milk
Series 3 (2008)
The overall winner ''Local Food Hero'' 2008 was Richard Ord from Colman's Fish and Chip Shop in South Shields.
''Market Kitchen'' (2009)
The overall winner ''Local Food Hero'' 2009 was The Dinner Ladies,
school caterers from
Wilmslow
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History
Toponymy
Wilmslow derives its name from Old ...
in
Cheshire
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References
External links
* The officia
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