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Smithfield Awards
Smithfield Awards
This year’s Smithfield Awards was once again a glittering occasion with the pinnacle of the day being the presentation of the Diamond Awards by successful restaurateur, celebrity chef and Q Guild friend - Brian Turner.
Butchers Hall was bustling with excitement as the 110 members, guests and corporate members awaited the results. It was Mark and John Turnbull of R Turnbull & Son in Alnwick who were awarded the Supreme Overall Diamond Award for their Garlic & Chilli Dry Cured Bacon. The judges awarded the Bacon 100%. As well as Overall Diamond it won a Diamond in the Bacon and Cured Products Category and the BPEX Award for best pork product in the competition.
Mark said: “We are absolutely delighted to receive these awards; as a Q Guild member we regard ourselves as among the best butchers in Britain and this proves we have the products to match.”
The awards are among the most highly coveted in the meat industry and a true indication of excellence. More than 500 products from Q members throughout the UK were assessed by an independent panel of experts.
Before presenting the awards Brian Turner, a good friend of the Q Guild who has previously headed the judging panel at the National Barbecue Championships, addressed his well fed audience.
“The Q Guild is the Elite of the butchers and I have made three main observations about the Guild, Quality in everything you do, the outstanding service you provide and the craft skills which are so prevalent within the Q Guild. With the average age of the butcher increasing it is essential that we do not lose these core traditional butchery skills from the industry.”
The Q Guild was very grateful to the sponsors of the event namely; Scotch Premier Meat Ltd, Astute, Dalziel Ltd, EBLEX, BPEX, Aichinger and Lucas Ingredients.
Diamond Smithfield Award Winners 2009
Sausages – Pork & Orange Marmalade Sausage
Allan Bennett Ltd, 15 Station Road, Codsall, Wolverhampton
Burgers – Steak & Cheese Burger
Davidson Specialist Butchers, 1 Burn Lane, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
Cooked Meats and Roasts – Real Brisket of Beef
Walter Smith (Lichfield), 31 Market Street, Lichfield.
Bacon & Cured Products – Garlic & Chilli Dry Cured Bacon
R Turnbull & Son, 33 -35 Market Street, Alnwick, Northumberland.
Pies & Bakery – Hot Eating Pie – Lamb & Frith Farm Mint Pie
Manydown Farm Shop, Scrapps Hill Farm, Basingstoke
Pies & Bakery – Cold Eating Pie – Robin Hood Pie
Barlows, 182 Nuncargate Road, Kirkby in Ashfield.
Kitchen Ready – Lamb Noisette with Redcurrant and Rosemary
Buckwells of Southsea, 70 Osborne Road, Southsea, Portsmouth
Christmas Products – Pork, Turkey & Cranberry Pie
Manydown Farm Shop, Scrapps Hill Farm, Basingstoke
BPEX Award for Best Pork Product – Garlic & Chilli Dry Cured Bacon
R Turnbull & Son, 33 -35 Market Street, Alnwick, Northumberland.
EBLEX Award for Best English Beef Product – Real Brisket of Beef
Walter Smith (Lichfield), 31 Market Street, Lichfield.
EBLEX Award for Best English Lamb Product – Lamb Noisette with Redcurrant and Rosemary
Buckwells of Southsea, 70 Osborne Road, Southsea, Portsmouth
Overall Supreme Product – Garlic & Chilli Dry Cured Bacon
R Turnbull & Son, 33 -35 Market Street, Alnwick, Northumberland.