BBC Food and Farming Awards crown their winners in Belfast
The 2026 BBC Food and Farming Awards were presented at Titanic Belfast on 21 October, the first time the ceremony has been held in Northern Ireland in its 26-year history. Dun Flashadder Cottage Croft (rolls right off the tongue...) on Skye won Best Food Producer for whole-animal butchery and native Hebridean hogget, while Northern Ireland took the new BBC Radio Ulster Food Hero Award (Sean McDermott and Rory Blight of Source Grow) and Bronagh O'Kane of Co Tyrone won Farming for the Future.
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Ottolenghi opens in Edinburgh with a distinctly Scottish larder
Yotam Ottolenghi's first Scottish restaurant, at 92 George Street in Edinburgh's New Town, opened on 2 October under executive chef Neil Campbell, who grew up on Skye. The menu leans on Scottish suppliers including Ochil langoustines, vegetables from Phantassie, dairy from Katy Rodgers and pastries from Company Bakery in Musselburgh, and even the house eau de vie was blended with Woven Whisky in Leith.
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Staffordshire butchers, egg producers and chutney makers shine at Great British Food Awards
Three Staffordshire businesses have won medals at the 2026 Great British Food Awards, in what organisers say was a record year for entries. Martin Thomas Butchers of Pattingham took Gold for its traditional pork pie, Packington Free Range of Barton under Needwood won Silver for its free-range white eggs, and Cottage Delight of Leek won Silver for its cheese board chutney.
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Tennessee BBQ pork sausage named UK Supreme Sausage Champion
The UK Sausage Week awards luncheon at Butchers' Hall in London on 26 October named Tennessee BBQ Pork Sausage from The British Premium Sausage Company the UK Supreme Sausage Champion. Eleven categories were presented, with winners including Speldhurst Original Pork Sausage, The Country Victualler's Rustic Lincolnshire Sausage and Korker Sausages' Cranberry and Stilton Sausage.
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Cork producers line up for Good Food Ireland's 20th anniversary awards
Finalists have been named for the Good Food Ireland 20th Anniversary Awards, with the gala at the InterContinental Dublin on 16 November. Cork's finalists include Milleens Cheese, shortlisted for both dairy and sustainable producer, alongside Ummera Smokehouse, Tom Durcan Meats and URRU Culinary Store in Bandon, a good moment to seek out some of the country's best small producers.
Source: corkindependent.com