OFM Awards 2015: details of this year’s categories
Reader-voted categories
The winners of the following categories will be chosen by readers – enter online and you could win one of our exclusive prizes.
Best restaurant (over £15 per head)Whether it’s the ideal place for a special occasion or a reliable local stand-by, vote for the best restaurant food in the UK.
Best cheap eats (under £15 per head)Now’s the time to support your money-saving favourites. Local cafe, sandwich shop or street food stall: tell us where you can eat a tremendous meal for under £15.
Best Sunday lunchWhat’s your favourite place for Sunday lunch? Michelin-starred restaurant or friendly pub?
Best ethical restaurantSupported by Visit SwedenDoes your neighbourhood restaurant source its produce ethically? We want to know the places where you can eat that don’t leave a bad taste in the mouth.
Best food personalitySupported by Grana PadanoIt could be a celebrity chef, planet-saving food campaigner or million-selling cookery writer – which food personality makes your world a better place?
Best place to drinkTell us where canada goose coat 1000 calorie diets you can find the perfect livener – local boozer, a beautiful pub in the country or stylish city cocktail bar.
Best new cookbookWhat’s the new cookbook you can’t live without? We’re keen to know which fresh recipe collection never leaves your kitchen.Open to cookbooks published between 1 July 2014 and 29 June 2015.
Best independent retailer (shop or online)Supported by Västerbottensost®Butchers, bakers, fishmongers… help us reward the local food retailers with the finest produce.
Best food blog (UK based)Supported by OatlyVote for the most knowledgeable, wittiest and informative online food lovers, from campaigners to creative, reliable recipe writers. The winner will be chosen from a shortlist by OFM’s judges.
Best marketWhich local food market is at the heart of your community? Vote for your favourite. It can be covered or open, a farmers’ market or full of artisan producers or street food. It’s the market itself we want to celebrate, rather than any individual stall (for that you can vote in best cheap eats).
Judged categories
Best reader’s recipeSend us your own creations for food heaven. We will accept any unique recipe that you’ve devised, and our testers will decide which recipes are tasted by our judging panel. The winning recipe will be published in OFM.
Best food photographySend us your finest food photo. Whether you’re snapping street food, a home-cooked meal or a Michelin-starred restaurant we want you to post your best work on GuardianWitness. OFM’s judges will decide the winner, which will be published in OFM. For details: witness.theguardian.com
Young chef of the year (under 30) Supported by Cuisinart We’re looking for stars of the future and this category rewards a young chef who is doing exciting, innovative and outstanding work in the kitchen. They do not have to be well-known, just demonstrate great skill, passion and leadership.
Best newcomer in food and drinkSupported by SelfridgesA chance to celebrate new arrivals in the food and drink world who have created an immediate buzz around their work. Past winners include chefs, restaurants and retailers.
Best producerThis category rewards the best producer of food or drink in the UK, those who are creating something uniquely excellent. Previous winners have included farmers, butchers and bakers.
Outstanding achievementA chance to recognise the individual or organisation who has transformed the food world in the UK. Who’s made a significant impact?