A WHOPPING 16,100 VOTES WERE CAST.

We will be publishing a special “Meet the Finalists” supplement in Go on June 26th where you will have the opportunity to learn all about the wonderful people and places that have reached the finals in each of the 13 categories in the Essex Food and Drink Awards 2009.

Our judges will then have the difficult task of choosing their winners.  During the summer months they will visit all the finalists to enable them to make their decisions on who will be their ultimate winners.  We will also be holding live cooking finals to find the winners of our three chef categories.

ALL THE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE BLACK TIE AWARDS DINNER TO BE HELD AT BARTELLAS RESTAURANT, MARGARETTING ON THURSDAY 8TH OCTOBER.

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR READERS FOR NOMINATING OVER THE LAST 12 WEEKS – YOU HAVE BEEN SIMPLY AMAZING!