Restaurant Award Sponsors 2011

Brownill Vickers

Headline sponsor Brownill Vickers were established in Sheffield in 1884 as a specialist firm of surveyors and valuers serving the licensed property industry.  They represent one of the UK’s market leaders in all aspects of professional and agency work relating to restaurants, pubs, bars, hotels and all facets of licensed and leisure property across the country.

St Paul's  Mercure Hotel and Spa

The Mercure Sheffield St Paul’s Hotel and Spa is a 163 room property in Sheffield. This 4 star hotel is close to the Lyceum and Crucible theatres, as well as Hallam University. The hotel boasts chic rooms overlooking the city centre, all with satellite TV and internet access; the Yard restaurant offers contemporary cuisine, and the Champagne Bar is a stylish spot for a nightcap. The Spa has an indoor heated pool and fully-equipped gym. 7 event spaces welcome meetings and weddings. A special thank you goes to General Manager Luisa Esposito who is Alumni of the Sheffield Hallam University and a great friend and supporter of the Eat Sheffield project. The magnificant City Suite makes a wonderful venue in which to hold our awards dinner and ceremony.

MagicAM

Magic AM is South Yorkshire's only radio station that plays the best of the 60s, 70s and more, all day and every day. Broadcasting on Medium Wave, Digital radio and online at magicam.co.uk, we're the station for all your favourite classic hits from the Beatles to Billy Joel and from Tina Turner through to Tamla Motown. We're proud to be associated with these awards this year and very much looking forward to meeting attendees and award winners on the night. Trevor Thomas the breakfast Show Presenter will be our compere for the evening. MagicAM are supporting the Sheffield Food Hero Award. 

CVC Event Services

Just imagine ... you've been given the task of organising a conference, a presentation or a press launch. Maybe a VIP is to make a visit and needs the red-carpet treatment. This is where CVC event services can help. Our comprehensive service includes planning, design and full operation throughout your event ensuring the most suitable equipment is provided in the right place at the right time. CVC experienced technical staff to ensure your event runs smoothly – leaving you to concentrate on other matters. Based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, CVC is well placed to cover events anywhere in the UK as well as being the leading provider in the city itself. Thank you CVC we couldnt do it without you!

Sheffield Telegraph

We are delighted to have the support of the Sheffield Telegraph this year, Sheffield's must read weekend paper with filled with all the most interesting stories from across our region. Sheffield Telegraph will be supporting the Favourite Food Outlet at this year's event.

Category Sponsors

We are delighted to welcome back Mercury taxis, Cafeology and the Centre for Food Innovation at Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University as category sponsors along with Ultrasharp and our new 'green and sustainable' sponsor Sheffield is my Planet.
Mercury Taxis are, without doubt, the Premier Taxi company in and around the Sheffield and South Yorkshire area. They have been operating now for over 21 years and the experience they have gained during that time has enabled them to firmly establish themselves as the number one taxi company in and around the City of Sheffield, with many thousands of people choosing to use there services each year. Mercury Taxis support many worthwhile events in the local community and are proud to be invloved with the prestigious Eat Sheffield awards sponsoring the 'Favourite Family Outing category.
Cafeology is an independently owned, exclusively Fairtrade supplier of coffee, tea and other beverages. They supply a fully branded range of coffees, teas, chocolate, sugars and ancillaries to the out of home market throughout the UK. Cafeology are great supporters of the Eat Sheffield awards and return once again to sponsor our ever popular 'Favourite cafe/deli' category.
Sheffield Is My Planet is a city-wide communications campaign that is supported by Sheffield City Council. They work together so that Sheffield’s private sector, public sector and voluntary, community and faith sectors can join forces to tackle the huge task needed to bring about the dramatic cuts in carbon emissions. Their aim is to make Sheffield a "climate friendly" place to live, work and do business in. Everyone has a role to play, from school children to business leaders, from local actions to international agreements. Our new award for 'Green and Sustainable' aims to help them achieve this task and recognise what our local businesses are doing within this area.
The Centre for Food Innovation offers an holistic approach to food and drink innovation, with expert knowledge that can drive your innovation and competitiveness. The Centre has a strong track record of innovation to all elements of the food and drink sector including SMEs, large enterprises and retailers. The facilities, together with highly qualified staff and a convenient national location, offer the food and drink industry a gateway to innovative solutions.
Ultrasharp is a small business offering mobile knife sharpening and supply services to the leisure industry throughout Yorkshire, Derbyshire and the East Midlands; providing chefs with a first class service using on the go facilities for grinding, reshaping and honing ensuring the client's knives are as good as the day they were bought. The company, based in Sheffield, was set-up in 1997 and has many years experience in the knife sharpening trade, using the latest in diamond grinding technology. Ultrasharp has an ever growing list of customers, based in the local area, including national hotels, independent restaurants and several Michelin-starred eateries.Ultrasharp are proud to sponsor the 'Newcomer' award.

Menu Sponsors

A huge thank you to Thornbridge and Bibendum for their generosity in supplying the beverages for our drinks reception; a further thank you to Glorious! and Speedibake for providing our starter, ABP  for the meat, Castle Market for our vegetables and Catherine's Choice for the delicious chutney;  Le Gruyere for the cheese course; not forgetting Cafeology for our coffee and Our Cow Molly for the milk and thank you to Divine for the chocolates and to Flowers So Goode for the beuatiful table arrangements. 

And lastly, but by no means least a thank you to Laundry Point for taking care of our laundry requirements.