Essex Food & Drink Awards 2009 Bertazzoni are proud to be sponsoring the Essex Food & Drink Chef of the Year Award 2009. The search is on for the best food and drink Essex has to offer. These awards celebrate and reward the very best restaurants and food businesses and individuals in their field across a variety of categories. The winners will be setting the standards for others in the industry to aspire to. There is a real excitement about food and drink in our county and the 2009 Essex Food and Drink Awards will capture some of that excitement and show that right here on our doorstep is the finest quality food and drink available anywhere. 5th March 2009 The search is on! www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/foodanddrinkawards We are anxiously waiting for the entries for the Chef of the Year award over the next few weeks, this premier culinary competition will be the highlight of the 2009 Essex food & drink awards. The cream of Essex chefs will compete for this prestigious title, and be crowned the top chef in the county by Paolo Bertazzoni himself!