A Nominations Celebration

The Food Programme

BBC

Arts, Food

4.4 • 943 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

The BBC Food and Farming Awards are back for their 20th edition, ready to celebrate the people across the UK who are changing lives for the better, through food and drink.

Marking the official opening of nominations, Sheila Dillon chats to this year's head judge, chef Angela Hartnett, about how the hospitality industry's coped over the past year - and the brand new awards categories up for grabs. Because although it's been a time of incredible stress and hardship for many in the industry, there have also been staggering displays of imagination, generosity and creativity; which is why this year's awards will focus on the people and businesses who’ve gone above and beyond during the pandemic.

Nominations are open until just before midnight on Monday 17th May.

For more information on how to nominate for the 2021 BBC Food and Farming Awards, visit: bbc.co.uk/foodawards

Presented by Sheila Dillon; produced in Bristol by Lucy Taylor.

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1:01.1	you know, and at the heart of that story are people.
1:03.4	People who toil day in, day out, they tend their crops, they look after their produce,
1:09.6	they look after their stock, they're the backbone of the British hospitality industry and I think they
1:15.5	sometimes feel a bit invisible.
1:18.5	Somebody just asked me what it was about these awards that made it special.
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1:23.9	there are all these starry people here
1:25.6	and then these fantastic people on the short list,
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