Buckle up for Surrey’s gastronomic greats. The Great Taste Awards has dished out its stars to the UK’s best food and drink producers and Surrey did us proud.

Run by The Guild of Fine Foods, a panel of judges – all wearing their roomiest pants – scoff and quaff their way through hundreds of thousands of entries. Each entry is blind-tasted by chefs, cooks, buyers, retailers, restaurateurs, food critics and writers who are looking a party of flavours, texture and aroma, not fancy packaging. They then award the few one, two or three stars.

So what do the stars mean? Three stars = exquisite. Extraordinarily tasty foods that you won’t want to leave the shop without buying. Two stars = outstanding. Above and beyond delicious. One star = Simply delicious. A food that delivers fantastic flavour.

The starriest of the three-star winners in Surrey is Made by Adele, a Hampton-based artisan cake maker, for her banana, miso, caramel and roasted peanut cake. It has also been shortlisted for the prestigious Golden Fork Award. Winners are announced on 10 Sept.

The other three-star winners are Windmill Organics, based in Kingston, Epsom’s Firecrown Foods, Hofmeister Brewing Company in Dorking, Tempus Foods in Weybridge and Redhill-based Lactalis McLelland.

Tickled your tastebuds? Well there’s a lot more. Without further ado, let’s get stuck in to the rest of the Great Taste Awards winners 2024.

Great Taste – THREE STARS 🌟🌟🌟

Banana, Miso Caramel & Roasted Peanut cake by Made by Adele in Hampton, Surrey.

Made by Adele (Hampton) – Banana, Miso Caramel & Roasted Peanut cake

Windmill Organics (Kingston-upon-Thames) – Biona Organic Raw Virgin Coconut Oil

Firecrown Foods (Epsom) – Halopenos Mexican Lime

Hofmeister Brewing Company (Dorking) – Hofmeister Weisse

Tempus Foods (Weybridge) – King Peter Ham

Lactalis McLelland (Redhill) – Seriously Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese

Great Taste – TWO STARS 🌟🌟

Chilli Jam by the Limpsfield Cookery School near Oxted in Surrey. — Two stars were awarded to The Limpsfield Cookery School’s Chilli Jam.

Big Ginger Sauce Co (Woking) – Angel

Windmill Organics (Kingston-upon-Thames) – Biona Organic Agave Dark Syrup; Biona Organic Pumpkin Seed Oil

Bonne Maman (Albury) – Bonne Maman Crunchy Hazelnut Chocolate Spread

Tempus Foods (Weybridge) – British Bresaola; Smoked Coppa; Spiced Loin

The Limpsfield Cookery School (Limpsfield) – Chilli Jam

Made by Adele (Hampton) – Coconut, yuzu & white chocolate cake; Earl Grey, bergamot & vanilla cake

Noble Foods (Staines-upon-Thames) – Freshlay Farms Golden Yolker

Firecrown Foods (Epsom) – Halopenos Peri Peri

Ausha (Woking) – Moringa Masala Chai Loose Leaf Infusion; Organic Tellicherry Salted Black Peppercorns

Compleat Food s (Merstham) – Palace Culture Kimcheeze; Vadasz Garlic & Dill Pickles; Vadasz Garlic & Dill Sauerkraut

Wild About Honey (Croydon) – Raw Chestnut Honey; Raw Serra da Estrela Mountain honey

Buoyant F&B (Dorking) – SNS Shake ‘N’ Serve Cocktails Caipirinha

The Wild Bee Co (Dorking) – Starflower Honey, Wildflower Honey

The Tipsy Food Co (Ashtead) – Virunga Honey Rum

Kallo Foods (Camberley) – Whole Earth Crunchy Dark Roasted Peanut Butter; Whole Earth Golden Roasted Crunchy Peanut Butter

Great Taste – ONE STAR 🌟

Batts Hill spiced gin, based in Surrey. — Based in Redhill, Batts Hill Distillery won two stars for its spiced gin.

Ralph’s Boutique Catering / Cocino (West Molesey) – Almond, Pistachio, Orange Florentine Bites; Black Masala / Curry Leave Cashew Nuts; Green Olive – Lemon – Almond Tapenade; Gruyere Biscuit

Kallo Foods (Camberley) – Alter Eco Orange Dark Chocolate; Clipper Tea Fairtrade Organic Earl Grey Teabags; Clipper Tea Organic Fairtrade Everyday Teabags; CT Green Tea and Mint; CT ORG Everyday; Kallo Beetroot Veggie Cakes; Kallo Organic Spicy Tomato Veggie dip; Kallo Sea Salt & Cider Vinegar Veggie Cakes; Kallo Thai Curry Veggie Cakes; Kallo Veggie Thins Beetroot & Three Seeds Flatbread Crackers 100g; Kallo Veggie Thins Rosemary & Sea Salt Flatbread Crackers 100g; Restoring Roots 20 est – Ginger & Turmeric; Whole Earth Crunchy Peanut Butter 1kg

Coromandel Coast (Coulsdon) – Ganga – Krishnagiri; Yadava – Venkids Valley; Alupa – Srirangalli Community

Blends Life (Reigate) – Ayurvedic Rose Latte

Batts Hill Distillers (Redhill) – Batts Hill Spiced Gin

Windmill Organics (Kingston-upon-Thames) – Biona Organic Coconut Milk; Biona Organic Gherkins; Biona Organic Lemon Juice; Biona Organic Lime Juice; Biona Organic Passata Basilico; Biona Organic Polenta Bramata; Biona Organic Rapeseed Oil; Biona Organic Sunflower Oil Cold-Pressed; Biona Organic Super Crunch Hi-Oleic Peanut Butter; Biona Organic Worcester Sauce

Bonne Maman (Albury) – Bonne Maman Caramelised Apple Spread; Bonne Maman Rhubarb Yoghurt; Bonne Maman Salted Caramel Creme

Hilton Hams (Richmond) – Bresaola

Source of the Earth / Brown Bag Crisps / Ben and Bill’s Crisps (Shepperton) – Brown Bag Crisps – Aberdeen Angus Beef and Onion; Brown Bag Crisps – Tiger Prawn with a hint of chilli and lime; Brown Bag Crisps – Westcountry Farmhouse Cheddar and Onion

Sweet Passion Cakes (West Byfleet) – Cardinal Slice

Nalo (Thames Ditton) – Chinese Salt & Pepper Nuts

Kiss the Hippo Coffee (Richmond) – Classic Organic Pods; Organic House Blend; Organic House Pods

Cracker Drinks Co (Chessington) – Cracker® Pressed Apple Juice; LEMON GROVE Cloudy Lemonade with Peach and Basil

Lactalis McLelland (Redhill) – Galbani Burrata; Orkney White Mature Cheddar Cheese 200g; Président Emmental Cheese Block 200g; Président French Slightly Salted Block Butter 250g; Président French Unsalted Block Butter 250g; Seriously 2 Vegetarian Cheddar Cheese Burgers 180g; Seriously Red Mature Cheddar Cheese 350g; Seriously Spreadable Chilli Cheese Spread 110g; Seriously Vintage Cheddar Cheese 300g

Tempus Foods (Weybridge) – Garlic and white wine salami; Spiced Coppa; Tempus Number 8

Firecrown Foods (Epsom) – Halopenos Churrasco; Halopenos Mexican Lime Drizzle; Halopenos Peri Peri Drizzle Sauce; Halopenos Peri Peri Hot Honey

The Wild Bee Co (Dorking) – Heather Honey

Hidden Curiosities Gin (Woking) – Hidden Curiosities Gin

Hofmeister Brewing Company (Dorking) – Hofmeister Helles, Hofmeister Ultra Low

The Honey Room (Chiddingfold) – Honey

Crafty Brewing's Honor and Craft IPA beer — Crafty Brewing in Loxhill near Cranleigh won one str for its Honour & Craft India Papa Alpha Session IPA beer.

Crafty Brewing (Loxhill) – Honour & Craft – India Papa Alpha

Baked Bird (Worcester Park) – I’M SO BUFF – Buffalo Hot Sauce; I’M SOY SAUCY – Sticky Soy Sauce

Repertoire Culinaire UK (Croydon) – Kalios basil-infused olive oil

Bake 88 (Epsom) – Miso & Sesame Sourdough Bagel

Four Seasons Harves t (Kingston-upon-Thames) – Mixologist’s Garden Raspberries

The Monty Bojangles Co (Kenley) – Monty Bojangles Choccy Scoffy Cocoa Dusted Truffles

Fatso Brands (Richmond) – Morn’n Glory

Nibble Group (Woking) – Nibble Simpy Lux Fruit and Nut Choc Fix

Nourish Kefir (South Croydon) – Nourish Goats Kefir

Ausha (Woking) – Organic Cacao Nibs; Organic Fermented Tellicherry Black Peppercorns

Made by Adele (Hampton) – Passionfruit, Vanilla & White Chocolate Cake

Rachel’s Dairy (Redhill) – Rachel’s Organic Greek Style Yogurt Natural Set; Rachel’s Organic Traditional Divine Rice Puddings

Wild About Honey (Croydon) – Raw Eucalyptus Honey; Raw Pine honey

Richmond Boza (Richmond) – Richmond Boza

KOTA Coffee (Farnham) – Rogaciano Lopez Jacinto – Mexican Single Origin Coffee; Salvador Rodriguez – Colombian Single Origin Coffee

Terra Rossa Jordan (Sutton) – Terra Rossa Jordanian Lemon Infused Olive Oil

Eat Family Company (Reigate) – TRINI-YuenYeung (Coffee milk tea); TRINI-Hongkongers milk tea

White Rhino Gin Company (Windlesham) – Urban Rhino London Dry Gin

Compleat Food s (Merstham) – Vadasz Jalapeno Relish; Vadasz Red Onion Pickles

Beanberry Coffee Company (Woking) – Wildcat Espresso Organic

Winkworth Honey (Godalming) – Winkworth Soft Set Honey

For the full list of Great Taste winners click here.

The Great Taste Awards: 2024’s constellation of local stars

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