Winners
This year's winners will be chosen through a combination of public voting and visits by our expert judges.
Details of the shortlisted finalists and the winners will appear here in due course.
Last year's inaugural Food and Drink Awards were celebrated with a gala luncheon at the West Wing at Ickworth.
Best restaurant 2006: Black Lion Hotel & Restaurant, Long Melford
Located in the Suffolk town of Long Melford, this beautiful Georgian building overlooks the green and has been refurbished to combine the best in homely comforts with the finery of modern dining.
Your place to dine can be chosen between either the formal or informal restaurants or the informal bar.
The Black Lion specialises in using seasonal and local ingredients and daily changing specials.
Of course, if you are tempted by the wine list, then why not book into one of the ten en-suite bedrooms and enjoy a little bit of luxury!
Best grocer, delicatessan or farm shop 2006: La Hogue Farm Shop & Delicatessen, near Newmarket
On entering this shop, you get the feeling that its creation has been a real passion for its owners.
It has a buying policy firstly of quality, and then to source that quality as locally as possible.
There is a huge selection of home grown and locally sourced fresh fruit and vegetables, fresh meats and game, local dairy products and a delicatessen with over 80 predominantly British cheeses.
A large part of its uniqueness is its commercial farm kitchen.
With four full-time cooks and a full-time Masterbaker, homemade ready meals, cakes and pastries are baked on the property and then sold within the shop.
Best tea or coffee shop 2006: Eat Anglia, Earl Soham
Eat Anglia is unique – the Eat Anglia café is located within the Eat Anglia shop at Earl Soham.
Customers can sit and relax on the sofa, perch at the breakfast bar and watch the world go by or, during the summer months, Suffolk weather permitting, sit outside and enjoy the sunshine.
All of the produce served in the café is sourced directly from the shop and 70% of this produce is sourced locally.
Whether you fancy a quick sandwich or a more substantial “hot dish of the day” you can be assured that it will be of the highest quality and, more than likely prepared on site by one of their own chefs.
Best butcher 2006: Swiss Farm Butchers, Ashbocking
Situated at Ashbocking, just six miles from Ipswich, Swiss Farm has been established for over 30 years.
Offering a wide range of beef, pork and lamb cuts, marinated chicken breasts, along with a range of over 20 varieties of flavoured sausages and burgers, all made on the premises.
As a complementary service, Swiss Farm also sell their own chutneys and preserves and have a fabulous deli-counter stocking around 70 fine cheeses, ham and their own family recipe haggis.