Judges 2023
Colin Woodhead Chief Judge
140 Judges
No | Name | Title |
1 | Adrian Boswell | Buyer, Cheese & Deli, Selfridges |
2 | Adrian Crowther | Pin-It Pastry Ltd, Makers of Fine Pastry – SPONSOR |
3 | Adrienne Holland | Vice Chair, Melton Mowbray Town Estate – SPONSOR |
4 | Alan Hewson | Mayor, Melton Borough Council |
5 | Alex Chambers | Slow Food Movement UK (Warwickshire) |
6 | Alison Pratt | Charity Support Manager, for LRSN |
7 | Allison Bennett | Assistant Director for Housing Melton Borough Council – SPONSOR |
8 | Andrea Wallace | Free lance cookery demonstrator and teacher at Leith’s |
9 | Andrew Crook | President – National Federation of Fish Friers |
10 | Andy Clarke | Food & Drink Writer & TV Producer |
11 | Andy Wade | Melton Pie Judge |
12 | Anna Zastapilo | Assistant Buyer, Selfridges |
13 | Annette Woolcock | Head of Wild Food, Eat Game – SPONSOR |
14 | Atul Dawda | Owner Soi Restaurant |
15 | Audrey Traynor | Partner – Traynor Consulting & Training |
16 | Austen Dack | Editor, Chippy Chat |
17 | Aysha Rahman | Assistant Director, Customer and Communities, MBC – SPONSOR |
18 | Becky Jones | Journalist, Leicester Mercury |
19 | Ben Farnsworth | Chapman Associates – SPONSOR |
20 | Ben Shouler | Partner, Shouler & Son. Land & Estate Agents – SPONSOR |
21 | Bob Pitchfork | Retired proprietor of Pitchforks Pickles |
22 | Bob Thompson | Melton Carnegie Museum |
23 | Charlie Turnbull | Academy of Cheese |
24 | Cheryl Godfrey | Julia’s Bakery |
25 | Chloe Davies | Poppin for a Cuppa |
26 | Chris Flannery | Housing Asset Manager, Melton Borough Council – SPONSOR |
27 | Chris Marsh | Pie Blogger |
28 | Chris Ogden | Communications Officer, Vegetarian Society – Sponsor |
29 | Christina Freeman | Past Mistress of the Worshipful Company of Bakers |
30 | Christopher Freeman | Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Bakers |
31 | Claire Robinson | Heygates Flour Millers – SPONSOR |
32 | Colin Maxwell | Sales Executive, Foyle Group – SPONSOR |
33 | Colin Rich | Founder, The Pastry Room – SPONSOR |
34 | Colin Woodhead | Honorary member & Past Chairman British Confectioners Association |
35 | Columbia Cryan | Round Corner Brewing – SPONSOR |
36 | Craig Longshaw | Business Development Officer, Vegetarian Society – Sponsor |
37 | David Greenwood-Haigh | International Chocolate Consultant, Coeur de Xocolat |
38 | David Horsley | Pin-It Pastry Ltd, Makers of Fine Pastry |
39 | David Robertson | Retired Senior Royal Air Force Officer |
40 | David Thomson | Area Sales Manager, Bako North Western |
41 | Dawn Garton | Head of Finance, Melton Borough Council SPONSOR |
42 | Dawn Whitemore | Principal, The SMB Group – SPONSOR |
43 | Dinah Hickling | Feoffee, Mowbray Town Estate SPONSOR |
44 | Elizabeth Evans | Managing Director Bentons Ltd – SPONSOR |
45 | Emma Crowther | Pin-It Pastry Ltd, Makers of Fine Pastry – SPONSOR |
46 | Eric Tindall | Melton Matters Team Leader |
47 | Fiona Henderson | Liveryman, Worshipful Company of Bakers |
48 | Fiona Lucas | Founder and owner of the Lincolnshire Cookery School |
49 | Gary Bainbridge | Audience Editor, Reach North West |
50 | Gary Bradshaw | Hamm Tunn Foods |
51 | Gary Burnley | Director, Inkreadible Labels |
52 | Graham Bett | Chairman: Melton Mowbray Town Estate – SPONSOR |
53 | Harry Lomas | Executive Head Chef, Head of Culinary, Wembley Stadium (BEM MBE FIH ) |
54 | Helen MacCarthy | BBC Radio Leicester |
55 | Herlinda Heras | Writer and TV Chef based in San Francisco |
56 | Ian Beale | Retired Managing Director, Walkers Bakery & Pork Farms |
57 | Ian Neale | Churchwarden, St Mary’s Parish Church, Melton Mowbray |
58 | Ian Richardson | Managing Director Permagrit Tools Ltd |
59 | Isabella Kowalski | Assistant Buyer, Harrods |
60 | Jackie Mitchell | Food Writer |
61 | James Colclough | Mortgate Analyst – Chapmans Financial – SPONSOR |
62 | James Pinchbeck | Marketing Partner – Streets Chartered Accountants |
63 | James Sealy | Bentons Estate Agency – SPONSOR |
64 | James Thorne | Assistant Principal, SMB College – SPONSOR |
65 | Jay Cooledge | Manager, Stockyard, Melton Mowbray – Sponsor |
66 | Jennifer John | Managing Director Ceres PR |
67 | Jenny Howling | Owner, Sysonby Knoll Hotel – SPONSOR |
68 | Jo Pratt | Cookbook author, food writer, food stylist and presenter |
69 | John Davis | Events Representative, Brook Food – SPONSOR |
70 | Judith Neale | Manager, The Dove Cottage Tea Room |
71 | Judy Simpson | Ladies in Pigs |
72 | Julia Blant | Ladies in Pigs |
73 | Julia Roberts | Creative Director, Ginger and Spice Festival |
74 | Karen Thomson | Melton Carnegie Museum |
75 | Katie Peal | Pie Blogger |
76 | Keiji Hayashi | Manager, Hankyu Hanshin Express |
77 | Keith Bailey | Melton & Belvoir Agricultural Society |
78 | Laura Hadland | Food and Drink Writer |
79 | Lesley Parr | Food PR specialist & food blogger |
80 | Liam Nash | Partner Chapman Associates – SPONSOR |
81 | Lisa Bullen | Director of Operations – Melton Mowbray Building Society – SPONSOR |
82 | Louise Lee | Gonalston Farm Shop |
83 | Louise Potts (Bushell) | Former Proprietor, Miss B’s Tea Rooms, Melton Mowbray |
84 | Louise Rhind Tutt | Freelance Food Writer |
85 | Malika Andress | Head of Marketing, National Space Centre |
86 | Mark Day | MD, RS Safety Solutions – SPONSOR |
87 | Mark Garner | Restaurant Critic and Publisher |
88 | Mark Williams | Melton Mowbray Building Society – SPONSOR |
89 | Martin Tarbuck | Author of Life of Pies |
90 | Mary Fenton | Melton & Belvoir Agricultural Society |
91 | Mary Ibbotson | Ladies in Pigs |
92 | Matt Gisby | Officer, Taste of Game SPONSOR |
93 | Matthew Leask | Salmon Scotland SPONSOR |
94 | Matthew Talbot | Partner, Howes Percival LLP SPONSOR |
95 | Matthew Widdowson | IT Services, Bramble Foods |
96 | Michael Autton | Lesaffre UK & Ireland |
97 | Mike Holling | Sales Director, Birds of Derby |
98 | Mike Kapur | Lord Lieutenant for Leicestershire |
99 | Mike Montgomery | BASC Publications Officer SPONSOR |
100 | Miriam Carpenter | Product Developer (Harrods) |
101 | Neil Woods | President of the Craft Bakers Association |
102 | Nicholas Smith | Melton & Belvoir Agricultural Society |
103 | Nick Cooper | Director, HSSP Architects SPONSOR |
104 | Nick Harris | Chairman Craft Bakers Association |
105 | Patrick Salmon | Managing Director, Alfred Enderby |
106 | Phil Pruden | Professional Wine taster and Pie Aficionado |
107 | Pollyanna Coupland | Delicious Magazine |
108 | Richard Watkin | Watkins Butchers of Grantham |
109 | Richard Worton | Sports Writer and Food Judge |
110 | Rita Wells | Ladies in Pigs |
111 | Rob Freck | Cheese Shop proprietor in Nottingham |
112 | Rob Russell | Group Sales Directory, RS Safety Solutions SPONSOR |
113 | Roberta Hall | Owner Mr Pitchfork Pickles |
114 | Rod Adlington | Turkey Farmers & cooked meat suppliers of Merit from Coventry |
115 | Roy McVoy | Reverend |
116 | Rupert Willday | Head of Food, Charlie Bingham |
117 | Sally Elkington | Home Economist Retired |
118 | Sally Herrick | Melton & Belvoir Agricultural Society |
119 | Sally-Jayne Wright | Trends Columnist for Speciality Food magazine |
120 | Sam Chapman | Head of Hospitality/Head Chef, The SMB Group – SPONSOR |
121 | Sangita Tryner | Owner, Delilah Fine Foods |
122 | Sara Autton | Technical Manager at Lesaffre UK & Ireland |
123 | Sarah Porter | Past President Melton Mowbray WI |
124 | Shelagh Core | Manager: Melton BID SPONSOR |
125 | Sian Slater | Bedfordshire WI Bake-Off Champion |
126 | Simon Kimberley | Food Judge, Nottingham Post |
127 | Simon Taylor | Rondo – SPONSOR |
128 | Sophie Neill | Ex Vegan Piemaker |
129 | Stephanie Rich | Taster, The Pastry Room |
130 | Stephen Wall | Head of Assets, Borough Market |
131 | Tanya Lousie | Editor Nottingham Live |
132 | Teresa Bovey | Professional Home Economist – www.teresabovey.co.uk |
133 | Tim Burke | Great Food Club |
134 | Tim Coleman | Senior Consultant in Machinery Valuation & Disposal |
135 | Tim Heeley | Ex Journalist and PR Consultant |
136 | Tim Webster | Feoffee, Mowbray Town Estate SPONSOR |
137 | Tom Heygate | Heygates Flour Millers SPONSOR |
138 | Tracey Richardson | Director and Secretary Permagrit Tools Ltd |
139 | Trevor Bush | Retired MD of Loganair (Scotland’s Airline) and Chair Lincoln Diocesan Trust and Board of Finance |
140 | William Hartson | Writer (Beachcomber), Daily Express |