Food and Farming Awards 2011The Judges

Judges

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  Richard Corrigan - Chair of Judges

  Richard Corrigan was born in Dublin and brought up on a 25-acre farm in the Irish midlands. At age 17 he left Ireland to pursue a career in food. He became a head chef in his early 20s and won his first Michelin star in 1994. In 2005, Richard took over the reins at the London fish restaurant, Bentley's, and then opened Corrigan's Mayfair, both a celebration of British cuisine, showcasing fresh and seasonal ingredients.

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  Charles Campion

  Charles Campion is a food writer and broadcaster and a regular contributor to the London Evening Standard. He is a regular at the critic's table on several television shows including Masterchef and Masterchef Professional. He has written seven cookbooks and several editions of "Charles Campion's Guide to London Restaurants".

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  Robert Clark

  Robert Clark is a leading retail marketing consultant and publisher, specialising in the UK and other European retail markets. Robert broadcasts and lectures regularly on retail-related developments and issues.

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  Helen Crawley

  Helen Crawley is a Public Health nutritionist and dietitian, with over 25 years' experience in related research and policy development. She is currently reader in nutrition policy at City University, London. She is also director of the public health nutrition charity: The Caroline Walker Trust.

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  Kath Dalmeny

  Kath Dalmeny is Policy Director of Sustain - the alliance for better food and farming. She is also a member of the London Food Board Executive and an advisor to the London 2012 Olympic catering team. A long-time food campaigner, in recent years she has developed a specialism in healthy, sustainable food in the catering sector, as well as the effects of climate change on food production.

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  Sheila Dillon

  Sheila Dillon has been a food journalist for almost three decades, receiving many awards for her investigative work. She has worked on Radio 4's The Food Programme for twenty years: first as reporter, then producer and, following Derek Cooper's retirement, she became the regular presenter.

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  Michael Jack

  Michael Jack has been a, retailer, fresh produce supplier, a Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Chair of the Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee and MP. He is now President of the National Fruit Show.

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  Jeanette Orrey

  Jeanette Orrey has worked in schools catering for twenty years. She won the Best Dinner Lady category in the Food & Farming Awards 2003, where she met Jamie Oliver. They then teamed up to raise public awareness of the poor state of school meals. Jeanette has her own school meals consultancy Primary Choice she also works as a consultant for the Soil Association led Food for Life Partnership.

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  Simon Parkes

  Simon Parkes was a Michelin Guide inspector during the 1980s, before becoming a restaurant critic for Vogue magazine. He is now a writer/broadcaster - the author of several books, and often reporting for Radio 4's The Food Programme which he has also presented plus food issues for Woman's Hour and You & Yours.

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  Jeremy Lee

  Jeremy grew up in a village just outside Dundee. Instead of following in the footsteps of his father, and grandfather and becoming an artist he opted for food and got a job in a local restaurant kitchen. He moved on to London and developed his knowledge of modern European food in the early 1990s while working with Simon Hopkinson. He became head chef at London's Blueprint Café in 1995, where he's crafted seasonal dishes with influences from his native Scotland.

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  Adam Henson

  Born on the Gloucestershire farm he now co-runs, Adam looks after a 650 hectare estate, growing wheat, spring barley and oilseed rape, alongside a flock of 350 commercial ewes. Since 2001 he's also presented and reported for BBC1's Countryfile programme, Radio 4's Farming Today and On Your Farm.