Beltex Meats have once again been shortlisted for the ultra prestigious Good Food Award – one of the biggest events on the national foodie calendar. The awards showcase the very best producers across the United States.
The Liberty Park based gourmet butcher has previous pedigree of course, bringing home gold in 2018 for their house made charcuterie. The shop owned by Phillip Grubisa is again on the list for 2020’s award ceremony for their house made Pate Forestier. A full list of entrants can be found here.
Here’s the full info from the Good Food Awards:
As it celebrates its 10th anniversary, the Good Food Foundation is proud to announce the 307 companies in the running for a 2020 Good Food Award. With a demonstrated commitment to environmental stewardship and growing their businesses in harmony with a better food system, these outstanding crafters represent the nation’s best in delicious, sustainable fare.
The 2020 Finalists recognized today are emphasizing fairness and transparency from seed to plate, promoting safe and enjoyable working environments, and safeguarding biodiversity by creating products free of genetically modified ingredients. Finalists from across the 17 categories are crafting food that is good for both consumers and the environment, favoring practices that build soil health for generations to come without the use of pesticides and herbicides.
The 403 products listed below from these 307 outstanding food and drink crafters first rose to the top in a blind tasting of 1,835 entries by 252 grocers, makers, farmers, journalists and chefs; then passed a rigorous vetting to confirm they meet Good Food Awards standards regarding ingredient sourcing and environmentally sound agricultural practices. An additional 17 high scoring products were disqualified for not meeting the sustainability standards.
Amongst the Finalists are Amber Lambke of Maine Grains, a company in this year’s new Grains category with a bold idea to repurpose a jailhouse into a gristmill, Laura Stewart of Haw River Mushrooms, a North Carolina-based farm transforming oyster mushrooms into vegan jerky, and Paul Backbier of Island Honey Bee, the first ever Good Food Award Finalist from Guam. All of the Finalists – including 113 companies (28%) that have never won before – partner with hundreds of farmers, ranchers and fishermen to actively build a better food system.
The Winners will be announced on Friday, January 17, 2020, at a 1,000 person gala in the historic San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center, followed by two days of celebration including the public Good Food Awards Marketplace at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture (Tickets: $5) and the industry-only Good Food Mercantile. A limited number of tickets are available to join the Winners at the Awards Ceremony (Tickets: $235).