TATTON Brewery, The Lambing Shed and Deli Boys and are hoping to taste success at major awards next month.

The businesses are finalists in this year’s Taste Cheshire Food and Drink Awards, which attracted 44,000 votes.

The Lambing Shed has been nominated for the Local Produce Shop of the Year Award, which is sponsored by Taste Cheshire.

Deli Boys has been nominated for Best Delicatessan, the Fox and Hound at Sproston for the Best Pub, and Tatton Brewery has been nominated for the Cheshire Drink Producer award.

The awards dinner takes place on April 24 at Chester Racecourse. For more information go to tastecheshire.com

Taste Cheshire CEO Stephen Wundke was thrilled with the response. He said: “Every year now, for two decades the people of Cheshire have been voting for their favourite places in these awards, and this year more than ever they have cast their votes.

“Our special thanks to our sponsors of each award without whom we wouldn’t be able to continue to stage these awards.

“Each year, at our presentation dinner, when we crown our champions, we get to see just how important these awards are, to those within the industry.

“It is very satisfying seeing so many people all together at the very top of their profession.

“Now comes the hard part as each nomination is now mystery dined and shopped by industry experts to see who will be the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners.

“So, if you are dining alone over the next few weeks you just might get some exceptional, above and beyond service.

“I wish every nomination the best of luck and look forward to seeing many of our winners at the presentation.”

This year was the first where Taste Cheshire have introduced Food and Drink Producer Awards.

These have been sponsored by Square Pie, a newly-based Cheshire business.